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The final presidential debate was supposed to be about foreign policy, but President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney preferred to talk about domestic issues, including a slow-to-recover U.S. economy.
Earlier this year, the federal government, the District of Columbia and 49 state attorneys general negotiated a financial agreement with five of the country’s largest banks: Ally (formerly GMAC), Bank…
As the countdown to Election Day continues, President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney diligently prepare to duel in their final televised debate tonight. Millions of Americans plan to…
The price of an education has risen once again, along with the amount of debt students take on by the time they reach graduation. According to The Institute for College…
With only three weeks left until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney went head-to-head Tuesday night in the second of three planned presidential debates. Held at Hofstra…
As Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama take to the podium tonight in the second presidential debate, American voters hope to hear some encouraging news about job…
Annie Bell Adams may have recently lost her house to foreclosure but she’s fighting back. The 65-year-old pensioner is currently leading a class-action suit in New York against a dozen…
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan shared center stage Thursday night in a lively vice-presidential debate. It was the only one planned between the two candidates for…
A growing number of students want to learn more about personal finance but most public schools don’t offer such classes as part of the curriculum, U.S. News & World Report…
Consumer debt is quickly becoming one of the biggest issues in the 2012 presidential election. While standard concerns such as national defense, immigration and abortion continue to get their fair…
Sources:
- Baker, P. (2012, October 22). Obama and Romney Bristle From Start Over Foreign Policy. The New York Times. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/us/politics/obama-and-romney-meet-in-foreign-policy-debate.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0
- Llenas, B. (2012, October 22). Romney vs Obama Final Debate: Why Latin America Matters, And Not Being Discussed. FoxNews Latino. Retrieved from http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/10/22/romney-vs-obama-final-debate-why-latin-america-matters-and-not-being-talked/#ixzz2A7x0y0g8
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