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A hearing this morning over whether to unseal testimony Mitt Romney gave in a a divorce case between Staples founder Tom Sternberg and his wife, represented by Gloria Allred, will continue tomorrow morning at 9am. The motion to unseal, filed by the Boston Globe, would lift...

Last night, a series of e-mails from the night of the 9/11 Benghazi attacks were released. The e-mails were from the State Department to various high level groups and intelligence agencies within the government. Among them were the White House Situation Room, the office of the...

With two weeks until Election Day, Operation Counterweight in Upstate New York is approaching its home stretch. Below is an update for the 25th district in NY, where Maggie Brooks is challenging long-term Democratic incumbent Louise slaughter. Roll Call rates it lean Democrat, but the only public...

Via Radar Online: Famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred will be in a Boston area courtroom Wednesday in an attempt to unseal the sworn testimony given by Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in a prior court case, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. "The Boston Globe is headed to...

Dear Gov. Romney: I apparently disagree with many (most?) of my philosophical compatriots in my assessment of your performance last night.  They think you did much better than I think you did.  But that’s no surprise.  We disagreed after both of the previous debates, too. Why is...

From frequent photographer Bill. This vehicle was spotted in St. Petersburg, Florida, and gives rise to some obvious word plays. ...

This was a strange debate. It was as if Romney were the incumbent and Obama was the challenger. I felt that Romney was running out the clock from the start, trying not to make any gaffes, proving he is worldly and reasonable. Obama was the aggressor, both in words and demeanor. To that extent, Obama scored "points" but not points that ultimately make a difference. If Obama's job was to disqualify Romney as a potential President, someone too reckless for the job, Obama completely failed. Which means that for Romney, tonight was Mission Accomplished. Tonight's debate will not change the trajectory of the election, and that is good for Romney. Here's how I summed it up:

Best proof Romney won? I'm watching MSNBC for the reaction

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) October 23, 2012

Chris Matthews furious that Romney was so reasonable tonight - moved to "hard center" to "get rid of this guy"

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) October 23, 2012

MSNBC has sad faces on tonight

— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) October 23, 2012

Here are the tweets as the action happened:

"We can't kill our way out of this mess." Good line pre-emting "war monger" accusation. #2012

— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) October 23, 2012

I'll note graciousness Mitt's showing, the mellifluous, reasuring tones, the presidential manner - precise opposite of his primary persona.

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) October 23, 2012

Romney is very cleverly turning foreign policy into an appeal to women. #2012

— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) October 23, 2012

Romney: "Attacking me is not an agenda." Fantastic. Debate over.

— benshapiro (@benshapiro) October 23, 2012

Romney just jabbed Obama about the 'flexibility after the election' comment to Medvedev

— Greta Van Susteren (@gretawire) October 23, 2012

It's a draw. Let's go straight to the spin room! #debate

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 23, 2012

Bang! #Romney to #Obama: I certainly won't be telling Putin I'm going you more flexibility after the election." #Debate2012

— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) October 23, 2012