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paths set to cross again on the campaign trail today, this time in the critical battle ground state of ohio. both men are trying to win toss-up states like ohio and a key voting bloc as well; white males. as politico reports today, quote: after decades of taking a backseat to the growing voting demographics of women, latinos, middle class, white men are finding themselves front and center once again. let's get a fair and balanced debate underway. we're joined by simon rosenberg, president and founder of ndn and a former clinton campaign adviser, mary katherine hamm is editor at large of hot air.com and a fox news contributor. mary katherine, according to a gallup poll last month, mitt romney enjoyed a 24-point advantage among white males nationally. last week reuters/ip sos put it at 20%. is he in danger of losing,

another battleground state, ohio and vice president biden is in another battleground state, florida. >> you can see the first presidential debate here on cnn wednesday on 7:00 p.m. eastern. thank you for spending your morning with us. >>> we have much more a hehead cnn saturday morning. it starts right now. good morning, everyone. i'm deborah fereyick in for randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell, 8:00 on the east coast, 5 in the west. we're starting with new revelations on the attack in libya, the attack that killed ambassador chris stevenson and three other americans. >> they're now saying it was a distribute deliberate assault. suzanne kelly has more. >> this is really the fullest accounting yet that rarely ever ventures into the public domain to issue a statement what they knew. right now, the intelligence statement says this was a deliberate organized assault carried out by extremists affiliated with or sympathetic for al qaeda. that's from shawn turner, director of the public affairs for the national intelligence. i think why we're seeing this, too, two plus weeks after the attack

hi, my name's eric duncan, i'm the associate curator for rare books and man you scripts at the ohio state literary library in columbus, ohio. we are here at the jan and jack creighton special reading room which we share with a couple of divisions of the ohio state library special collections d. and the -- [inaudible] research library. and i'm here to talk to you a little bit today about art collections which are really rather expansive and to give you a sense of what kinds of things we have by highlighting a few examples of things that i particularly like, um, some of them are also just random, off-the-cuff selections. the first item i'd like to talk about today is what i like to describe as my white whale. this is the hornby bible. this is probably, in my very biased opinion, one of the most substantial and beautiful items we have in the rare books and manuscripts collections. and what the hornby bible is, is an example of an early 13th century transitional bible. what i mean by that is medieval bibles by and large, um, did not look at all like bibles as we think of them today. they tend

ohio state has the reformation collection consists over 600 titles their rear perching close to 700. every aspect of the german reformation ohio is extremely lucky of the early german protestant movement. user all written by martin luther. addressed to the termination but it will become as the years come by basically what this doctor dictates is no personal relationship need not be mediated by priest. to take their own salvation into their hands. on the the blood inactivity it was probably losers most antagonistic this was october 152080 attacks the structure to pay particular attention with the eucharist and perhaps this is the first printed occurrence of attention with the eucharist and perhaps this is the first printed occurrence of looser calling the pope the anti-christ. there is no going back. then to on the freedom of the christian taxed, we see luther same the peso christian does not believe in god because he is compiled or a free and willing pursuit of charity because you love it -- of god, not because you are compelled to love god. >> these three men got together and went ou

i want to talk about ohio because as you know, it's a key battle ground state, a swing state that bothamps are trying to win this because of the electoral rich, 18 electoral votes out there. how do you think the romney-ryan ticket should actually campaign in ohio to win and make a surprise win, right now, president obama has a slight edge over him? >> well, i think you're going through the southwestern part of the state where we have many coal miners and workers who basically feel that they are being trashed by president that is anti-coal. and you underscore the fact that this president has been actively opposed to religious liberty and has taken on the catholic church. i think that there-- that the president has put so-called reagan republicans back in play and blue collar workers are there for the grabbing. >> thank you, sir, i think you laid it out very well. kenneth blackwell, former secretary of state of ohio, thank you for sharing your perspective. >> good to be with you, kelly. >> kelly: all right. >> two big automakers teaming up to build a different kind of sports car, it's gr

we have the secretary of state, john huston coming up. we will hear why ohioting some voting hours would be helpful. >> our thanks to state senator nina turner. secretary of state is standing by and we will talk more about votes early voting and the battle for ohio. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] >>> we're back with our ohio discussion. early voting there starts next week. all the talk there is about the final three days of early voting. the saturday, sunday and monday right before election day.

