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<h1 class="txttitle">Did Romney 'Win' the Debate?</h1><p class="txtauthor">By Robert Parry, Consortium News</p><p class="date">04 October 12</p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
<blockquote><strong><em>The instant analysis after the first
presidential debate - even on liberal-leaning MSNBC - was that Mitt
Romney was the decisive "winner." But Romney not only ducked the
specifics of his plans but looked sneaky and nervous in doing so, writes
Robert Parry.</em></strong></blockquote>
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the presidential debate that I watched on Wednesday night, Republican
challenger Mitt Romney was shiftier than Dick Nixon in 1960 and less
coherent than George W. Bush in 2000, but the TV pundits, including on
MSNBC, overwhelmingly declared him the winner.</p><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>