Debate returns focus to fundamentals
By JOHN F. HARRIS and JONATHAN MARTIN | 10/17/12 6:32 AM EDT
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Obama snaps back hard
By ROGER SIMON | 10/17/12 1:14 AM EDT
Simon says: The president doesn’t seem like same man who lost to Romney 12 days ago.
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'Binders full of women' spreads
By PATRICK GAVIN | 10/17/12 1:58 AM EDT
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Fight night on Long Island
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 10/17/12 6:17 AM EDT
Romney and Obama go head-to-head.
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Left relieved by Obama performance
By KEVIN CIRILLI | 10/17/12 6:22 AM EDT
Some conservatives agree he was much stronger.
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TKO: Crowley calls Libya for Obama
By JONATHAN ALLEN | 10/17/12 6:25 AM EDT
The president wins his best exchange of the night on a technicality.
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Crowley fact-checks Mitt
By DYLAN BYERS | 10/17/12 6:24 AM EDT
The move has been widely criticized by the right.
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PHOTOS: The in-your-face debate
By POLITICO STAFF | 10/16/12 6:56 AM EDT
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Harry Reid is GOP's top boogeyman
By DAVID CATANESE | 10/17/12 6:27 AM EDT
Republicans are trying to spook right-of-center voters with the prospect of two more years of Reid.
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Carmona moves to fend off charges
By SCOTT WONG | 10/17/12 12:10 AM EDT
Flake’s attack ads have raised questions about Carmona’s treatment of women.
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Green Party ticket arrested at debate
By KEVIN CIRILLI | 10/16/12 11:47 PM EDT
The Green Party nominee and running mate tried to enter the debate hall for about 20 minutes.
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How the debate played in Calif.
By CHARLES MAHTESIAN | 10/17/12 12:33 AM EDT
There was a notable difference in post-debate enthusiasm from the state GOP chairman.
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Specter remembered as one of a kind
By JONATHAN MARTIN | 10/16/12 7:52 PM EDT
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Kerry: Romney record a 'charade'
By BYRON TAU | 10/16/12 11:32 PM EDT
He calls Romney's career "political artistry."
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Obama camp victory in Ohio ruling
By DONOVAN SLACK | 10/16/12 6:49 PM EDT
Supreme Court refuses GOP in early voting dispute.
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Spox: Obama at helm for diplomats
By KATIE GLUECK | 10/16/12 9:52 PM EDT
Comments come a day after Clinton's.
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Richardson low on funds
By JESSICA MEYERS | 10/17/12 1:26 AM EDT
California Democrat in ethics spotlight raised only $7,000 in battle with incumbent Hahn.
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First lady: No 'big ego' for Obama
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 10/16/12 7:54 PM EDT
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GOP gains in Iowa early voting
By CHARLES MAHTESIAN | 10/16/12 1:21 PM EDT
Republicans cut into the Obama campaign's early voting advantage in a key swing state.
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Anti-Obama filmmaker investigated
By ASSOCIATED PRESS | 10/17/12 12:30 AM EDT
He is under investigation by the evangelical college he leads over reports of adultery.
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Where's the Tar Heel love?
By DAVID CHALIAN | 10/16/12 7:52 PM EDT
Obama hasn't set foot in North Carolina since the convention.
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Senate 5: Homeless for Scott Brown
By DAVID CATANESE and SCOTT WONG | 10/16/12 9:00 PM EDT
Republicans are paying the homeless to sport bright blue T-shirts and promote Brown's candidacy.
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Poll: Rural blowout for Romney
By CHARLES MAHTESIAN | 10/16/12 10:02 AM EDT
A new bipartisan survey finds the Republican nominee with a huge lead among rural voters.
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Pandit catches D.C. off guard
By BEN WHITE and ANNA PALMER | 10/16/12 11:47 PM EDT
Pandit was an "ambassador" for the bank in D.C.
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Burns & Haberman
'Binders of women' remark gets play
It was the third most-searched term on Google, after "who is winning the debate" and "live debate."
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Obama hits the trail
The president will attend campaign rallies in Iowa and Ohio.
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The Arena
An Obama comeback?
"Obama needed a clear win, which makes it a loss for him."
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Allen West plagued by scam PACs
By JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS | 10/17/12 6:13 AM EDT
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Tight race? Avoid tea party label
By KATE NOCERA | 10/17/12 1:16 AM EDT
Lawmakers who ran toward the movement in 2010 are now ditching the brand.
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The top 5 scandal races
By JOHN BRESNAHAN | 10/17/12 5:10 AM EDT
The makeup of House majority hangs in the balance.
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Who won the debate?
By KATIE GLUECK | 10/17/12 6:27 AM EDT
The political class takes to Twitter for a verdict.
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Instant polls: Obama won
By DONOVAN SLACK | 10/17/12 2:26 AM EDT
CBS News and CNN surveys pick the president.
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Stars react to the presidential debate
By CAITLIN MCDEVITT | 10/17/12 1:05 AM EDT
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Aurora victim: No answers on guns
By KEVIN ROBILLARD | 10/17/12 6:15 AM EDT
"We are going to keep demanding a specific plan from both candidates to end gun violence," he says.
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Obama attacks on '47 percent'
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 10/17/12 6:17 AM EDT
The president ends the second debate with the jab.
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Mayors see sequester cutting jobs
By LAUREN FRENCH | 10/17/12 5:12 AM EDT
They want a bipartisan, revenue-raising stopper.
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BLS in a partisan squabble
By PATRICK REIS | 10/17/12 4:53 AM EDT
The agency worries that accusations of doctoring data may hurt their ability to collect information.
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Is LaHood preparing for departure?
By ADAM SNIDER | 10/17/12 4:54 AM EDT
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Lawmakers: Reforms will dodge digital downfall
By TONY ROMM | 10/17/12 4:55 AM EDT
They're emphasizing dire threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure to break a stalemate.
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'Determinators' DVD takes swipe at 'Obamacare'
By KYLE CHENEY | 10/17/12 4:54 AM EDT
The Tea Party Patriots will mail anti-“Obamacare” DVDs to more than 350,000 undecided voters.
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The pro-growth consensus
By SEN. JON KYL | 10/17/12 1:46 AM EDT
Opinion: Through broad-based tax reform we can return our country to prosperity.
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Same-sex marriage debate a model
By MARK UDALL | 10/16/12 9:22 PM EDT
Opinion: Good-faith re-examination of a position you held in the past should be seen as a virtue.
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Kennedy film is all in the family
By KEVIN CIRILLI | 10/16/12 10:10 PM EDT
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U.S. on the verge of water anarchy
By JAMES M. OLIVER | 10/16/12 9:22 PM EDT
Opinion: 18 of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas rely on water from interstate compacts.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. says he's 'not well'
By KEVIN ROBILLARD | 10/16/12 10:37 AM EDT
The lawmaker comments on his heath for the first time since being treated for bipolar disorder.
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Former aide sorry for dissing Obama
By DONOVAN SLACK | 10/16/12 6:27 PM EDT
She had said "It’s stunning that he’s in politics, because he really doesn’t like people."
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A123 files for bankruptcy
By ALEX GUILLEN | 10/16/12 7:19 PM EDT
The news comes just as Obama prepares for what promises to be a make-or-break debate.
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