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SUMMARY: Judy Woodruff reports on the candidates' preparation for what many expect to be a high stakes presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y., while Ray Suarez and NPR's Peter Overby examine how September campaign ad spending has been boosted by hundreds of thousands of television commercials funded by Super PACs.
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PETER OVERBY, National Public Radio: And both (Republican/Democrat non-PACs) these groups are 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. That means that they don't disclose their donors. So, this is a significant amount of money in a presidential campaign that is coming from unidentified donors.
OT QUESTION: The last presidential town-hall debate, who and how were the audience chosen? In other words, was the audience stacked by either party OR by choosing media/political professionals OR pre-screened?
"Dems Look to Hold Senate Majority, GOP Tries to Wrest Control in Key Races" PBS Newshour 10/15/2012
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SUMMARY: Republicans and Democrats are looking to muster the votes in key elections to take the Senate majority. Judy Woodruff talks to USA Today's Susan Page and The Rothenberg Political Report's Stu Rothenberg about campaigns in states like Missouri, Massachusetts and Virginia, and whether the majority is still in play.
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