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Libya attacks, debate put national security on center stage

Even though America has been at war for over a decade and Iran is threatening to build a nuclear weapon, domestic issues have dominated this election, with President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney focusing most of their attention on taxes, health care and the economy. That is ...

In this June 28, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks about the Supreme Court ruling on health care in Washington. Romney says he has a plan to help people with pre-existing medical conditions get health insurance. But there�s a huge catch: You basically have to be covered in the first place. If you had a significant break in health insurance coverage, an insurer still could delve into your medical history. Common conditions _ from a bad back to high blood pressure _ could lead to denial. Compared to Romney�s approach, President Barack Obama�s health care law guarantees that people in poor health can get coverage at the same rates everybody else pays, and it provides financial help for low- to middle-income households. The law says that, starting Jan. 1, 2014, an insurer �may not impose any pre-existing condition exclusion. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Health care future hinges on presidential vote

The signature achievement of President Barack Obama’s term could be out the door if Mitt Romney wins in November, but the debate over the future of health care in America will continue and possibly dominate the next term no matter who gets elected. The candidates’ competing visions could scarcely be ...

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama speaks on the Washington side of the Key Bridge to urge Congress to pass the infrastructure piece of the American Jobs Act. Obama has favored stimulus-style infrastructure spending plans, talking up highway, bridge and rail repairs as job creators, and pushed for innovations like high-speed rail and a national infrastructure bank to finance projects with the help of private capital. But just repairing all the breakdowns and potholes of America's infrastructure would cost tens of billions more than we�re currently spending each year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Presidents’ impact on job growth questioned

Last week’s debate had President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney sparring over which candidate’s jobs plan would put the most people back to work. But economic experts cast doubt on how much any president can do to create jobs, which depend on multiple factors often out of ...

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