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CNN Poll: Split decision on debate — Hempstead, New York (CNN) - Give a slight edge to President Barack Obama. — Forty-six percent of voters who watched Tuesday night's presidential debate said that the president won the showdown, according to a CNN/ORC International nationwide poll conducted right …
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John Nolte / BREITBART.COM:
CROWLEY'S FALSE FACT CHECK SAVES PRESIDENT, DERAILS DEBATE - UPDATE: CROWLEY BACKTRACKS — ***UPDATE 4: Politico's Dylan Byers: “After the debate, even Crowley seemed to acknowledge that she had erred.” — ***UPDATE 2: Even Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler says Crowley got it wrong: Obama “did not say terrorism.”
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Michelle Obama Broke Agreed Upon Rules, Clapped At Debate — At the second presidential debate on Tuesday night, a camera caught first lady Michelle Obama clapping after moderator Candy Crowley told Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney that President Obama called the Benghazi attack an …
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Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy:
Obama did call Benghazi attack an ‘act of terror’ - in Colorado — President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sparred over whether Obama called the Sept. 11 murder of four Americans in Benghazi a “terrorist” attack. In fact, Obama did refer to the attack as “an act of terror,” …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Mitt Romney: ‘I love these debates’ — Mitt Romney argued that President Obama failed to explain his second-term agenda during Tuesday night's debate, and stressed that he loved the showdowns with his opponent. — “I have to be honest with you,” Romney said, speaking at a rally in Virginia Beach.
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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Crowley skews hard for Obama in disastrous debate — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Another debate, another debacle for America's media. — In the runup to the second presidential debate, CNN's Candy Crowley declared that she would not just be a “fly on the wall” …
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William Bigelow / BREITBART.COM:
CROWLEY INTERRUPTS ROMNEY 28 TIMES, OBAMA JUST 9 — Candy Crowley, who was suspected of being one more liberal moderator in the tank for Barack Obama, was more than just in the tank for him; she dove in and sucked all the water out for him so he could pretend he walked on water.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Instant Reaction Polls Show Narrow Obama Advantage in Second Debate — Polling data is often very noisy — so it makes my job easier on those rare occasions when there is some agreement. Scientific polls conducted after Tuesday night's presidential debate in New York give a modest edge to President Obama.
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ryan presses Obama on ‘act of terror’ remark — GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) on Wednesday defended Mitt Romney's debate attacks on Libya, repeating charges that President Obama had waited two weeks to dub the violence at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi an act of terrorism.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Presidential debate: Libya questioner says Obama didn't answer
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Washington Free Beacon:
Candy Crowley: He Was Right
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama gets more time — Amid persistent complaints and interruptions …
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American Crossroads:
Jay Carney on 9/20: The White House “hadn't” called Benghazi a “terrorist attack”
Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Bizarre Coincidence: Democrats Get More Time in All Three Debates
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First Thoughts: Obama fights back
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Andrew Rosenthal / Taking Note:
Romney's Rose Garden Moment
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Matthew Sheffield / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Video: Candy Crowley Admits Romney Was Correct About Libya Attack But Simply Couldn't Stop Herself
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Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
Here's why Candy Crowley was out of line. What Obama said in the Rose Garden was:
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David S. Bernstein / Talking Politics:
Mind The Binder — Hey, I know about that binder! And guess what — Mitt Romney was lying about it. — From the rush transcript: … Not a true story. — What actually happened was that in 2002 — prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Adviser On Lilly Ledbetter Act: ‘He Was Opposed To It At The Time’ … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Mitt Romney, Video, 2012 Debate, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Lilly Ledbetter, Obama Women, Politics News, Presidential Debate, Binders Full Of Women, Ledbetter Act, Lilly Ledbetter Act …
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Emma G Keller / Guardian:
Mitt Romney's binders full of women just don't stack up
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Ann Friedman / New York Magazine:
Mitt Didn't Ask for ‘Binders Full of Women,’ But He Should Have
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Romney bids for women's support with new abortion ad
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nbcnewyork.com:
Jeremy Epstein, First Questioner in Debate, Says He's No Longer Undecided — The 20-year-old college student asked whether he will be able to get a job when he graduates — The Long Island college student who asked President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney the first question …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Debate questioner voting for Obama — The presidential debate on Tuesday helped one undecided questioner from the audience make up her mind. — Susan Katz, who asked GOP nominee Mitt Romney how he would operate differently than former President George W. Bush, said Wednesday she is going to vote for President Barack Obama.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Reporters applaud Obama's slam on Romney's wealth — HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — The room set aside for reporters to watch Tuesday night's debate erupted into applause after President Obama ridiculed the size of Mitt Romney's personal wealth. — Mr. Romney was trying to make the point …
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
CBS Poll: Romney Wins 65-34 on Economy; CNN Poll: Romney Wins 54-40 on Economy, — 49-46 on Health Care, 51-44 on Taxes, 59-36 on Deficit, 49-46 on Leadership, — All in Favor of Romney — You now, as far as “Debate Winner” it's pretty close with those registered voters.
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
John Kerry on presidential debate prep: I need ‘exorcism’ to be rid of Mitt Romney — Sen. John Kerry joked Wednesday that he'll need an “exorcism” after the final debate next week to purge Mitt Romney after playing the GOP presidential nominee for weeks in debate prep with President Barack Obama.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sen. Kerry: Romney trying to ‘perpetrate a fraud’ with tax plan
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Jenny Marlar / Gallup:
In U.S., Unadjusted Unemployment at 7.3% in Mid-October — Unemployment, underemployment lowest since Gallup began tracking — WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, is 7.3% in mid-October, down considerably from 7.9% at the end of September …
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