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Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they differ on China China's rise has led President Obama to 鈥減ivot鈥� his foreign policy toward Asia, hoping to enhance US power and expand its cooperation with China. Romney speaks more in terms of confronting a country whose interests often clash with those of the US.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 7 ways they differ on energy issues Both President Obama and Mitt Romney claim to want to expand America鈥檚 access to conventional fuels and green energy. But their energy plans have very different flavors.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 6 ways they differ on health-care reform Former Gov. Mitt Romney has taken a libertarian turn since championing health-care reforms in Massachusetts, including an individual mandate to purchase insurance, which became the model for President Obama's signature law. Here鈥檚 a list of areas where the candidates differ.
Audit the fed? Gold standard? Five new things in GOP platformParty leaders may say they haven't read the GOP platform, but it is an important safety valve for Republicans leery of the nominee. The 2012 edition has more than one nod to Ron Paul supporters.
Obama vs. Romney 101: Where are the sharpest divides?Both parties say that America stands at a crossroads 鈥� and that this election will determine which of two starkly different paths it will take. Election-year hyperbole? Not really. The Monitor examines how Mitt Romney and Barack Obama differ on the many important issues facing the nation.
The Paul Ryan budget: 5 go-to sources for understanding it Looking for in-depth analysis of the Paul Ryan budget plan? D.C. Decoder has compiled a list of excellent sources to help you sort out truth from fiction.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on jobs Whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama occupies the White House in January, one of them will have to deal with more than 12 million jobless Americans, or a little over 8 percent of the total workforce. Where do the candidates stand on issues relating to jobs?
Chris Christie's big hope in GOP convention speech: an Obama repeatNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will give the keynote address at the GOP convention Tuesday night. It's a prestigious slot that usually leads to very little 鈥� except in one recent case.聽
Republican convention looks like a tea party gatheringMost tea party Republicans have come to accept Mitt Romney as one of their own. But it's really Paul Ryan that they're enthusiastic about, and many of their champions are key speakers.
Rick Santorum: Why his convention speech mattersRick Santorum is addressing the convention Tuesday night. Romney's primary foe is now a key ally in the battle to defeat Obama 鈥� and keep the party's social conservative wing in line. But there's also a downside.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 3 ways they differ on regulation Wall Street is a big target 鈥� blamed for the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession. Mitt Romney says efforts to rein in financiers via more regulation are an attack on 鈥渆conomic freedom.鈥� President Obama says new regulations would make it 鈥渕ore profitable to play by the rules than to game the system.鈥� Here are three specifics on which the two differ.
Karl Rove: 5 deep thoughts at start of GOP convention Karl Rove has resuscitated his political career and now runs Crossroads GPS and American Crossroads, two political organizations that could spend $1 billion combined to promote Republicans during the coming election. Here are five political pearls from arguably the No. 1 conservative powerbroker in America.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 differences on education President Obama says his policy initiatives are helping teachers, schools, and students. Mitt Romney advocates more school choice and private-sector involvement. Here is a look at how the two differ on eduction issues.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 differences on Israel President Obama's positions on Israeli-Palestinian peace have rankled Israel鈥檚 conservative coalition government, while Mitt Romney insists he would be a better friend to Israel. Here are some of the issues on which the candidates differ.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 differences on women's issues President Obama won the women鈥檚 vote four years ago, and he鈥檒l need to again to win reelection, given Mitt Romney鈥檚 strength among male voters. Here are some of the women鈥檚 issues on which the candidates differ.
'Swift-Boating' Obama? Pentagon denounces politics of attack ad.A group of former Special Operations Forces officers has criticized the White House for what it says were dangerous leaks of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Now, the US military is pushing back.
CBO on 'fiscal cliff': newest estimate is gloomiest yetThe CBO, Congress's budget watchdog, warns that the US economy will 'probably' slide back into recession, if the tax hikes and spending cuts mandated for year's end take effect.
Where Todd Akin and Paul Ryan agree, and disagree, on abortionThere's nothing to indicate that Paul Ryan shares Rep. Todd Akin's strange rationale for denying rape victims access to abortion. But the GOP's vice presidential candidate opposes such abortions, nonetheless.
US government and politics no longer run by WASPs. Does it matter?Neither of the top leaders in Congress nor any member of the US Supreme court is a WASP 鈥撀燼 white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant. And now, for the first time in US history, none of the major party candidates for president or vice president is a WASP.
Looming 'fiscal cliff' is hurting US economy now, economists warnMemo to Washington: Don't wait until after the election to resolve the 'fiscal cliff' facing the nation on Dec. 31. Uncertainty about taxes and spending is already harming the US economy, risking a new recession, some economists say.
