Subject: POLITICO Daily Digest for Wednesday October 17, 2012
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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:14:19 -0600

POLITICODaily Digest, October 17, 2012 7:11 am

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Debate returns focus to fundamentals

By: John F. Harris and Jonathan Martin

Is Obama&rsquo;s record defensible? Is the Republican nominee an acceptable alternative?

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6 takeaways from the debate

By: Maggie Haberman

The president clearly realized this second debate was not a drill.

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Obama fights back

By: Glenn Thrush

On the surface, Obama seemed to have succeeded &mdash; at least in firing up his own supporters.

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Fact-checking the debate

By: Josh Gerstein and Darren Samuelsohn

Here&rsquo;s POLITICO&rsquo;s take on how closely the candidates hewed to the facts during their showdown.

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'Binders full of women' spreads

By: Patrick Gavin

Romney refers to having received &ldquo;binders full of women&rdquo; in response to a question about gender inequality.

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Allen West plagued by scam PACs

By: Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns

A cottage industry has sprung up in which groups use big names to raise money for themselves.

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