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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.
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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GOP 12, The Strata-Sphere, Taegan Goddard's … and Jammie Wearing Fools
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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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The New Republic and Booman Tribune
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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Riehl World News, Connecting.the.Dots and The Gateway Pundit
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads by 3 in Virginia
Obama leads by 3 in Virginia
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Outside the Beltway and Politico
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Axelrod: Obama ‘taken aback by the brazenness’ of Romney's debate performance
Axelrod: Obama ‘taken aback by the brazenness’ of Romney's debate performance
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CNN, CANNONFIRE, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Dish, Hot Air and The Hill
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 …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Romney Remains Vague on Foreign Policy Details — WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is intensifying his efforts to draw a sharp contrast with President Obama on national security in the presidential campaign's closing stages, portraying Mr. Obama as having mishandled the tumult in the Arab world …
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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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New York Times, Politico, Daniel W. Drezner and Pirate's Cove
Associated Press:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wins another 6-year term, electoral council says — Oct. 3, 2012: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, front, gestures during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela.AP — CARACAS, VENEZUELA - President Hugo Chavez won re-election Sunday …
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Fox News Insider
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Tanks in the streets as Venezuelan electoral council declares Hugo Chavez victory
Tanks in the streets as Venezuelan electoral council declares Hugo Chavez victory
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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MarketBeat and JOSHUAPUNDIT
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 …
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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Daily Kos, Pressing Issues, Prairie Weather and Balloon Juice
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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Riehl World News
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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Towleroad News #gay, Election 2012 and Riehl World News
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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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NewsBusters.org blogs
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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CBS News, The Hill and Washington Examiner
New York Times:
The Patent, Used as a Sword — When Apple announced last year that all iPhones would come with a voice-activated assistant named Siri, capable of answering spoken questions, Michael Phillips's heart sank. — For three decades, Mr. Phillips had focused on writing software to allow computers to understand human speech.
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Mother Jones
Kasey Stoddart / CBS Detroit:
Enter At Your Own Risk: Police Union Says ‘War-Like’ Detroit Is Unsafe For Visitors — DETROIT (WWJ) - The men and women of the Detroit Police Department believe the city is too dangerous to enter, and they want citizens to know it. — Detroit Police Officer Association (DPOA) …
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The Heritage Foundation, The Economic Collapse, Bob Owens and Riehl World News
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Spinning Gaffes Into Gags: Live From New York, It's Debate Night — He's no President Obama. He's no Mitt Romney. But this bird was big enough to serve as a stand-in on “Weekend Update.” More Photos » — All last week, Lorne Michaels, the creator and longtime executive producer of …
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NewsBusters.org and New York Magazine
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Big Bird Responds To Mitt Romney On SNL
Big Bird Responds To Mitt Romney On SNL
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