From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Presidential debates and running the country.

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Mitt Romney jumped a bit in the polls after last week's debate while the president and his top

advisors conceded was not his best performance.

But they're promising a different outcome with two more debates to go.

Meantime, what about that passivity and lack of energy?

Is it evidence that Obama really isn't enjoying his job?

Not just the give and take of debating, but getting others to bend to his will.

Was Republican Governor Romney any better at working with Democrats in Massachusetts

than the president's been at dealing with Congress?

On reporter's notebook later on, STEM cell research gets the Nobel Prize.

First year's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To The Point.

President Obama's week debate performance last week has raised questions about how much he really enjoys his job.

Reportedly, he despises the soundbites and talking points the news media demand. How does he

feel about coping with a hostile Congress? What about former Governor Mitt Romney's record with

Democrats in Massachusetts? We'll hear about that today.

Under Porter's notebook, the Nobel Prize goes to two scientists for turning back the biological

clock. First, this news update at the Virginia Military Institute today, Mitt Romney made what

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