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A 'Terrible' Debate Performance By Brokaw and Organizers

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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This was supposed to be the "domestic policy" debate. Yet there we were once again talking about raids on Pakistan and defending Israel. Brokaw and the organizers let down the American public.

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Blitzer: "Apparent" McCain Has "Some Disdain" For Obama

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Immediately after the debate, Wolf Blitzer goes there: "It's apparent to say that Sen. McCain has some disdain, I think it's fair to say, for Sen. Oba...

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"My Friends," It's Over

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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It was clear tonight that Barack Obama has a far superior understanding of the moving parts of government and American society than John McCain ever had.

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Obama: Health Care Should Be A Right (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Tom Brokaw put the question to each candidate, "Is health care in America a privilege, a right, or a responsibility?" I'm not sure what McCain meant ...

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Obama's Missed Opportunity on Health Care at the Debate

Bryan Young | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Obama missed an opportunity to explain that the health of our nation's citizens cannot be held hostage to a corporate profit motive.

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Obama Flips Script, Uses McCain Catch-Phrase Against Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

In their first debate, John McCain's constant refrain was that Barack Obama "didn't understand." Tonight, Obama grabbed that phrase and ran with it i...

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My Friends, I'm Going to Lie About Everything

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Tonight was not a debate. What we saw instead was Obama presenting coherent answers to difficult questions, while his opponent perpetuated old lies, often unrelated to the subject at hand.

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Obama "Ran Away With" Debate: Political Wire

Political Wire | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Tonight's debate wasn't even close. Sen. Barack Obama ran away with it -- particularly when speaking about the economy and health care. Talking about ...

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McCain's Failed Debate Offensive

Ari Melber | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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While McCain attacked most of the night -- in spite of the intimate, town hall setting -- Obama stuck to a crisper, measured tone, and still returned fire when necessary,

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AP Debate Factcheck: Both Candidates Stretched Truth

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain expressed incredulity in the presidential debate Tuesday that Democrat Barack Obama would tip off the enemy ...

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Obama-McCain Town Hall Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington: The Winner of Debate II? "That One": In Debate II, John McCain twice laid out the criteria for how the American people should jud...

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The Debate: Round Two to Obama

James Love | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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If this was McCain's night to change the conversation, he changed nothing, looking more tired and less competent than the last debate. Obama seemed more confident and relaxed than last time out.

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Palin Watches Debate From N.C. Pizzeria: "Yes!"

Washington Post | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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The Alaska governor arrived at Boli's on the Boulevard here in Greenville about ten minutes before 9 p.m. She had changed from her suit and high heels...

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Men are from Mars Women are from Venus in the Presidential Debate

Linda Bergthold | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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On the CNN reaction meter, McCain never reaches Obama's highs, because even when people reluctantly agree with him, they have to factor in the fact that they just don't believe anything he says.

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Another McCain Dispute with Kissinger -- Now on Russia

Max Bergmann | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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McCain said Ukraine was "in Russia's sights" and repeated his oft-repeated line that when he sees Putin he sees the letters "K.G.B." This is a good line if you are pundit, not if you are a president.

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Note to McCain: Uncommitted Ohio Voters Just Aren't Into Nuclear Power

Joseph Romm | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

McCain seems to think his strong support of nuclear power is a big political winner for him. But every time he talks about nuclear, he flatlines with both men and women.

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Obama Corrects McCain's History On Regulation (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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McCain claims he warned about the coming economic crisis. But as ThinkProgress notes, in 2007, he admitted he was "surprised" by the crisis. "So, I'd ...

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