Fact-checking the second Obama-Romney debate: Who told the biggest whoppers?

2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Fact-checking the second Obama-Romney debate: Who told the biggest whoppers? The facts and figures flew furiously in Tuesday night's debate. Not all of them were true THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN Mitt Romney's 'binders full of women': The fallout The internet is giddy over Romney's rather odd phrase about his record on gender equality in the workplace. Will it harm his campaign? SPORTS Nike cuts ties with Lance Armstrong: The right move? The former Tour de France champ loses his lucrative contract with the world's biggest sportswear company following damning doping allegations 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RACE Fact-checking Candy Crowley's 'act of terror' fact-check The debate moderator comes under fire for siding with Obama in a key moment of the second presidential debate. Was she right? ANIMAL KINGDOM 7 of the scariest spiders in existence Eight-legged arachnids, like the Goliath bird-eater or the eyeless Kauai cave wolf spider, are some of the most feared critters on the planet SCIENCE+TECH Do multivitamins help prevent cancer? A new study suggests a daily supplement lowers cancer risk in men by 8 percent FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE Should you go to the drugstore for your flu shot? Yes, says Amanda Schaffer at Slate. And don't forget to get vaccines for shingles and whooping cough, too SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE $499 Microsoft Surface already on backorder; does the iPad have a real rival? NEWSER U.S. violent crime climbs for first time since 1993 NEW YORK MAGAZINE Meningitis outbreak now a criminal matter THE FRISKY Judge dismisses racial discrimination suit against The Bachelor SALON Puppet march planned in D.C. to defend PBS funding Weird news photo quiz Leggy shepherds. Skull enthusiasts. For each of these five curious images, see if you can choose the answer that correctly completes the photo caption         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.