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Mitt Romney and Barack Obama during the third Presidential Debate
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Election 2012: The Last Presidential Debate

By Viviana Hurtado | 10/23/2012 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

The table that divided President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney did not adequately capture how far apart their visions are on America’s role in the world. How to deal with friend Israel or foe Iran, trade with an emboldened China, and troop withdrawals from Afghanistan are some of the issues where their differences emerged. Both...

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Arizona County Screws Up Spanish Election Date Notification

By Samantha Leal | 10/18/2012 - 15:14 | 0 Comments

Arizona officials in Maricopa County made a big mistake on official government documents printed in Spanish, reporting the wrong election date.

The document was attached to updated voter registration cards that were requested to be delivered in person, and listed the general election date as November 8 in Spanish. The document reported the correct date (November 6)...

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Mitt Romney and Barack Obama during the second Presidential Debate
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Election 2012 Presidential Debates: Obama and Romney Re-Match

By Viviana Hurtado | 10/17/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

This was the debate between the two men vying to be President Americans were waiting for. President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney sparred on domestic and foreign policy, at times interrupting and talking over each other, hurling accusations of their alleged respective failures and even getting in each other’s faces....

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WATCH: Rosie Perez Mocks Mitt Romney

By Samantha Leal | 10/15/2012 - 09:15 | 0 Comments

In a video for the new campaign by super PACs Jewish Council for Education and Research and American Bridge 21st Century, Rosie Perez feigns sympathy for Mitt Romney, targeting (and mocking) the comment he made at a May fundraiser that it "would be helpful to be Latino" to get elected president. 

Perez, who has campaigned for...

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Joe Biden and Paul Ryan during the Vice Presidential Debate
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Vice Presidential Debate 2012: Biden vs. Ryan

By Viviana Hurtado | 10/12/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

It was the sizzling, red meat debate millions of Americans expected but did not get last week between President Barack Obama and challenger Governor Mitt Romney. Vice-President Joseph Biden, Jr. and his Republican opponent Congressman Paul Ryan fired away on issues ranging from foreign policy,...

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VP Debate Airs Tonight

By Samantha Leal | 10/11/2012 - 10:12 | 0 Comments

The vice presidential debate occurs tonight, with Vice President Joe Biden and Mitt Romney's candidate, Paul Ryan. Most would agree that Joe Biden has his work cut out for him, after President Barack Obama failed to impress in the presidential debate last week. 

The debate will...

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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during 2012 first Presidential Debate
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Election 2012 Presidential Debates: Romney Comes Out Strong

By Viviana Hurtado | 10/04/2012 - 13:05 | 0 Comments

The pressure was on Mitt Romney to deliver a strong performance at the first presidential debate before the millions of Americans who tuned in. He showed up with his “A” game. President Obama, some would say, did not.

The Denver debate focused on domestic issues – taxes, the economy, jobs,...

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Presidential Debates Start Tonight

By Samantha Leal | 10/03/2012 - 09:37 | 0 Comments

The first presidential debate of the election between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will take place in Colorado, focusing on domestic policy. The debate will be moderated by Jim Lehrer (host of NewsHour on PBS). This is the first of three debates for the opponents, and is taking place in what ...

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