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Mario Trujillo / Ballot Box:
Romney says he was ‘completely wrong’ on ‘47 percent’ comment — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday night he was “completely wrong” when he made comments about the 47 percent of Americans who do not pay taxes at a secretly recorded fundraiser in May.
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The Moderate Voice and CNN
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama Campaign Shifts Attack Strategy After Debate — They've been attacking “severely conservative” Mitt for months. Now they're calling Romney a flip-flopper. — Image by Kevin Lamarque / Reuters — DENVER — President Barack Obama and his aides rapidly reversed …
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Politico:
How Obama's debate strategy bombed — DENVER - A stunned Obama campaign acknowledged Thursday that President Barack Obama delivered a lackluster and even ineffectual performance in his leadoff debate against Mitt Romney, mistakenly opting for a cautious approach to handling his opponent …
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New York Times, Reuters, CNN, NBC Latino, neo-neocon, Washington Examiner, Firedoglake and The Moderate Voice
Rolling Stone:
The First Debate: Mitt Romney's Five Biggest Lies
The First Debate: Mitt Romney's Five Biggest Lies
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Liberal Values, Beach Peanuts, Mother Jones, Discourse.net, The Demos Blog, Hullabaloo, msnbc.com, Prairie Weather, Election 2012, Crooks and Liars and Sky Dancing
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Romney's Successful Debate Plan: Lying
Romney's Successful Debate Plan: Lying
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Matt Sledge / The Huffington Post:
Obama Campaign: Romney Won Debate Because He Lied
Obama Campaign: Romney Won Debate Because He Lied
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Sets Monthly Fundraising Record
Obama Sets Monthly Fundraising Record
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Politico and Election 2012
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Why Obama Didn't Mention the 47 Percent Video
Why Obama Didn't Mention the 47 Percent Video
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Business Insider, Priorities USA Action, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Monthly, Politico, The Agonist and Power Line
TMZ.com:
LeVar Burton OUTRAGED Over Mitt Romney's PBS Attack — He's Destroying Our Children
LeVar Burton OUTRAGED Over Mitt Romney's PBS Attack — He's Destroying Our Children
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Hit & Run, AMERICAblog, BuzzFeed and The Raw Story
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama campaign: Adjustments will be made in strategy following dismal debate
Obama campaign: Adjustments will be made in strategy following dismal debate
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CNN:
That was fast: Romney debate remarks in new Obama ad
That was fast: Romney debate remarks in new Obama ad
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden: ‘Yes, We Do’ Want to Raise Taxes By a Trillion Dollars — Vice President Joe Biden, speaking earlier today in Iowa said, “Yes, we do” want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars: — “On top of the trillions of dollars of spending that we have already cut, we're gonna ask - yes …
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Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
Debate Ratings: Fox News Tops Cable News For First Debate, As More People Tune In Than 2008 — More than 58 million people watched the first Presidential debate last night between President Obama and Mitt Romney, up substantially from the first debate in the 2008 election cycle, which had 52.4 million viewers.
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Presidential Debate Drew More Than 70 Million Viewers
Presidential Debate Drew More Than 70 Million Viewers
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New York Magazine and Politico
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Romney Campaign Chair On Obama: 'When You're Not That Bright You Can't Get Better Prepared' — Mitt Romney campaign co-chair and former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu (R) appeared on Fox News on Thursday and took a victory lap following last night's first presidential debate.
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Sununu calls Obama lazy, disengaged and incompetent
Sununu calls Obama lazy, disengaged and incompetent
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Angry Black Lady Chronicles and Daily Kos
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Was Obama rattled by developing donor scandal story? … President Obama reelection campaign, rattled by his Wednesday night debate performance, could be in for even worse news. According to knowlegable sources, a national magazine and a national web site are preparing a blockbuster donor scandal story.
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, Riehl World News and The Right Scoop
PBS:
PBS Statement Regarding October 3 Presidential Debate — We are very disappointed that PBS became a political target in the Presidential debate last night. Governor Romney does not understand the value the American people place on public broadcasting and the outstanding return on investment the system delivers to our nation.
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Ann Romney to Fill in for Robin Roberts on ‘Good Morning America’ (Exclusive) — With the presidential election only weeks away, ABC News also is in discussions with first lady Michelle Obama about co-hosting “GMA.” — Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney …
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Hillary Reinsberg / BuzzFeed:
For Some, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Goes Too Glam — Critics call her “almost unrecognizable” in a Vogue profile. So what? — Wasserman Schultz in Derek Lam in the October 2012 Vogue profile. — Source: Marcus Mam / via: seemanagement.com
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Mike Ramsey / CBS Chicago:
NAACP Official: Obama Campaign Staffer Threatened Me — CHICAGO (CBS) — The President of the South Suburban Branch of the NAACP alleges a director of the re-election campaign of Barack Obama has threatened and intimidated him because he doesn't support the president.
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protein wisdom and Weasel Zippers
Brooks Jackson / FactCheck.org:
Dubious Denver Debate Declarations — Obama and Romney swap exaggerations and false claims in their first meeting. — We found exaggerations and false claims flying thick and fast during the first debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.
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Becky Bowers / PolitiFact:
Fact-checking the Denver presidential debate
Fact-checking the Denver presidential debate
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The Fix:
Networks, AP cancel exit polls in 19 states — Breaking from two decades of tradition, this year's election exit poll is set to include surveys of voters in 31 states, not all 50 as it has for the past five presidential elections, according to multiple people involved in the planning.
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Erika Johnsen / Hot Air:
Stewart: Er, the president isn't looking quite as brilliant as he used to — Here are a couple more reactions to last night's debate proceedings from the liberal crowd for you, just because it's fun — first, comedian Jon Stewart on Good Morning America, acknowledging that the president had a “very difficult night.”
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MareZilla.com and The Lonely Conservative
BuzzFeed:
Obama: “Uh” — Even the president's most loyal fans have got to be getting annoyed with this. — Dorsey Shaw — an hour ago — 53 responses
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Hot Air
Megan McArdle / The Daily Beast:
Iran on the Verge of Hyperinflation — Sanctions wreak havoc on the rial — In fact, on the verge might not be the right way to put it; in the middle of might be more accurate. Steve Hanke estimates that inflation is running at 70% a month. This is, as Alex Tabarrok points out, nowhere near a record.
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JOSHUAPUNDIT, Wonkblog and AEIdeas
CNN:
Osama bin Laden movie to air weekend before election — (CNN) - Two days before Election Day on November 6, a movie detailing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden will air on the National Geographic Channel, the cable network announced Thursday. — The film is being distributed by the Weinstein Company …
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Bloomberg:
California Gas Stations Shut as Oil Refiners Ration Supplies — Gasoline station owners in the Los Angeles area including Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) are beginning to shut pumps as the state's oil refiners started rationing supplies and spot prices surged to a record.
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Steve Friess / Politico:
Candidate slammed for World of Warcraft fandom — Maine state Senate candidate Colleen Lachowicz is not a witch. — She is, however, an orc assassination rogue with a potty mouth — and the Maine Republican Party believes that disqualifies her from public office.
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Cody R. Permenter / The Huffington Post:
Bleach Balloons Launched At Minority Students At University of Texas … FOLLOW: — Racism, Video, UT Bleach Bombing, UT Racism, University Of Texas, University Of Texas Bleach Bombing, University Of Texas-Austin, Bleach Bomb, Bleach Bomb UT Austin, University Of Texas At Austin, College News
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