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Romney up with women in poll, Bain and gay marriage

A new CBS News/NYT poll shows Romney is making gains with women voters, but how accurate is the number? Bloomberg Businessweek's Josh Green and NBC News' Chuck Todd discuss this as well as Romney's record at Bain, his defense of his time at Bain, and how the country is feeling about the president's endorsement of gay marriage.

Scarborough: Feels like Romney, Obama campaigning in ‘94

Joe Scarborough argues that Mitt Romney and the GOP's campaigning on "cut taxes, cut regulation, cut spending" and President Obama's attacks on Wall Street are straight out of the "1994 handbook" and are ignoring the bigger problems of 2012.

NOW & Later: Sleepwalking, photobombs, and wine

Alex asks her NOW panelists what they didn’t get to talk about on the show, and Ben Smith reveals the BuzzFeed post that’s overtaking Mitt Romney as the most popular subject on the site.

Lack of trust in Facebook may hold back ad sales

Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.

Army opens jobs in combat battalions to women

Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what has already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.