said that, secretary of state issued a directive to all of the boards of elections throughout the state of ohio a move. the judge was not pleased with that, and that's when he said secretary of state, you come see me next week. today, the secretary of state issued that directive and said, i apologize for the impression, but i am asking for a stay in this case as we appeal. ed, they are appealing to stop access to the ballot, so no, this is not necessarily a good thing in the state of ohio. enough is enough. they need to stop suppressing the vote. >> it sounds like the federal judge is certainly paying attention to what the heck the scheming that is going on here, when dewine came out and said that, the judge responded. i mean, that's the way -- so it sounds like you have a federal judge who is on top of this and going to make sure that these voters are going to be having the opportunity to vote early. but are the republicans in the midst of all of this succeeding in confusing ohio voters? what about that? >> absolutely, ed, not just ohio voters. i was in charlotte and voters all over the countr

the band got into it at ohio state scored a late touchdown. where is the california defense? give the bears defense they almost upset the buckeyes. 35-28 = final score at ohio state. >> this is a huge day and a huge night for stanford college football team. both against national powers and one of them just pulled it off with this late breaking news. also, the a's have a huge chance for the world series with the baltimore orioles. surprisingly competitive. the new the latest and the giants. >> huge college football. the cardinals are hosting second ranked palo alto. stanford just won the game 21-14. upsetting the u.s. sea. that is a big game the defeat of usc. and take a look at the cal bears in columbus. that is the only person sleeping in the entire stadium. the third quarter, look out for brendan bigelow. one of the best runs all year. 81 yds later. to not call him deuce bigelow. 20-14 final score and the bears are thinking that just four different but 160 yds. two different touchdowns. and his second touchdown of the game tied it at . the band got into it at ohio state sco

states. but they may have tricks still up their sleeve. for more on that, let's go to ohiohave you with us tonight. first of all, put into context for us just how big a ruling this is in favor of democracy? >> it's extraordinary, ed. the u.s. district judge did rule, as you have so eloquently illustrated for your viewers, that it is unconstitutional, the statute that was set up by the ohio general assembly is unconstitutional and all voters will have equal access to the ballot the last three days before election day. this is extraordinary for democracy in ohio. and also on monday, ed, lot us not forget, another u.s. district judge ruled that the state cannot toss out ballots that are cast based on poll worker error, another victory. we had a victory on monday in the state and a victory today in the state for democracy and for the voters of ohio. >> attorney general mike dewine who is a former senator for the republicans said he was going to appeal the decision. he's continuing to use the military privileges as the excuse for restricting other voter rights. how do democrats

ohio. that's governor mitt romney just a short time ago. taking his message to the voters battle ground statee ohio. we have live team coverage from the campaign trails and fox and in ohio president obama stops there later today. first steve brown, in jacksonville, florida where governor romney will meet up with paul ryan for a rally today. >> good afternoon, uma, romney and ryan together in jacksonville campaigning together. but they are campaigning separately earlier today. mitt romney in cincinnati area. this is a place where there is a lot of republican votes. around the city of cincinnati. romney talked to a crowd of 2000 saying before he gave his convention speech in canada he looked at the speeches and made note of barack obama conscrention speech when he talk body jobs. >> if you have a coach that is zero and 23 million, you say it is time to get a new coach. [applause] it is time for america to see a winning season again and we'll bring it to them. >> paul ryan was north in columbus and he was in the ohio state university of the miami at ohio football game doing a little tailgating.

