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Columbus Day: Your guide to the top 5 political events today
Election season doesn’t stop for Columbus Day, and the action isn’t limited to the presidential contest. Here are your top five political events to watch this Columbus Day.
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GOP convention winners and losers, from Condoleezza Rice to Clint Eastwood (+video)
It was a chaotic week in Tampa, Fla., as Mitt Romney accepted his party's nomination and hurricane Isaac crashed the party. From the major speeches to some trivial moments, we rate some of the winners and losers to come out of the 2012 GOP convention.
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4 reasons the 'mommy wars' are good for parenting in America
The “mommy wars” – the so-called conflict between moms (or parenting philosophies) over topics related to motherhood – are a constant cultural undercurrent. While many call for a ceasefire, the mommy wars constitute a valuable social, political, and cultural dialogue. Here are four reasons why the mommy wars are good for America.
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Mitt Romney's five biggest assets as GOP nominee
Typically, an election with an incumbent president on the ballot is a referendum on him. But President Obama is trying to turn the election into a choice, saying in effect that America's problems will get much worse under the other guy. So what does Mitt Romney bring to the table? Here are five assets.
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Decoder Wire Ann Romney blames media for Mitt's loss. Is that right? (+video)
Ann Romney blames, in fact, more than the media in an interview she and Mitt Romney gave to Fox News. Together, they laid out a pretty accurate three-point description of why Mr. Romney lost.
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Ann Romney blames media for Mitt Romney loss (+video)
Ann Romney blames the media coverage for her husband's loss in the 2012 election. Ann Romney says "he wasn't given a fair shake" in the media.
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Does Mitt Romney have a political life after losing the presidency? (+video)
In his first post-election interview, Mitt Romney tells Fox News why he thinks he lost: failure to connect with minorities and the devastating impact of his '47 percent' comment. He hopes to have a future in the Republican Party, but as 'the guy who lost,' that's uncertain.
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Decoder Wire Obama vs. Romney: What do their schedules say about presidential race? (+video)
At this point, the candidates are going only to the places they’re most needed. President Obama will be in Ohio at least four times, while Mitt Romney is spending all Thursday in Virginia.
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Giants sweep Tigers away for World Series title
San Francisco won its second Major League Baseball championship in the past three years Sunday night, winning four straight against the American League champion Detroit Tigers.
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Mitt Romney as self-appointed debate referee? A man who lives by rules
When it comes to presidential debates – and most other things – Mitt Romney is a stickler for the rules. Watch for it during Monday's presidential debate.
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Modern Parenthood Binders full of women: Inane office supply focus misses the point
Binders full of women: Of course politicians have them, along with binders full of any kind of potential appointees. Wouldn't we crucify Romney – or Obama, for that matter – if he didn't have lists of women? The important thing is what's done with the lists of women – let's focus on that.
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Decoder Wire 'Binders full of women': a revealing remark from Romney, or a sideshow?
'Binders full of women' is already the most memorable phrase of the second presidential debate, showing just how much the 2012 campaign revolves around issues narrowly targeted to specific groups – a strategy of the Obama campaign.
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Stir It Up! White and dark chocolate chip blondies
These chewy blondies are chock-full of goodies. They're quick and simple, and the perfect way to clean out a baker's pantry.
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With Romney in the lead, Obama needs to step up his debate game
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are huddled with their debate coaches, prepping for Tuesday night. Coming off a lackluster performance in their first encounter, Obama needs to do better.
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Decoder Wire Paul Ryan workout photos: Do they send the right message? (+video)
A new Time Magazine photo shoot shows a ripped Rep. Paul Ryan pumping iron. But has the congressman been emphasizing his fitness too much?
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Decoder Wire Ann Romney on 'GMA': How'd she handle burning cookies?
Ann Romney was the focus of several 'GMA' segments, interviewed other guests, and cooked. There’s some evidence that she is a driving force behind the revival of her husband’s prospects.
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Columbus Day: Your guide to the top 5 political events today
Election season doesn’t stop for Columbus Day, and the action isn’t limited to the presidential contest. Here are your top five political events to watch this Columbus Day.
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Ann Romney to host GMA. Will Michelle Obama follow?
Ann Romney will cohost the Good Morning America news desk with George Stephanopoulos next Wednesday. Is Ann Romney the GOP's best hope for the 'Mom vote"?
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Stir It Up! Which cookie will win the White House?
For the past 20 years, Family Circle magazine has held a cookie recipe throw down between the candidates' spouses. Their contest has only been wrong once in predicting the actual outcome of the election. Which cookie will you vote for in 2012?
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Decoder Wire Ann Romney on Jay Leno: How did she do?
Ann Romney appeared on 'The Tonight Show,' and while she wasn't polished, she humanized Mitt quite well. The question is: Why wasn't she doing this in July? Now, it might be too late.
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Vox News Why Obama, Romney gravitate to '60 Minutes' and 'The View' (+video)
Audiences don't trust the news media in general, polls show, but do trust the coverage of shows they like. That is steering Obama and Romney toward softer, 'friendlier' shows to a level unprecedented in a presidential campaign.
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Decoder Wire Ann Romney tells Mitt's critics to 'Stop it.' Will they listen?
Presidential campaigns may be hardest on the spouses. In a radio interview Thursday, Ann Romney revealed how much the sniping from Republicans has hurt.
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Why Obama is pulling ahead in the battleground state of Wisconsin
This summer, Mitt Romney and President Obama appeared to be neck and neck in Wisconsin. But now in polls, the president seems to be gaining independents at his opponent’s expense.
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Decoder Wire Mitt Romney 'victim' remarks: a game changer? (+video)
Barack Obama's 'guns or religion' gaffe didn't flip votes. Gaffes seldom do. But many voters question whether Mitt Romney 'understands the problems of people like me' – and his claim that 47 percent of Americans 'believe they are victims' doesn't help.
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Opinion: Bill Clinton's arithmetic really endorses Mitt Romney
When Bill Clinton nominated President Obama at the Democratic National Convention last week, he emphasized cooperation and understanding arithmetic as essential to leadership. If you look at reality not rhetoric, you could say that Clinton was not so subtly endorsing Mitt Romney.
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Mitt Romney: 'My heritage and my faith have made me the person I am'
On 'Meet the Press,' Mitt and Ann Romney opened up about their religion. Mrs. Romney likens the possibility that her husband could be the first Mormon president to Barack Obama’s election as the first African-American to hold the position, an event that 'made us proud as Americans.'
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Mia Love draws love from Republicans in Tampa
The daughter of Haitian immigrants and mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, stands to become the first black Republican woman in Congress.
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Decoder Wire Clint Eastwood at the GOP convention: effective, or strange? (+video)
The buzz the morning after Mitt Romney's trumphant acceptance speech at the GOP convention, which was supposed to be a tightly scripted event, is Clint Eastwood's rambling monologue. To be charitable, it was unique.
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GOP convention wrap-up: The balloons fell. So how did Mitt Romney do?
At the GOP convention, Mitt Romney needed to unify and fire up his supporters and attract undecided voters. The coming weeks will show if any needed 'bounce' in the polls endures.
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