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Negative ads a part of U.S. history
CNN's John Berman flips through political history to prove this election is mere "child's play" for negativity.
CNN Electoral Map: Wisconsin moves to true "toss up"
(CNN) – CNN Thursday turned the important battleground state of Wisconsin from "lean Obama" to true "toss up" on its electoral map, in the wake of Mitt Romney's naming of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, a seven term congressman from the Badger state, as his running mate.
One contributing factor behind CNN's move was a new poll that matched two others from last week that indicate that the presidential contest in Wisconsin is close. While Ryan's announcement did not dramatically alter the presidential poll numbers in Wisconsin, it did change the way both campaigns viewed the state of the race in the state.
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'Auto-tuned' Julia Child sings and cooks
Sing along with Julia Child about roasted potatoes! Jeanne Moos reports on the foodie icon's autotuned resurrection.
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