First Word: On the ground

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• George W. Bush returns to the White House
• Condoleezza Rice endorses Romney
• Mayor Bloomberg plans to ban sale of large sugary drinks
• NBC-Marist polls: Obama, Romney deadlocked in three key states
• Screenshots of tweets politicians quickly deleted
• Former Justice John Paul Stevens criticizes Citizens United