years of getting the runaround, what america needs is a turnaround. >> reporter: it's a tough state. ohio's unemployment rate is lower than the national average. in ohio, and seven other states today, the president releases another ad, slamming romney for dismissing the 47% of americans who don't pay taxes. romney's new ad will focus on struggling american families. >> ann romney made her debut appear's on "the tonight show with jay leno." and talking about the difference between mitt romney now versus two decades ago when the two first met. >> you guys have been married 42 years. you met in high school. >> met in high school. >> so, was it love at first sight? >> it was for me. we met at this party. i will tell you, my heart was just -- i mean for me it was -- i think for him too. >> was there dancing? was he a good dancedancer? >> he's got be to ten to be a b dancer. >> way to say, protecting her man's groove. she said the election her husband who is a mormon would show that prejudices are left behind. >>> 4:52. people in one cash strapped community fighting back against a controversial r

as we reported, governor romney was in the key battle ground state of ohio earlier today. taking president obama to task on everything from the economy to education. we're also following another major story in the buckeye state. federal judge there granting a request by the obama campaign and democrats overturning a state law, restoring to all voters the option of casting their ballot in person during the final three days before the november election. molly henneberg is live for us in washington with more on this. hi, molly? >> hi. the president's reelection campaign says it's, quote, pleased with the court's decision. but the state of ohio is planning to appeal the judge's ruling and that appeal likely will be filed on tuesday. for now, a federal judge is telling ohio that it cannot implement its law that ends early in person voting three days before an election. except for the military and ohioans living overseas. the obama campaign and democrats challenged that law, saying in part that it valued some voters over others and would hurt low income and minority voters. one o

up only four points in the state of florida. ohio in particular shaping up as a critical battleground. mitt romney spending his third consecutive day there. president obama will be in the state this morning. today's "new york times" reporting that aidot romney say the republican candidate and paul ryan will campaign together now much more often in the coming weeks. according to the report, the move underscores concerns that mr. romney is not generating enough excitement on his own and need mrs. ryan t fire up the pporters. you'llee he din an evident as caaign stop yesterday outside dayton, ohio. >> wow. that's quite a guy, isn't it? an romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. that's great. thank you. >> meanwhile congressman ryan a big green bay packers fan vented about that call on monday night football. went on to compare the nfl's reemrefs, yes, to the obama administration. >> i got to start off on something that was really troubling that occurred last night. did you watch that packer game last nig? i mean, give me a br

both men have been frequent visitors through ohio and while romney rolls through the state on wednesdayt stumps there as well. >> it is good to be in ohio. it is great to be in this beautiful setting. >> also this week with the first presidential debate closing in, both continue their debate preps. randi? >> thank you, paul. >>> the 2012 campaign season is gives the cast of "saturday night live" plenty to talk about or make fun of. on last night's show, a twist of the gaffes, check it out. >> president obama said you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. a rare gaffe from the president brings us our segment "what are you doing?" i'm not saying what you said isn't true. i'm saying why are you saying anything during this romney tailspin. i mean let's review. on monday a secret tape is released where romney insults half of the country and on the same day he stands by the remarks. on friday paul ryan gets booed by the aarp and instead of just enjoying that, you say, hey, everybody, remember my campaign

president obama will hold a rally at kent state university in northeast ohio later today, and as you ow, i graduated from consekent state and the sts are not only excited about the visit but eager for what he has to say. pictures taken by kent state opportunities. many lined up a the 2:30 in the morning to get a ticket. some 2,000 students showed up. at one point, the line wound around five buildings. >> we have been here since 3:30 in the morning. >> half an hour's sleep. >> oh, my gosh. >> kent state university has an excellent journalism program. i know because i got my degree there and kind of owe my career to kent. >>> with me now, rich pierce, student director of tv 2, the student television station on campus, haanchoring kent state' coverage today. welcome. >> hi. thanks for having me. >> glad you're here. i'm good. set the scene for me. is it a mad house on campus? >> well, yeah. i mean, that's all anyone's talking about this week since we found out the president was coming today. seems like no matter what the political view is, whether they're republican, democrat or other, t

both men have been frequent visitors through ohio and while romney rolls through the state on wednesdayt stumps there as well. >> it is good to be in ohio. it is great to be in this beautiful setting. >> also this week with the first presidential debate closing in, both continue their debate preps. randi? >> thank you, paul. >>> the 2012 campaign season is gives the cast of "saturday night live" plenty to talk about or make fun of. on last night's show, a twist of the gaffes, check it out. >> president obama said you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. a rare gaffe from the president brings us our segment "what are you doing?" i'm not saying what you said isn't true. i'm saying why are you saying anything during this romney tailspin. i mean let's review. on monday a secret tape is released where romney insults half of the country and on the same day he stands by the remarks. on friday paul ryan gets booed by the aarp and instead of just enjoying that, you say, hey, everybody, remember my campaign slogan? ye

