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Obama or Romney? How 5 undecided voters are making up their minds.
Last month, the Monitor profiled five undecided voters whose allegiances were especially prized because they live in swing states. Now, less than two weeks before Election Day, we check in with them to see what they’re thinking now.
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Obama or Romney? Why 5 undecided voters are still on the fence.
The presidential election will be decided by a tiny fraction of American voters – those in swing states who have not made up their minds. What are these 1 million people waiting for? The Monitor talked to five undecided voters to find out.
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In Pictures: Ron Paul: populist for president
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In Pictures: Glenn Beck's career
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In Pictures: Oscar hosts
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Vox News
Glenn Beck ends his run with Fox News. What's next?Glenn Beck has departed the Fox News roster: his final show for Fox aired Thursday night. Next up for the political commentator: a three-sided chalkboard and a line of clothes.
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Vox News
Mark Halperin suspended indefinitely from MSNBC: When language bitesAfter referring to President Obama with a term that can't appear in a family newspaper, MSNBC commentator Mark Halperin was suspended from the network and issued a warning by Time Magazine, where he is an editor-at-large.
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The Vote
Stephen Colbert gets OK for 'super PAC.' What will he use it for?Comedian Stephen Colbert will form a 'super PAC,' which can raise gobs of money, to air political ads ahead of Election 2012. He will have to disclose donors though, the FEC said.
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Vox News
Jon Stewart vs. Fox News, Day 2: Who's winning?Jon Stewart and Chris Wallace traded barbs in a discussion about journalism on 'Fox News Sunday.' On Monday, the skirmish continued on 'The Daily Show.'
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The Vote
Obama impersonator gets hook at GOP meeting. Why was he hired?Did organizers of the Republican Leadership Conference give an Obama impersonator the hook because of racially insensitive jokes or because he was making digs at GOP candidates? Hard to say. But the RLC should have known what was coming.
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Obama loses a top economic adviser. In this economy, is that a good thing?
White House economist and longtime Obama adviser Austan Goolsbee says he's returning to academia. Considering Americans' views of the slow recovery, perhaps that helps the president.
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Obama's British codename: Is it an insult?
Scotland Yard gave President Obama the codename of "chalaque" during his visit to Britain. The Daily Mail says it's a derogatory term in Punjabi. Asra Nomani's grandmother confirms it's not a nice term in Urdu or Hindi either.
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Vox News
Jon Stewart-Bill O'Reilly confab Day 2: Is 'Daily Show' host turning Republican?'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart appeared again with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly. He sounded unusually Republican, but he's not quite ready to vote for one of the GOP presidential candidates.
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Vox News
Jon Stewart-Bill O'Reilly show: Who won the Great Poetry Debate?The Jon Stewart–Bill O'Reilly faceoff on 'The O'Reilly Factor' Monday touched on the White House guest list at a poetry event. Tuesday is Round 2: presidential candidates. Prepare yourself, Newt.
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Backchannels
Debunking 4 myths around bin Laden killing: torture, cowering, CIA, and Pakistan's involvementA few things that caught my attention.
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William & Kate wedding: Most Americans won't tune in
Most Americans aren't enthralled by the royal wedding. Rather than get up at 4 a.m. to watch, they're more likely to be interested in what Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert have to say.
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New social media and the 2012 election: Waaaaay beyond Facebook 2008
Watch out, Obama: Everyone else has caught up to everything you did in 2008 – and all the tools you had then have become a lot more sophisticated.
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In Pictures: Glenn Beck's career
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The Entrepreneurial Mind
Be patient with your business modelThere are multiple stages of starting a new business. It is important to be successful in the early stages before moving on to later steps in the process.
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James Franco and Anne Hathaway: Why are they hosting the Oscars?
James Franco and Anne Hathaway are the youngest to have hosted the Oscars. The choice has people guessing: Why were Franco and Hathaway chosen to host the 83rd annual Academy Awards? And why two hosts?
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In Pictures: Oscar hosts
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Global News Blog
Cheddar revolution? Glenn Beck vs. Jon Stewart on Middle East-Wisconsin comparisonsCommentator Glenn Beck and others have repeatedly drawn parallels between Egypt and the Wisconsin protests. 'Ah, they're not the same in any way, shape, or form,' says Daily Show host Jon Stewart.
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Bestselling books the week of Feb. 10, 2011, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/27/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/20/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/13/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/6/2011, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/30/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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What's your 2010 political IQ? Take the quiz.
This year's political events included Republicans regaining control of the House of Representatives in a decisive mid-term election, sweeping health care reform, and dueling DC rallies by cable-TV hosts Glenn Beck and Jon Stewart. How closely did you follow it all? Take our 2010 quiz.
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Congress approves $4.2 billion in new aid for Sept. 11 responders
The bulk of the money will go to the first responders who worked on and after Sept. 11, 2001, at ground zero. President Obama has said he will sign the legislation.
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