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PICKET:(VIDEO) Bill Clinton - Economy is 'not fixed' and Obama knows it
At a campaign rally for President Barack Obama in Parma, Ohio on Thursday former President Bill Clinton chose some interesting words to go after Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but he ended up saying that that the country's economy is still "not fixed" yet and that Obama knows it.
PICKET: Second NY Home Depot bomb threat tied to extortion attempt
A suspicious package was found at a New York Home Depot store on Wednesday, reported New York's CBS News.
DIAMOND: McCurry defends Candy Crowley's debate performance
Did presidential debate moderator Candy Crowley "facilitate the discussion" when she selectively fact-checked Mitt Romney on Benghazi but not President Obama? We asked Michael D. McCurry, co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), what he thought.
GREEN: Factcheck Obama: did not call Benghazi 'act of terror'
A check of the September 12, 2012 speech released by the White House shows that President Obama did not call the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya an "act of terror" as he claimed in the debate tonight.
PICKET: Flashback - Oil drilling permits down 36 percent under Obama
President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney engaged in a heated discussion over oil production during the president's first term during their second debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on Tuesday night. President Obama insisted that oil production has been up and that the oil companies have been granted permits to drill but refuse to do so. Governor Romney, though, pointed out that the government is not granting many permits to oil companies, particularly on federal land.
PICKET: Obama spox -(VIDEO) Obama takes full responsibility for safety and security of all diplomats
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN on Monday she is responsible for the security for American diplomatic outposts, but Obama campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki told Fox News on Tuesday the responsibility ultimately rests with the president.
PICKET: Alan Grayson faces tight race and accusation of $2.1 million tax fraud
Former Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson is leading by only three points in the latest St. Pete poll against Republican challenger Todd Long in Florida’s newly formed 9th Congressional District. According to StPetePolls.org, Grayson has 45 percent of the district’s support, while Long has 42.2 percent. Grayson was defeated after one term in 2010 by then Republican challenger (now Congressman) Daniel Webster in Florida’s 8th Congressional District.
PICKET: Ivy league admissions officer - White middle class and east asians least favored for admissions
The U.S. Supreme Court heard an hour and 20 minutes of oral arguments last week pertaining to a case that could impact racial preferences and affirmative action programs in higher education. The case stems from a white applicant who filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas claiming she did not gain admission as result of the school's racial preferences in their admissions process (Fisher v. Univ. of Texas).
PICKET: Obama campaign to continue to use John Kerry for debate prep
Despite blaming Senator John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, for President Obama's poor debate performance in Denver, the Obama camp will continue to employ Senator Kerry's talents for President Obama's upcoming debate prep. Senator Kerry played Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney in previous debate rehearsals before the first presidential debate last week.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Axelrod - Biden was the 'school principal' debating the 'class president'...blames Romney-Ryan on Benghazi issue
Obama sr. campaign manager David Axelrod defended Vice President Joe Biden's bizarre behavior on Thursday night after the debate in Kentucky.
PICKET:(VIDEO) Axelrod- Big Bird ad not central element of campaign
“What do you think the Big Bird Spot is? What did you think the campaign consisted of?” The Obama Campaign’s Sr. Adviser asked on Thursday night following the vice presidential debate in Kentucky, when I pointed out that a report from Reuters said that Democrats were concerned about a possible backlash over the campaign’s use of Big Bird in a recent campaign ad.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Carney's smooth double speak on Benghazi attack
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney insisted on Wednesday that immediately following the September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, the Obama administration immediately declared it an act of terror. However, Fox News Ed Henry asked Carney about the September 14 press briefing (below) in which Carney stood before reporters and repeatedly blamed the "violence" "protests" and "unrest in the region" on the obscure anti-Muslim video.
PICKET:(VIDEO) Media commentators find Biden's laughing 'unsettling' and criticize his 'smirk'
Vice President Joe Biden went into hysterical laughing fits, particularly when Rep. Paul Ryan was talking, during the vice presidential debate on Thursday night in Danville, Kentucky. A number of media commentators found the Biden's laugh and his constant smirk disturbing. Here are few who weighed in on Twitter:
PICKET: Media obsession for GOP VP nominees in workout gear
Almost a month after the 2008 vice presidential debate between then Senator Joe Biden and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Newsweek ran a cover story photo of the Republican vice presidential nominee in her workout clothes. Newsweek commissioned the photo from Runners World, the magazine she posed for originally. Palin was not happy about the photo was used and she was summarily mocked for it anyway.
PICKET: Masked gunmen murder U.S. embassy staffer in Yemen
Masked gunmen fatally shot a a Yemeni man who worked at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Thursday Reuters is reporting.