ohio, mr. obama continues to push hard in the state. it's a huge priority for the campaign according to a top aide. by our count the president has visited ohio at least 13 times so far this year. this time ahead of early voting, which by the way begins next tuesday. now, today the president was again selling his policies and his record in a state he says has benefitted from the auto bailout. he talked about the thousands of jobs created but also hit china and went after his gop opponent. >> he's been talking tough on china. he says he's going to take the fight to them. he's going to go after these cheaters. and i've got to admit, that message is better than what he's actually done about this thing. it sounds better than talking about all the years he spent profiting from companies that sent our jobs to china. so when you hear this newfound outrage, when you see these ads he's running promising to get tough on china, it feels a lot like that fox saying, you know, we need more secure chicken coops. >> reporter: as for the polls, traveling

ohio. that is the key state of ohio right in the center part of the state near columbus, ohio, the capital city. mitt romney hitting the president on debt and deficit spending moments ago. >> do we want four more years where every single year the take-home pay goes down? >> no!. >> do we want four more years of trillion dollar deficits? >> know. >> i don't believe we can afford four more years like the last four years and the reason i believe after the debates and after the cam panes and after all the ads are over, the people of ohio are going to say loud and clear on november 6th, we can't afford four more years. we must do better. [cheers and applause] bill: you can watch this speech. it steams life on foxnews.com as the rally continues there in westerville, ohio. martha: fire and protests in the streets of europe. listen to some of this. [shouting]. those are the scenes with riot police out in force in the streets of the city of madrid. clashing with hooded protesters there. tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets according to reports on the ground there. they're an

. >> there is ohio casting votes for the president and next president of the united states, barack obama. >> thank you mr. chairman. and there is ohio cast 188 votes. for barack obama. >> ohio, that is saying you want to win and and there are organizers on the ground. >> and there is next question. >> listen, i think one decision that will matter a lot in the state of ohio fact that more pundits know and the president granted rescue loans to auto industry. one in eight jobs in ohio linked to the auto industry. a mill gin yin jobs on the line. the president took action. gm has been reborn. that will matter a lot. we've made invest manies to spur both at the manufacturing sector. there is 5,000 jobs have been created. there is to continue the growth, you can see pro guess there. we can't stop there. >> and if my recollection serves me correctly ohio unemployment is lower than the national average. there is a republican governor there. do you howe do you convince it's not the republican governor that did this for you it's the democratic president? >> i think what is interesting is that many

i dropped out of ohio state. we did beat you in football. they stole that coach from ohio state.utures would, over, and a decent -- the hoosiers would come over and a decent team went out the window. i came to the west coast in 1977. there was a great feeling of the remnants of the country rock scene and the eagles were at the apex of their career. linda ronstadt was also. i was drawn by those beacons. it became home. l.a. is infectious. tavis: why not nashville? >> i got there, even to this day, in retrospect, i understand. it is a different business. the business there is songwriting. the way in the door it is songwriting. ironically, at because i've read most of my career, -- written most of my career, but i was approaching it from a performance standpoint. i needed to get in and night clubs and present the material that way. there is more opportunity now to perform and to make inroads that way. but it was not that way in the 1970's. it was a company town that was in the business of songwriting. you had to get a job as a staff songwriter. i should have been knocking on the doo

ohio state a winner over michigan state and now, a guy that played football at ohio state, bo pelini about ready to take his 4 and 1 cornhuskers into columbus next weekend. reminder, stick around for the ford wrapup show after the game. wrapping up a pretty incredible day around college football. and this was an incredible game. on home coming number 102 for nebraska? >> i just think the ability of of taylor martinez to keep his poise and keep this defense, and find their way to come back and win this, very impressive. >> brent: second biggest comeback in nebraska history. 30-27. 20 unanswered points. and they win it at home to go to 4-1. let's check in with holly. >> holly: coach, what can you make at second half it was a different story for you on defense? >> just a couple of few simple adjustment adjustments. just execute we made more plays down the field. we didn't make many plays, he stayed the course. just persevere through. >> holly: how do you describe the defense coming up 3 and 1 and they get a stop on a team like wisconsin p. >> they got after it. i thought our guys played

