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Mitt romney leading by four in colorado. that is the biggest lead we found for either candidate all year and it is driven by the fact that people in colorado are starting to think that mitt romney might be better handling the economy. bill: what ink changed? was it the debate? what did you find? can you put your finger on it? >> there are a couple of things. and look, the debate was the big change in the entire nation. even that, though, 98% of the people didnt change their mind t went from a tw...

Some by this weeks debate moderator. we are learning of an 11-hour change to the debate format. now a followup discussion will be aloud for the candidates that will be driven by the moderator. candy crowley of cnn. here is how this crowley described her perceptions of her job. >> town hall meeting. there will be questioners to the right and left of me and in front of the candidate. they will have the questions and as was the case in the charlie gibson town hall meeting and the tom brokaw town ha...

>>gregg: has being a new kid changed your idea and perceptions about bullying? >> yes, it has, because bullying is not only a physical thing, but it is also a verbal way of communication and i was never, really, knowledgeable about that until the new kid. >> bullying is a really big through and if you are being bullied, stand up or temperature a trusted adult about the issue so it can get resolved before it gets worse. >>gregg: it is so great that you have study guides for teachers, association ...

Be held in the same standards like they were in the real world. welcome to you. i also want to note that the states education commissioner agreed to come on but declined late yesterday saying she had a prior commitment. so do you think the plan is racist. >> i dont know if i would call the plan racist. we need to call hout the board of education for making a concession that really just reinscribes our perceptions about race from the past the problem with this particular set of bempbl marks is it...

Benchmarking, were reinscribing negative perceptions about people from certain backgrounds. heres what board members argue. the new standards would be an improvement on current levels. but does setting a lower bar for certain races, does it solve the problem of poor performance? does it do anything you think, on an emotional level? does it make them feel lesser? or does it set a lower bar so success is achieved more easily? theres two ways to look at it. >> it should be statewide. the governor o...

The last 31 months, weve had private sector job growth, created 5.1 million new jobs. and as of last friday, we had the lowest unemployment rate weve enjoyed in the last four years. does more need to happen? of course it does. but thats why the president is going to win virginia, because he is talking about growing the middle class out and talking about job creation and strengthening our economy in ways that will invest for the future. he has a plan. the other side doesnt. its resonating in virg...

Republicans talking about? theyre talking about how many times joe biden laughed or had a reaction rather than the substance. they dont have substance on their side. they can only go to stylistic points. to that paul ryan did a good job of memorizing his answers and weve talked about this before, memorizing enough numbers and facts and figures he can throw them out there is that sounded like thats got to be a plan because theres a lot of numbers in it. >> numbers make a plan. thank you all. next...

Committee with an important responsibility, to check when government actions take place from other agencies, oversight to try to get to the bottom of some of these things. democrats say they didnt feel that they were given sufficient notice about what was being gathered by the committee in terms of interviews done, a member of the committee traveled to libya but democrats were not included in that. weve seen low-grade quarrelling going on and when everyone steps back they all agree because of th...

News cycle. >> its striking. it is hard to on watch that and be struck by the fact that the president doesnt talk like that -- his cadence, his phraseology, these are words he wouldnt use. but i dont think this is how the elections going to be determined. i dont think for undecided voters, old video from early in his campaign, when a lot of people were not paying attention will be something they latch on to. if you are inclined not to like president obam ayou will find more things to not like. b...

Of the debates that could be decisive. >> heather: there is the matter of real world matters as well in terms what is going on in the real world, surrounding these debates and the times they happen, right? >> exactly right. four years ago the reason nothing changed from this point on to the rest of the election, the debates didnt matter because we already had the wall street meltdown and candidates had reacted, real world events solidified s solid lead. we havent had an event like that but there...