If one candidate can lie for a half-hour and then be declared the winner? That’s the question we should all ask ourselves one day after the first presidential debate in Denver, Colorado. The consensus among pundits is that Mitt Romney won the debate – and strictly in terms of style – he did win – taking the fight all night to a lethargic President Obama.

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Hour One: What questions would you like to see asked and answered in tonight's debate? / Plus, a preview of tonight's debate - Ben LaBolt, National Campaign Press Secretary-Obama 2012

Hour Two: Has the GOP/Right Wing Media jumped the shark with the Obama video?

Hour Three: How media coverage influences the presidential debate for viewers...

On Tuesday, Fox so-called News, the Drudge Report, and the Daily Caller threw together a rather pathetic - and racist - attempt to create an October Surprise against President Obama. And in the end – they failed miserably.

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Hour One: BREAKING News on PA Voter ID - Mimi Marziani, Counsel-Brennan Center for Justice / Plus, FL Congressman demands bipartisan investigation into voter fraud scandal - Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) / Also, HEIST makes its nationwide debut - Frances Causey

The banksters’ blatant fraud in the run-up to the financial crisis hasn’t gone unnoticed to one top lawyer in the nation. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman – who also chairs the President’s mortgage fraud task force – filed a civil suit against JP Morgan Chase for “widespread fraud in the sale of mortgage-backed securities.” This is the first legal action brought against the banks by this taskforce.

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Hour One: Meet The Press...where's the beef?! / Plus, "Taking Our Country Back" - Cheri Bustos (D-IL, 17th District)

Hour Two: Will the "Billionaires & Ballot Bandits" win? - Greg Palast

Trying to sabotage the Democratic vote ahead of this year’s election. As Brad Friedman at BradBlog.com reported, the Florida Republican Party cut ties with a political firm known as Strategic Allied Consulting after it was discovered that firm changed addresses on numerous voter registration forms to block newly-registered Democrats from voting in November.

Fox so-called News personality John Huckabee is sending a message to Republicans in Congress. In an interview on GOP TV – Huckabee suggested that President Obama should be impeached over his handling on the attack on the Benghazi consulate in Libya.

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"Anything Goes on Townhall Friday"

Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie" - Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes your calls

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Hour One: Why isn't Anderson Cooper an enemy of the state also? / Plus, does Romney want to "harvest" the middle class for profits?

Hour Two: The GOP's "big lie" about our social safety net - Nick Gillespie, Reason Magazine / Plus, Geeky Science Rocks - can you smell the psychopath in the room???

Commonwealth court judge Robert Simpson will hear arguments on the state’s controversial Voter Suppression ID law – and there’s a solid chance he could issue an injunction and prevent the law from taking effect before November’s election. On Tuesday – Judge Simpson suggested that he will likely put the law on hold since state officials have yet to prove that the law will not harm eligible voters.

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Hour One: How can you plan a revolution when Big Brother is watching? / Plus, critical campaigns that need your help - Stephanie Schriock, Emily's List

The streets of Madrid resembled a war zone on Tuesday, as thousands of demonstrators surrounded the Spanish Parliament demanding the government resign. There were several arrests and injuries as riot police clashed with the demonstrators.

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Hour One: Is the Religious Right Mitt Romney's secret weapon?

Hour Two: Pawlenty says "banks should regulate themselves..." Mark Williams, MarkTalk

Hour Three: NFL scab referees and the return of TV bloopers - Dave Zirin, The Nation Magazine