ohio. that is why this state is so crucial. al votes are being really grab at by both the president and mitt romney. both candidates spending so much time there, and, suzanne, the thing about ohio from romney, it really is a must-win state wrush talk about whether states you must win or not. capturing ohio, also capturing back florida, such -- so important for mitt romney, and the new poll numbers there are really not really helping mitt romney's case right now. i don't know if you have them, but we put together an average of the last four polls. there it is. there you go. you can see the president by seven points over mitt romney in ohio. a similar story in florida and a budget of the other battleground states. of course, it's five and a half weeks until the election. anything can happen, and we have those debates coming up one week from today. they start, suzanne, that could also change the needle on the polling. >> certainly could. right around the corner there. all right, paul. thank you very much. obviously president obama,

call is the triangle, the path 270 electoral votes run through these three states, florida, ohio, virginia. this morning our new poll shows president obama is ahead of mitt romney in all three of them. in florida the president leads romney by 5 points among likely voterings, 49-44. the president also siting with a five-point lead in virginia, 49-44. in ohio the president leads 50, seven points ahead of mitt romney. according to battleground map romney needs to capture at least two of these states if not all three to get to 270 electoral votes. the president could hit or surpass by winning just one. if he wins two, he checkmates romney. keep your eye on the president's number. if he's polling at 49 or 50 the sunday before the election he's going to win. right now that number is matching his job rating, 49% of likely voters in florida and ohio, florida and virginia, 50% of voters in ohio approve of the job he's doing. romney's biggest asset has been the sour attitude voters have about the direction of the country. that is what shifted here and it's a change that could be critical if it's lon

ohio you win the presidency. that's why these two guys are fighting over the state and down the stretch they are going to be in ohio a lot. arthel: let me jump in with specifics here, bob. as you say we already said the president is visiting two state universities there. he's going after the young voters. they put him over-the-top in 08 with a 51% lead over the ka main palin ticket. certainly the president is not taking the ohio voters for granted. this is his 13th visit here this year. will it be a hard sell for the president to keep his supporters on the hook there? >> i mean it's a state that he got a shellacking in 2010. he had a lot of house republicans pick up seats there. we have a senate seat there. i think he's going to be talking about the bailout, which mostly helps him in michigan but it helps him in ohio. he can talk about the economy in ohio because the nation's unemployment rate is a full point higher roughly than ohio. that is going good to be the tough dynamic for mitt romney. he's going to talk about the economy. romney had said the unemployment rate would go to 6% nationwide. he has to make the c

. >> oklahoma state, ohio state, alabama, they all look strong. there were no glaring weaknesses of the top teams. >> except michigan. you expect alabama, oregon, oklahoma is going to come back, west virginia, but i don't know if you expected michigan to get beat that badly. >> and that quickly. >> and that quickly. that is the thing. if you're in the top ten to start the season, you have to be pretty good. that surprised me how badly it got so quickly. >> i'll stick up for him. and, again, not a good start for the big ten. hey, let's talk about usc because everybody will be talking about them tomorrow. what stands out about them? >> listen. knocked the rust off. lane kitsffin said he was not happy with the offense. i think as the season goes on you're going to see a lot of fire power on the outside. usc looked phenomenal i thought tonight. >> lessons, lessons, lessons. everywhere you go, you've about got a weapon for usc. >> hey, speaking of weapons and offense, just out here out west eugene, oregon, so far the ducks looking pretty darn good pret

ohio? >> just in the state of ohio. d then he talks about getting tough on outsourcing to china but he's the one that outsourced to ina. and now he says, i care about the middle class butiveso specifics. it's not believable. look, the guy did a terrible mistake by saying the 47%. the man who said he doesn't care about 47% of the people is heading for not even getting 47 of the vote >>krystal, when you look at the polls, and not just the "new york times" poll, the president has a big lead. 10%, "new york times." "the washington post," 8% for the presint. nbc washingnjol, lead. fox news, 7% lead. the columbus dispatch, 5% lead. it's clear that the president is ahead in ohio and no republican has won witho winning the state of ohio. >> if mi romney does not win ohio, he does not win this election. held mathematically, theoretically do it, but he would have to win every other swing state that is also leaning towards obama. if he doesn't win ohio, h doesn't win. and i think when that video came out aboutim talking about the

