The president won one. Following the second televised debate of President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, 46 percent of the voters viewing it told CNN’s pollsters tonight that Obama won the debate, and 39 percent said Romney won it....
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President Barack Obama during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Oct. 16, 2012.
Obama Won Debate: Poll and Points
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Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama during the Presidential Debate at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012 in Colorado.
Obama-Romney: Lasting Impressions
Updated at midnight EDT For all the anticipation of the first presidential debate, the lasting impressions may be few. Republican Mitt Romney scored with a forceful debating stance, but left the stage without a memorable line. President Barack Obama reeled...
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Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event at the Cox Pavilion on September 21, 2012 in Las Vegas.
Romney: No `Turnaround’ Needed
Republican Mitt Romney, who has lagged in polling in critical swing states and confronted criticism for his published comments about the 47 percent of Americans who pay no taxes as well as questions from fellow Republicans about his campaign’s strategy,...
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Mitt Romney boards his campaign charter plane in Kansas City, Mo., after a refueling as he travels to Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2012.
Romney’s Road Day Not All Lost: Debate Prep — And Where’s Obama?
Mitt Romney lost a day of campaigning in Colorado today, but he got some practice in for the Colorado appearance that will count even more in the presidential contest, the first of three nationally televised debates with President Barack Obama...
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President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign stop on September 12, 2012 in Las Vegas.
Obama: Romney Shoots First, Aims Later — Americans can `Judge’
The trailer for a two-hour movie criticizing Islam, the producer calling the religion “a cancer,” was online for over two months before the Grand Mufti of Egypt issued a statement this week condemning the film: “Freedom of speech does not...
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Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, during an interview in San Francisco.
Obama Should’ve Gotten Out More: Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett, President Barack Obama’s senior adviser, flies in the front of Air Force One with him and dines with him on vacation and at the White House residence. Yet, as she assessed the president’s first term today, she expressed...
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Rep. Paul Ryan tries to evade defender Rep. Duncan Hunter during a flag football practice on the Mall in this 2009 file photo.
Romney on Ryan’s P90X Regimen — `Might Have to Try That Someday’
Mitt Romney’s running mate goes for the “ripped” workout. Romney, himself, likes his workouts the same way he likes most things: fast-paced and efficient, effective and without a lot of fuss. While Republican vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan is...
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Workers listen as Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at Acme Industries in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2012. Photograph by Eric Thayer/The New York Times via Redux
Obama’s Favorable Showing Balanced by Romney’s Hold on Men
There are challenges for both President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney in the morning run of polls. Obama has regained lost ground against Romney among independent voters, crucial in any national election, according to the findings of an...
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Volunteers for the Obama 2012 campaign are instructed on how to interact with residents in a Tampa neighborhood as they prepare to canvass the area.
Obama’s Swing-State Advantage: Quinnipiac, CBS, NYT Poll
President Barack Obama holds an advantage over Republican Mitt Romney in three swing states critical to the outcome of the presidential election, according to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, CBS News and the New York Times. The survey of...
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Mitt Romney in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Obama vs. Romney: Tightening Nationally and in Critical States
A few storm warnings for the president: – From the New York Times and CBS: Voter disapproval of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy is hurting his re-election prospects and improving the outlook for Republican challenger Mitt Romney, a New...
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