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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Sources: Ryan to be called ‘mister,’ not ‘congressman,’ at debate (Updated) — When Paul Ryan and Joe Biden take the debate stage tonight in Danville, Ky., the form of address the debate moderator is supposed to use with the VP's opponent is “mister” instead of “congressman,” two sources confirmed to POLITICO.
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Joe Biden / CNN:
CNN Poll: Debate watchers split on who won VP debate — Danville, Kentucky (CNN) - Call it a draw. — Forty-eight percent of voters who watched the vice presidential debate think that Rep. Paul Ryan won the showdown, according to a CNN/ORC International nationwide poll conducted right after Thursday night's faceoff.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Angry old man yells at Paul Ryan for 90 minutes; Update: CNN insta-poll of undecideds shows tie; Update: Ryan wins CNN insta-poll overall, 48/44 — I expected “table-pounding atmospherics” from Biden but I didn't expect him to act like a total jackhole for fully 90 minutes.
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Patrick Gavin / Politico:
Twitter frowns on Joe Biden's laugh — Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan were the two candidates on stage at Thursday's vice presidential debate, but a third character emerged: Joe Biden's laugh, which didn't escape the notice of tweeting politicos.
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National Review, American Spectator, The Lonely Conservative, Hot Air and The Strata-Sphere
John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
MEDIA HAMMERS BIDEN: ‘STOP SMIRKING!’ ‘WEIRD,’ ‘JERK’ — We're about thirty minutes into the debate and already Vide President Joe Biden is receiveing pretty tough reviews for his bizarre smiling and smirking as debate moderator Martha Raddatz talks about issues as serious as Iran getting a nuclear weapon.
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Biden contradicts State Department on Benghazi security — Vice President Joe Biden claimed that the administration wasn't aware of requests for more security in Libya before the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi during Thursday night's debate, contradicting two State Department officials …
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Ace / minx.cc:
Debate Thoughts: Lower Expectations — Let's look at reasons why that won't be so: — 1. The Moderator Chooses The Questions and Will Presumably Attempt to Maintain “Control.” — When liberals assailed Jim Lehrer for “losing control” — that is, permitting two highly accomplished …
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The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative, Instapundit and The Other McCain
Tom Cohen / CNN:
Biden, Ryan slug it out in vice presidential debate — The Vice Presidential Debate — Follow CNN's live blog and visit the CNN debate page for instant updates and comprehensive coverage. — (CNN) — A combative debate Thursday between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan came down to the issue of trust.
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Paul Ryan / CNN:
Ryan aide says magazine used ‘poor judgment’ printing photos
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LightBox, New York Magazine and Election 2012
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
What I learned debating Paul Ryan
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Bruce Kesler / Maggie's Farm:
Rude Biden Turns Off Many Independents
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Biden Bombed — You don't win a nationally televised debate by being rude and obnoxious.
Sarah Parnass / ABCNEWS:
Getting to Know ABC News VP Debate Moderator Martha Raddatz
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PolicyMic, Politico, The Daily Beast, NO QUARTER USA NET, Boston Globe, The Daily Caller, CNN, ABCNEWS and Election 2012, more at Mediagazer »
ABCNEWS:
Vice Presidential Debate Transcript
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New York Magazine, New York Times and Politico
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging The Biden-Ryan Debate
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Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and Mother Jones
Rasmussen Reports:
18% Consider Vice Presidential Debate Very Important To Their Vote
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Weekly Standard, The Gateway Pundit and PolicyMic
David Weigel / Slate:
Can Joe Biden Save Barack Obama?
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Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Times/Bay News 9/Herald exclusive Florida poll: Romney 51, Obama 44 — Barack Obama's lackluster debate performance last week has dramatically altered the presidential race in Florida, with Mitt Romney opening up a decisive 7 percentage point lead, according to a new Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/Miami Herald poll.
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Exclusive Video: Cutter Stands by Libya Comments, Refuses to Resign — DANVILLE, KY - Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter said she would “absolutely not” resign over comments she made earlier today on CNN, asserting that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are the “entire reason” …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Oh my: New Florida poll shows Romney up by seven overall — and up two among Latinos
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Washington Free Beacon:
Cutter: Benghazi Is Only an Issue ‘Because of Romney and Ryan’ — Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said Thursday that the “entire reason” the terrorist attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans has “become the political topic it is” is because Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan talk about the attack.
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama and the L-Word — ‘Liar’ is potent and ugly—with a sleazy political pedigree.
Trip Gabriel / The Caucus:
Romney Offers Sharp Criticism of Obama's Handling of Libya Terrorist Attacks
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Stephanie Cutter Says Libya Is A Political Topic “Because Of Mitt Romney And Paul Ryan”
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The Spectacle Blog, Politico, Mother Jones, The PJ Tatler and GOP 12
Roger Ebert / Roger Ebert's Journal:
Who do you believe—Mitt, or your lyin' memory?
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Matthews Confronts Lady Who Tells Him To Do His Homework, ‘Obama Is A Communist, Buddy’ — As MSNBC host Chris Matthews talked to people in the crowd outside the Danville, Kentucky location for tonight's vice presidential debate, he was interrupted by an older woman who insisted President Barack Obama is a communist and un-American.
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Talking Points Memo:
Obama: Romney Now ‘Severely Kidding’ About Past Positions — In a notably sharper stump speech on Thursday, President Obama attacked Mitt Romney for his shifting positions on taxes, health care and education by using the Republican's own descriptor as “severely conservative.”
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GOP 12, Discourse.net, The Reality-Based Community and Taylor Marsh
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
Why Wasn't Libya Hearing on Page A1 of The Times? — Stories about Wednesday's Congressional hearing on Libya were prominently displayed on the front pages of major newspapers throughout the United States on Thursday morning. — The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, for example …
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Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
We've Gotten To The Bottom Of The Mysterious Jobless Claims Report! — After this morning's surprisingly positive jobless claims number was released, three things happened: — Lots of people felt better about the economy — Democrats cheered because they thought the number would help Obama
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Real Time Economics, Newsy, iOwnTheWorld.com, Wall Street Journal and Instapundit
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Romney: 'We Don't Have People Who Die Because They Don't Have Insurance' — Mitt Romney doubled down on his suggestion that uninsured Americans can find the care they need in emergency rooms, telling The Dispatch that people will always receive the treatment they need, and do not die or suffer because they can not pay for care.
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Crooks and Liars, The Daily Beast and Shakesville
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Data Massaging Continues: Initial Claims Tumble To 339K Lowest Since 2008, Far Below Lowest Expectation — This is just getting stupid. After expectations of a rebound in initial claims from 367K last week (naturally revised higher to 369K), to 370K (with the lowest of all sellside expectations at 355K) …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Very Quick Thoughts — I'll keep it brief. — I'd call the first exchange on foreign policy basically a draw. Biden was on uncomfortable terrain on the Libya story. On each successive encounter, Biden was on the offensive and owned the conversation. I don't think it was close.
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