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George Wenschhof

Republican Presidential Debate Reviews - All is all, a lively debate among the Republican candidates who focused on attacking each other instead of President Obama as they battled for relevance as the primaries near. Don't look for any major changes in the polls. However, the consensus was Romney won the debate with Texas Governor Rick Perry having his best debate and landing some solid punches to Mitt Romney. Herman Cain held his own and Newt Gingrich was the best of the second tier candidates.

CNN.com has their thoughts here.

Mark Halperin of Time.com has his grades here.

TPM.com adds their take here.

TheHill.com has more here.

Politico.com is here.

Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post adds his thoughts here.

The NY Times weighs in here.

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Obama on ABC "Nightline" - President Obama acknowledged that the economy is still struggling even though he believes they have made all the right choices. As a result, he realizes the election next year is likely to be close.



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Obama To Announce Private sector Partnership To Hire Vets - on a stop in Hampton, Virginia as part of his three day bus tour of Virginia and North Carolina. the president is continuing to push for passage of components of his American Jobs Act which was blocked in the Senate. The Washington Post has more here.

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Will Maryland Republican Representative Roscoe Bartlett Retire? - after 20 years in office, he is facing the strong possibility of redistricting substantially altering the district he represents. In addition, finance reports indicate his campaign only reported $1,000 in contributions over the third quarter. RollCall.com has more here.

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