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Oct 09

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A girl in Port Saint Lucie, Fla., shows her support for Mitt Romney at a campaign event last week. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. With four weeks to go until Election Day, Mitt Romney has erased President Obama's lead in…

Mitt Romney speaks at Wednesday's presidential debate in Denver. Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post. It's early, but Mitt Romney's October is starting to look much better than his September. The Republican presidential nominee went on the offensive against President…

Students at the University of Denver participate in a rehearsal Tuesday for the first presidential debate. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. The. Big. Night. Wednesday's presidential debate offers President Obama and his rival Mitt Romney a fresh chance to appeal…

Oct 02

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A woman holds a sign at an Obama campaign event last week in Boca Raton, Fla. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. On the eve of the first presidential debate, a pair of new national polls find President Obama and Mitt…

Mitt Romney campaigns last week in Wayne, Pa. Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images. Heading into Wednesday night's debate, President Obama holds a narrow lead over Mitt Romney nationally and a more sizeable advantage in the battleground…

President Obama campaigns Thursday in Virginia Beach. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Friday may be a new day, but for the most part it's the same old story when it comes to the latest batch of battleground state polls. President…