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Those old Obama debate blues

Joan Walsh
Harking back to early 2008, the president stays professorial, while Romney gets feisty – and dishonest

Obama looks for a “bud bump” as Colorado weighs pot legalization

David N. Philipps
A marijuana initiative could boost young-voter turnout - which, let's face it, won't help Romney

And if Romney loses the debate…

Steve Kornacki
We keep hearing that it's make-or-break in Denver for the GOP nominee. So what happens if he flops?

Right-wing racial panic

Joan Walsh
Hannity and Carlson hype a 2007 Obama video and prove they're having an ethnic nervous breakdown

Brown and Warren take off the gloves

Monica Potts
Last night's debate revealed how heated this Massachusetts Senate contest has been -- and may yet become

How Scott Brown blew it

Joan Walsh
Naming far-right Antonin Scalia his "model" Supreme Court justice may have cost him the election

Romney on the ropes

Jean MacKenzie
When the two candidates square off on Wednesday night, the pressure will be on Mitt to deliver a knockout

Romney leads from behind on immigration

Steve Kornacki
Quietly, Romney answers a simple immigration question he’s been avoiding for months

Devaluing care work — and women

Irin Carmon
Protections for care workers and paid sick days are off the political agenda, and women are paying the price

Bernanke makes strong defense of Fed rate policies

Martin Crutsinger
Bernanke said the Fed needs bold policies to drive down borrowing rates

Ohio: A plague on both your parties

Jean MacKenzie
In rural stretches of the state, residents are unimpressed with Romney and Obama in equal measure

“The Libertarian Case for Mitt Romney” is hilarious

Alex Pareene
Multiple pundits offer a thoroughly unconvincing argument for liberty-minded voters

GOP’s October surprise?

Craig Unger
Source reveals "Jimmy Carter Strategy" to make Obama seem weak on defense in campaign's final month

Five hard truths the debates won’t address

Mattea Kramer
Expect both candidates to slavishly stay on message -- and avoid discussing some of the country's biggest problems

Will Mitt run on torture?

Alex Pareene
His advisers want him to bring waterboarding back. Challenging Obama on torture might be his debate surprise

US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000

Patrick Quinn
The toll has climbed steadily in recent months with a spate of attacks by Afghan army and police

The right’s pop-culture problem

Andrew O'Hehir
From Clint to "Won't Back Down" to "October Baby": A recent history of embarrassing right-wing culture moments

Mexican Mitt

Ian Haney-Lopez
Romney's crack about wishing he was Latino shows how very, very white he is

Can anyone save the GOP?

Jonathan Bernstein
After Mitt, Republicans will need a sane leader to drag them back to reality. Problem is, they don't do sane

What makes Virgil Goode run?

Alex Seitz-Wald
The third-party presidential candidate makes his case

Israelis split over Netanyahu’s UN speech

Noga Tarnopolsky
Many have mocked the prime minister’s crude bomb cartoon. Others have lauded him for marking a red line with Iran

Obama and Romney both phoning Bibi

Natasha Lennard
The president and the Israeli prime minister smoothed over rumored tensions with U.N. speeches

For the GOP, taxes are optional

Tim Price
Instead of establishing a baseline for rich taxpayers, House Republicans want the rich to chip in what they want

GOP’s ACORN moment

Alex Seitz-Wald
A Republican consulting firm allegedly commits voter registration fraud. Where's the right-wing outrage this time?
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