memeorandum: Obama picks up on Romney ‘binder’ line (CNN)

5:10 PM ET, October 17, 2012

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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 …

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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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Presidential debate: Libya questioner says Obama didn't answer — Kerry Ladka stood before President Obama at last night's town hall-style debate and asked the question that would touch off an onstage verbal brawl and, later, an intense national discussion. Here's how it went:

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CNN:

Obama picks up on Romney ‘binder’ line — (CNN) - At a rally in Iowa Wednesday, President Barack Obama picked up on Republican nominee Mitt Romney's awkward “binders full of women” line from Tuesday night's second presidential debate. — Asked by an undecided voter and audience member …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler

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,” …

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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Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Bizarre Coincidence: Democrats Get More Time in All Three Debates

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Justin Sink / The Hill: Mitt Romney: ‘I love these debates’

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Instant Reaction Polls Show Narrow Obama Advantage in Second Debate

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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Candy Crowley's Debate Moderation Exemplifies Why Americans Do Not Trust Their Media

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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Ryan presses Obama on ‘act of terror’ remark

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American Crossroads:
Jay Carney on 9/20: The White House “hadn't” called Benghazi a “terrorist attack”

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Washington Free Beacon:
Candy Crowley: He Was Right

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo: Hoisted on Their Own Petard

Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Tripping Over the Threshold Of an Actual Issue

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First Read:
First Thoughts: Obama fights back

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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Hofstra Debate Conclusions

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CNN:
CNN Fact Check: A day after Libya attack, Obama described it as ‘acts of terror’

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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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Andrew Rosenthal / Taking Note:
Romney's Rose Garden Moment

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CBS News:
Poll: Obama edges Romney in second debate

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Ross Douthat / Campaign Stops:
Obama's Narrow Victory

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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 …

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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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Romney bids for women's support with new abortion ad

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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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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.

RealClearPolitics Video Log:

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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Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
Crowley skews hard for Obama in disastrous debate

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Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:

Marquette Law School Poll finds presidential and Senate races tied in Wisconsin — Romney and Thompson gaining ground, both races within one point — Milwaukee, Wis. - A new Marquette Law School Poll finds the presidential race tied in Wisconsin, with President Barack Obama at 49 percent …

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Steven Shepard / NationalJournal.com:
Poll: Race Tied in Wisconsin

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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 …

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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:

The Total Eclipse — Anyone with a sense of history has probably been struck by the remarkably skewed nature of the current national discussion (as reflected in the presidential contest) on energy and the environment. At last night's second presidential debate, there was a very extended discussion …

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Lisa Hymas / Grist:
Obama and Romney spar over energy in second debate, ignore climate yet again

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nbcnewyork.com:

Suspected Terrorist Arrested for Alleged Plot to Attack Federal Reserve in NYC — The plot was a sting operation monitored by the FBI and NYPD — This file photo of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows Federal Reserve police patrolling the building at 33 Liberty St.

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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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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.