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President Obama Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner New York (October 18, 2012)

The Obama campaign said it's no surprise Mitt Romney backed off from a remark that 47 percent of Americans pay no income tax and believe "they are victims." http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/10/05/Romney-47-percent-remarks-wrong/UPI-24501349438963/#ixzz28chTh0sl

I'm not going to say I've done a poor job..." That was Jim Lehrer's assessment of his performance as the moderator of the first presidential debate of the 2012 election. Sadly for him, many disagreed. It was Lehrer's 12th time moderating, but he was largely unsuccessful in his attempts to corral the candidates. Both President Obama and Mitt Romney rolled right over him as, with increasing plaintiveness, he tried to get them to stop talking. "No, no, no," he said to Romney at one point. Romney didn't listen. By the end of the debate, Obama and Romney had taken so much free time that Lehrer had to inform them that they would not get to one of the 15-minute segments he had intended to moderate. The reviews on Twitter were scathing. Conservative columnist John Podhoretz called Lehrer possibly "the worst moderator in the history of moderation." Even the normally mild-mannered Al Roker took a shot at Lehrer. "I hope Jim Lehrer gets the...

In what appears to be a convention-induced bounce, Obama jumped ahead in the latest daily tracking poll with 46 percent of 1,434 likely voters saying they would vote for him if the November 6 elections were held today, topping Romney's 44 percent. TRENTON, N.J. - A new poll shows President Barack Obama continues to lead Mitt Romney in New Jersey. The Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday finds Obama with a 7-percentage-point lead over the Republican nominee among likely voters in the Garden State. A majority of respondents say the president will do a better job on Medicare and health care, while Romney will do a better job on the economy. http://news.yahoo.com/obama-takes-slim-post-convention-lead-over-romney-205249928.html http://www.mediaite.com/

http://www.demconvention.com/ SPEAKERS: Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin Congressman Xavier Becerra of California Newark Mayor Cory Booker Elaine Brye Congressman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina Former President Jimmy Carter (via video) Ryan Case Candidate for the US House of Representatives Joaquin Castro San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who will be the first Latino keynote speaker at a Democratic National Convention Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee Congresswoman Judy Chu of California Maria Ciano Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri Former President Bill Clinton Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina Former Republican Governor of Florida Charlie Crist Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Walter Dalton Nate Davis The Honorable Arne Duncan Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Colorado Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland Chi...

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