. >> the key battleground states, ohio, pennsylvania and florida. another state to keep a close eye on is virginia and mitt romney will be here once again in springfield. both were in ohio. mitt romney going down the campaign trail continuing to make the economy topic number one. >> there are so many in our economy that are hurting. >> as i travel around ohio i do not see a lot of victims. i see hardworking ohioans. >> the president leads the 53% to 43% in ohio. in pennsylvania, the latest poll shows obama leading 54% to 42%. and in florida president obama leads a 53% to 44%. here in virginia one woman is reluctant to commit to romney. she says she may vote republican in the senate race but she was turned off by the mitt romney 47% remarke. >> what he said about 47% depending on the government, that is not true at all. >> this alexandria of voter. >> we have been losing jobs, but i think the mitt romney plan is superior to the president's plan. >> obama in the lead. there is a margin of error. romney campaign officials say they find fault with the qu

. >> oklahoma state, ohio state, alabama, they all look strong. there were no glaring weaknesses of the top teams. >> except michigan. you expect alabama, oregon, oklahoma is going to come back, west virginia, but i don't know if you expected michigan to get beat that badly. >> and that quickly. >> and that quickly. that is the thing. if you're in the top ten to start the season, you have to be pretty good. that surprised me how badly it got so quickly. >> i'll stick up for him. and, again, not a good start for the big ten. hey, let's talk about usc because everybody will be talking about them tomorrow. what stands out about them? >> listen. knocked the rust off. lane kitsffin said he was not happy with the offense. i think as the season goes on you're going to see a lot of fire power on the outside. usc looked phenomenal i thought tonight. >> lessons, lessons, lessons. everywhere you go, you've about got a weapon for usc. >> hey, speaking of weapons and offense, just out here out west eugene, oregon, so far the ducks looking pretty darn good pret

ohio, but we are not gonna stand for it, reverend. you have been here several times and you know there are fighters on the ground in the state of ohio. ll system to stand up and champion voting rights in this state. >> when they are limited early voting, the fact is that early voting has proven to work in the state of ohio especially after having contentious results a couple of elections cycles ago. they want to pull back on it when it effectively worked in counties that needed this, particularly for people that work? >> and rev, let us not forget that secretary husted then was in support of the turn around the state did from deet back. le of 2004 to ensure that folks had more access to the ballot but again, funny what 2008 will do to have republicans reverse course and try to steal this election. it makes no sense, rev. and for people who are homeless or elderly folks who may live in a nursing home, you know, people may think it's easy to have access to these i.d.s, but it is not. and until you are one of those who are in the greatest need, we are turning our back, reverend, this country, on poor folks, on people of color, on working

those states. in ohiot obama has a 25-point lead with women and mitt romney leads by 8 points among men. in pennsylvania, president obama has 21-point lead among women d romney holds a 1-td m a then in florida president obama a 9-point lead with women and mitt romney leads by 3 points among men. but with all that focus on women, there's an article in politico arguing that white men may be the key in this election. that article is the work of seolal writer louis romano who joins me now. after decades, you say after taking a backseat to women and latinos, middle class white men are finding themselves front and center again and potential game changers for this election. >> well, that's right. the g cedy both sides. i don't think that they were necessarily ignored before. but everybody had sort of their demographic and republicans never ha to worry about losing them. democrats knew tt they uld never gethennd still sort of where they are but what they can't do is lose any. so they're each trying to desperately

. >> they say in crucial swing state of ohio, only 3.3% of eligible military voters have requested ballots of a week-and-a-half ago. in north carolina, just 1.7%. virginia. 1.4%. florida, 15.7%. members of the militarism center to vote from the home states. in 2009, congress passed the military and overseas voter empowerment act, meant to help smooth the voting process.