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Bob Schieffer / ABCNEWS:
Third Presidential Debate: Full Transcript — The full transcript from the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla. will be posted and updating here as the debate progresses — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS., PARTICIPATE IN A CANDIDATES DEBATE, LYNN UNIVERSITY, BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Who won the debate? — (CNN) - A CNN/ORC International Poll following Monday's presidential debate found those who watched the third and final head-to-head matchup gave President Barack Obama a narrow edge over Mitt Romney. — Debate viewers split 48% for Obama and 40% for Romney in the poll …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
TRENDING: ‘Horses and bayonets’ shows Obama's debate strategy — (CNN) - Perhaps it only makes sense that a candidate who prepared for a presidential debate near Colonial Williamsburg would choose to slam Mitt Romney's plan for more Navy ships by using the phrase “horses and bayonets.”
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Tom Cohen / CNN:
Obama wins final debate, but does it matter? — President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney depart the stage after the debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, on Monday, October 22. The third and final presidential debate focused on foreign policy.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Nearly half of debate watchers say Obama won showdown — (CNN) - Give the slight edge to President Obama. — Thanks to an aggressive performance and a couple of zingers, a plurality of debate watchers questioned in a national survey say that the president won his final faceoff with Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
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Eric Kleefeld / Talking Points Memo:
Obama To Romney: Yes, We Have Fewer Ships Than 1916 - But Also Fewer Horses And Bayonets (VIDEO) — President Obama told Mitt Romney that he was out of touch on his criticism of the current military structure, at the foreign policy debate. — “But I think Gov. Romney maybe hasn't spent enough …
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The Moderate Voice and The Hinterland Gazette
Michelle Malkin:
The bias of Bob Schieffer: Top 7 moments — In August, I blasted the Commission on Presidential Debate's choices of three Beltway lib journo-tools — CNN's Candy Crowley, PBS's Jim Lehrer and CBS's Bob Schieffer. So far, they've acted just as expected and predicted. As I noted:
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Staying Classy — I guess this is what happens late in the tight presidential race. Ronna Romney is the ex-sister-in-law of Mitt Romney. She's apparently remained close to the Romney family. She has a minor role in the Romney campaign in Florida and has recently appeared at campaign events in Michigan with her daughter.
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The Moderate Voice, AMERICAblog and Crooks and Liars
CNN:
At debate, read between the lines — Editor's note: David Gergen is a senior political analyst for CNN and has been an adviser to four presidents. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a professor of public service and director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
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Rick Tyler / Talking Points Memo:
Akin Adviser: If A Dog, McCaskill Would Be A ‘Bullshitsu’ — Rick Tyler, an adviser to Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin in Missouri, tweeted Monday that if Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill were a dog, she would be a “Bullshitsu.” … The comment comes after Akin drew fire …
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Josh Glasstetter / Right Wing Watch:
Todd Akin Arrested on May 9, 1987 with Radical Anti-Abortion Group
Todd Akin Arrested on May 9, 1987 with Radical Anti-Abortion Group
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Peterr / Firedoglake:
Todd Akin's Way With Words Continues
Todd Akin's Way With Words Continues
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Last Debate — I haven't checked any reaction to the debate on Twitter, email, TV commentary, or other things of the sort. Watched this just now with my wife, while more or less off the plane from China, and this is the raw first-impression dump. — As a matter of performance …
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Politico
Paul Krugman:
An Issue Whose Time Has Passed — Chinese currency manipulation may come up in tonight's debate — and as someone who wanted the US to take a tougher line back in 2010, I guess I should weigh in. — Basically, as Ezra Klein says, this is an issue whose time has passed.
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Rebel Pundit / BREITBART.COM:
WISCONSIN SENATOR'S SON BEATEN TO PULP BY ANTI-ROMNEY THUGS — Early Friday morning, thugs presumably supporting President Obama beat up the son of Wisconsin State Senator Neal Kedzie outside of his apartment in Whitewater. Kedzie caught the two men removing a Romney sign outside of his apartment around two o'clock in the morning.
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Josh Jordan / National Review:
Nate Silver's Flawed Model — “Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Fourteen percent of people know that.” — Homer Simpson. — In the days before the first debate in Denver, President Obama held more than a four-point lead in the Real Clear Politics average …
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American Power
Brian Truitt / USA Today:
Clark Kent makes a major life change in new ‘Superman’ — Mild-mannered reporter leaves The Daily Planet — 2:22PM EDT October 22. 2012 - The Daily Planet has a new job opening. — In Superman issue 13, the Man of Steel's alter ego, mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent …
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The Daily Caller
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The Fix:
Post-ABC tracking poll: Obama 49 percent, Romney 48 percent — President Obama and Mitt Romney head into the final debate still deadlocked among likely voters nationally: 49 percent side with the Democratic president, 48 percent with the Republican challenger, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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CBS News, Truthdig, Election 2012, Capital New York, Scared Monkeys and Washington Free Beacon
Andrew Fifield / Twitchy:
Spelling is hard: Obama supporters wear ‘Foward’ T-shirts at Biden rally, tweet #Foward; Update: #Foward hashtag hilarity … Oh, dear! Seriously, our aching sides can't take much more. But, wait, there's more! It wasn't just one woman who was wearing a T-shirt reading “foward”; it was two!
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Talking Points Memo:
Begala: Obama Has Given Up On North Carolina — Democratic strategist Paul Begala, a senior adviser to the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action, said that Mitt Romney is likely to win North Carolina and that the Obama campaign may be giving up there during an appearance on CNN Monday.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Quick Reax — I'll have some more thoughts in a bit. Here's my quick reaction. The first half hour was a draw, though President Obama scored by default when Romney either didn't or couldn't attack on Libya. — After that though Romney began to falter as Obama became more direct, organized and declarative.
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The Hinterland Gazette
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
We shouldn't have a ‘foreign policy’ debate — The first presidential debate focused on “domestic policy.” Tonight's presidential debate will focus on “foreign policy.” I'm going to focus on the fact that this distinction is ridiculous. — A volunteer prepares labels for seats …
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Outside the Beltway and The Daily Beast
nbcmiami.com:
Blimp-Like Aircraft With Mitt Romney Ad Crash Lands in Davie — Aircraft carrying GOP presidential hopeful's message goes down in South Florida — A blimp-like aircraft bearing a message from Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney crash-landed in Davie Sunday night, officials said.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Oct. 21: Uncertainty Clouds Polling, but Obama Remains Electoral College Favorite — The bad news for President Obama: it's been almost a week since the second presidential debate, in Hempstead, N.Y., one that instant-reaction polls said was a narrow victory for him.
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CBS News:
Poll: Obama's lead in Ohio narrows — President Obama is holding on to a five-point lead over Republican Mitt Romney in Ohio, but that margin has been cut in half since September, according to a new Quinnipiac University/CBS News poll. — Mr. Obama holds a 50 to 45 percent lead …
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