Biden comes out swinging at debate, clashes with Ryan

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By John Whitesides and Andy Sullivan – “With all due respect, that is a bunch of malarkey,” Biden said when Ryan accused the White House of projecting an image of American weakness to the world.

Biden grinned and laughed sarcastically at times, dismissing the Wisconsin congressman’s answers. But he repeatedly provided the passion that Obama was criticized for lacking in last week’s debate with Republican challenger Mitt Romney. more> http://tinyurl.com/9otc4bs

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Biden seeks to reclaim campaign momentum in debate with Ryan

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By John Whitesides – Mitt Romney‘s steady climb in polls since President Barack Obama’s poor performance in last week’s first debate has raised the importance of the vice presidential showdown, which is rarely a critical event in White House campaigns.

“This has turned into a legitimate high-stakes debate because the ground has shifted so profoundly on the Democrats,” said Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University in Texas. more> http://tinyurl.com/9s9w7lb

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Ryan and Biden get ready to rumble

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By Christian Heinze – Thursday night’s debate between Vice President Biden and GOP running mate Paul Ryan offers a delicious contrast in style, age, vision, temperament and ideological persuasion.

With that in mind, here are the big questions framing the tussle. Can Biden reverse momentum?

Mitt Romney’s dismantling of President Obama in their first presidential debate has reconfigured the race more dramatically than anyone predicted.

Thursday night Biden gets a big chance to atone for those gaffes, to set things right, to save Obama — even if only for one night and one news cycle. more> http://tinyurl.com/9gzvazf

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Romney goes on the offense on eve of first presidential debate

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By Justin Sink and Ian Swanson – Mitt Romney went on offense Tuesday (Oct 2) ahead of his crucial first debate against President Obama, adding fresh details to his policies while capitalizing on a blunder by Vice President Biden.

Separately, Romney’s campaign seized on a gaffe by Biden Tuesday that forced Team Obama to engage in damage control on the debate’s eve.

Combined, Biden’s gaffe and Romney’s tax proposal added up to a good day for the Republican, who has had precious few of those over the past few weeks.

With just five weeks to go before Election Day, Romney is trailing in most polls. more> http://tinyurl.com/8hqsdkl

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Romney says Obama ‘attacking capitalism’

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By Justin Sink – Mitt Romney accused President Obama of “attacking capitalism” and defended the record of Bain Capital as “solid” in a rebuttal Thursday (May 24, 2012) to the president’s critique of his tenure at the private-equity firm.

The presumptive Republican nominee added that it “certainly sounds like” the president was attacking the free market system.

“There’s no question but that he’s attacking capitalism, in part, I think, because he doesn’t understand how the free economy works. He’s never had a job in the free economy; neither has Vice President Biden,” Romney said. more> [VIDEO 1:36] http://tinyurl.com/bngvagb

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