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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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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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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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Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Gallup: Romney ties Obama after scoring historic debate win
Gallup: Romney ties Obama after scoring historic debate win
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Politico and Jammie Wearing Fools
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 …
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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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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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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney Could Send Troops To Libya — Boots on the ground would break with Obama's policy. “While drones and drone attacks are worthwhile...” — US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks with US troops during his visit to Kabul June 7, 2012. — Image by Pool / Reuters
Virginia / CNN:
Romney to deliver foreign policy speech
Romney to deliver foreign policy speech
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Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Advisers: Romney Will Return To Foreign Policy Of Truman And Reagan
Romney Advisers: Romney Will Return To Foreign Policy Of Truman And Reagan
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Danielle Pletka / New York Times:
Romney's Missing Foreign Policy
Romney's Missing Foreign Policy
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Daniel W. Drezner and PoliticusUSA
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Corruption: Exposing Barack Obama's Illegal Foreign Campaign Money Loophole — A new report obtained by Townhall from the non-partisan Government Accountability Institute [GAI] shows the Obama campaign has potentially violated federal election law by failing to prevent the use of fraudulent …
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Dubious donations: Peter Schweizer speaks — We've been following the story of the Obama campaign's slipshod fundraising methods since 2008. I took a whack at explaining what we had learned as of October 27, 2008 in the New York Post column “Dubious donations.”
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Claim: Obama campaign illegally solicited foreign donors via social media website
Claim: Obama campaign illegally solicited foreign donors via social media website
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Rumors Swirl: How Bad Will The Obama Foreign Donor Scandal Be?
Rumors Swirl: How Bad Will The Obama Foreign Donor Scandal Be?
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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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Juan Forero / Washington Post:
Venezuelans flood polls for historic election to decide if Hugo Chavez remains in power
Venezuelans flood polls for historic election to decide if Hugo Chavez remains in power
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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
William Neuman / New York Times:
Chávez Wins New Term in Venezuela, Holding Off Surge by Opposition
Chávez Wins New Term in Venezuela, Holding Off Surge by Opposition
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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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Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Libya Cable Detailed Threats
Exclusive: Libya Cable Detailed Threats
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report: Official says Amb. Stevens wanted special forces to remain in Libya
Report: Official says Amb. Stevens wanted special forces to remain in Libya
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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 …
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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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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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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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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