Segments From This Episode

• Debate roundtable: Ohio voters pick Romney as winner

  by Jeremy Hobson

  Following the presidential debate, voters in the swing state of Ohio weigh in on what issues matter most for the middle class this election and who won the debate.

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• In debate Romney hits on strengths with voters

  by Marketplace Contributor

  In last night's debate Romney drew on his strengths with voters — the economy, the deficit, and the role of the federal government. How will Romney's performance affect the trajectory of the race?

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• Romney tacks to the center, Obama silent on 47 percent

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Last night's debate brought a number of what seem like novel developments: Pivots on critical issues by Romney; the president leaving out seemingly obvious talking points. But how surprising are they, really?

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• Small businesses vie for campaign customers

  by Dan Gorenstein

  Presidential debates are designed to help voters decide who to support, but if you run a small business that does political work, more often than not, you’ve got to pick sides too.

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• Breaking down Obama’s ‘$90 billion’ green investment

  by Eve Troeh

  In last night's debate, Mitt Romney said the president gave $90 billion to the green energy world. That $90 billion number? That's right, sort of.

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• Chavez fights for re-election in Venezuela

  by Jeff Horwich

  Venezuelans will be going to the polls this weekend to elect their president. Unlike any election in recent memory there, it's looking close for Hugo Chavez, who has been in power since 1998.

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• PODCAST: Sarah Brightman in space and the Venezuelan presidential race

  by Jeff Horwich

  Voters in the swing state of Ohio weigh in on what issues matter most for the middle class this election and who won the debate. In last night's debate Romney drew on his strengths with voters — the economy, the deficit, and the role of the federal government. How will Romney's performance affect the trajectory of the race?

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