Obama, Romney campaign for debate spin win
(Also on POLITICO: Liberals relieved by Obama's performance). So without a knock-out punch or TKO to boast about, both candidates spent the day replaying their own highlight reels.www.politico.com
Rev. Jackson: No debate about the poor
"[In] each of three debates, [the candidates] spent an enormous amount of time arguing about reconciling 5 trillion dollars, a number so vast it's incomprehensible," he said in an interview with POLITICO. "They're arguing about the 5 trillion dollars ...www.politico.com
Senate 5: Thompson pulls even in Wisconsin
Here's Wednesday's Senate 5: 1. TOMMY'S TURNAROUND - Despite the most recent distraction involving his son's Kenya comment, Tommy Thompson is on the march in the Wisconsin Senate race.www.politico.com
Seattle Times Co. buys full-page campaign ad
Jay Inslee spokesperson Sterling Clifford blasted the decision to run the ad, telling POLITICO that "all Washingtonians should be disappointed that the state's largest newspaper has chosen to sacrifice its credibility as an independent news source ...www.politico.com
FBI thwarts New York Fed bomb plot
A man was arrested Wednesday morning in downtown Manhattan for allegedly attempting to bomb the New York Federal Reserve Bank building, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.www.politico.com
'binder woman': No offense taken
I don't think that's true at all," she told POLITICO about the critical reaction. "We were the women in the binder.www.politico.com
6 takeaways from the debate
Below, POLITICO's six takeaways: 1. Offense is the best defense. The president clearly realized this second debate was not a drill (one actually has to seem like he wants the job in order to get reelected).www.politico.com
Fact-check Fail: Politico's Dovere Claims Mostly-Accurate Romney Claim on ...
Updated at bottom of post | Politico's Edward-Isaac Dovere might want to brush up on federal firearms law before he holds forth on "fact-checking" statements about the issue.newsbusters.org
TKO: Crowley calls Libya for Obama - Turner, Sanchez hit the road on ...
'TKO: CROWLEY CALLS LIBYA FOR OBAMA,' by POLITICO's Jonathan Allen - "Obama scored a technical knockout on foreign policy Tuesday night, dodging and weaving his way through a tricky question on Libya until debate moderator Candy Crowley ...www.politico.com
Outside groups have spent $213M in October
It's also how much the nation's outside political groups have spent from Oct. 1 through Tuesday to flood the airwaves, fill mailboxes, burn up the phones and otherwise directly advocate for or against federal political candidates as Election Day nears ...www.politico.com
Richard Carmona moves to fend off anti-women charges
It's been Democrats' mantra this campaign: Republicans are waging a "war on women." But GOP Rep. Jeff Flake is flipping the script on Democrat Richard Carmona just as he surges in the Arizona Senate contest.www.politico.com
Politico Article Saying Lobbyists Crave 'Comeback' Under Romney Gets ...
WASHINGTON -- As tonight's debate is consuming the lion's share of everyone's attention today, with the whole of the media speculating feverishly on what may happen during an event that hasn't happened yet, it was nice to break up the day with Tim ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Mayors see sequester cutting schools, roads, jobs
I'm about facts and details and information, but elected officials are paid to do their jobs regardless of whether or not they are running for reelection," Nutter said in an interview with POLITICO. "We need to let the public know … how it happened ...www.politico.com
The venue was changed last minute due to a chance of thunderstorms. | AP Photo
For the 2008 convention, the Denver host committee paid about $2.3 million to rent Invesco Field, where Obama gave his convention speech, POLITICO previously reported. Officials from the host committee and Democratic National Committee did not ...www.politico.com
Green Party ticket arrested at debate
Green Party presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein and her running mate, Cheri Honkala, were released from police custody Tuesday night, hours after authorities arrested them during their failed attempt at attending the second presidential debate at ...www.politico.com
The Pirate Bay sails to the cloud
The Pirate Bay is heading for the cloud - and hoping to avoid law enforcement in the process. Its move, announced on Wednesday, is the latest of the infamous file-sharing site's efforts to stay at least one step ahead of police action.www.politico.com
Baldwin campaign asks stations to pull pro-Israel group's ad in Wisconsin
Her campaign's counsel emailed stations where the spot is airing asking that it come down, saying it's false, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO. ECI fired back a justification letter, viewable here, and the spot, I'm told, has stayed on the ...www.politico.com
Onboard the Romney plane: Jerome Corsi
Jerome Corsi, the political writer and conspiracy theorist, is traveling with the Mitt Romney press corps today. Corsi, 66, writes for World Net Daily and is the author of several anti-Obama books, including Where's the Birth Certificate?www.politico.com
The world of Goldman, according to Greg Smith
Greg Smith isn't finished with Goldman Sachs. The former investment banking executive sent shockwaves through Wall Street in March when The New York Times published his op-ed "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs," in which he argued the bank had ...www.politico.com
Senate 5: Homeless dress up for Scott Brown
With three weeks until the vote, here's the second-to-last Tuesday edition of the Senate 5: 1. DONNELLY CASH CRUNCH? There are initial signs of a cash crunch for Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly in Indiana's Senate race.www.politico.com
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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