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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Romney Narrows Vote Gap After Historic Debate Win — By record-high margin, debate watchers say Romney did better — PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters' preferences for president are evenly split in the first three days of Gallup tracking since last Wednesday's presidential debate.
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama makes fun of his debate performance — LOS ANGELES - Now even President Obama is making fun of his Denver debate performance. — Speaking to a concert crowd at the Nokia Theater here, Obama said the musical acts that performed for his campaign - the likes of Katy Perry, Earth …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Axelrod: Obama ‘taken aback by the brazenness’ of Romney's debate performance — Obama senior campaign adviser David Axelrod on Sunday said Republican Mitt Romney delivered a “very good performance” at the first presidential debate that was “completely un-rooted in fact” and the president was …
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Buzz Bissinger / The Daily Beast:
Why I'm Voting for Mitt Romney — After the president's debate performance in Denver, this lifelong Democrat has made a difficult decision: he's given up on Barack Obama. Even if his own wife doesn't approve. — When I told my wife Lisa that I was writing a column supporting Mitt Romney for president …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Oct. 7: National Polls Show Signs of Settling — Mitt Romney remains in a considerably stronger polling position than he was before last Wednesday's debate in Denver. But the polls released on Sunday did not tell quite as optimistic a story for him as those in the debate's immediate aftermath.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Battleground Tracking Poll: Dems less enthusiastic — ORLANDO, Fla. — President Barack Obama has a worsening enthusiasm problem. — A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll of likely voters shows ahead of Mitt Romney 49 percent to 48 percent nationally …
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Tanks in the streets as Venezuelan electoral council declares Hugo Chavez victory — Update 10:50 p.m.: According to the Associated Press, Venezuela's electoral council has declared that Hugo Chavez beat Henriques Capriles in Sunday's presidential election with about 54 percent of the vote, despite exit polls showing otherwise.
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Juan Forero / Washington Post:
Venezuelans flood polls for historic election to decide if Hugo Chavez remains in power
William Neuman / New York Times:
Chávez Wins a Third Term in Venezuela Amid Historically High Turnout
Chávez Wins a Third Term in Venezuela Amid Historically High Turnout
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Truth About Jobs — If anyone had doubts about the madness that has spread through a large part of the American political spectrum, the reaction to Friday's better-than expected report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics should have settled the issue. For the immediate response of many on the right …
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Virginia / CNN:
Romney to deliver foreign policy speech — (CNN) - Mitt Romney will seek to bolster his foreign policy credentials in a major speech Monday, two weeks before the GOP presidential nominee takes part in a presidential debate focused on security. — In his remarks, set to take place …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Romney Remains Vague on Foreign Policy Details
Romney Remains Vague on Foreign Policy Details
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
MULTIPLE TWITTER USERS THREATEN TO ASSASSINATE MITT ROMNEY: ‘SHOOT HIM DEAD’ — Editor's note: This story contains graphic language and will be offensive to some readers. — The race to the White House can be ugly and cruel, an inconvenient truth that rears its ugly head in U.S. politics every four years.
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New York Times:
With Biden Up Next to Debate, Obama's Aides Plot Comeback — WASHINGTON — President Obama's campaign is working feverishly to restore its momentum after a lackluster debate performance last week, an effort that began with a conference call 10 minutes before the debate even ended and led …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Biden Takes 6 Days Off Campaign Trail
Biden Takes 6 Days Off Campaign Trail
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Washington Post:
Romney, in Florida, says Obama team making ‘excuses’ after debate — Port St. Lucie, Fla. — Mitt Romney painted a dark vision of a second Obama term on Sunday, telling more than 10,000 supporters at a rally here that the president would raise taxes on the middle class, weaken the military and explode the deficit if reelected.
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Elisabeth Meinecke / Townhall.com:
Champion of the Middle Class Set to Chill With Hollywood, Hold 25K per Person Fundraiser
Champion of the Middle Class Set to Chill With Hollywood, Hold 25K per Person Fundraiser
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Rumors Swirl: How Bad Will The Obama Foreign Donor Scandal Be? — Since last week, the news sphere has been buzzing about the possibility of an Obama campaign foreign donor scandal being the big October surprise of 2012. Since the Washington Examiner first reported the story last week …
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CBS News:
“Face the Nation” transcripts, October 7, 2012: David Axelrod — DAVID AXELROD: Now John— John— John, he said twenty percent personal income tax deductions. Earlier in the year he said for upper income people as well as everyone else. He's changed that now.
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Security Team Commander Says Ambassador Stevens Wanted His Team to Stay in Libya Past August — U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens wanted a Security Support Team, made up of 16 special operations soldiers, to stay with him in Libya after their deployment was scheduled to end in August …
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