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• Oct 29, 2012

  Romney Criticized for Wanting Disaster Aid Decentralized

  With Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall in the Northeast, some liberal publications have dug up old comments Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made about federal disaster aid. The debate over whether disaster aid is best administered by the federal government or state and private agencies resurfaces often during national disasters.

• Oct 29, 2012

  'Women's Issues' Not the Cause of the Gender Gap, Expert Says

  President Barack Obama's reelection campaign has lost some of his advantage with women voters since the first presidential debate on Oct. 3. To win those voters back it has devoted some attention to the issues of equal pay, abortion and contraception. Political scientist Christina Wolbrecht, an expert on women and politics, argues, though, that the gender gap is not largely driven by those issues.

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  Oct 29, 2012

  Obama May Win Election Without Winning Popular Vote, Polls Suggest

  Based upon recent polls, the possibility of President Barack Obama winning reelection without winning a plurality of votes appears more likely than usual. As of Sunday evening, the current Real Clear Politics average of national polls shows Obama's challenger, Republican candidate Mitt Romney, ahead by 0.9 percentage points (47.7 to 46.8).

• Oct 26, 2012

  Latino Voter Turnout May Be Key to Presidential Race

  If President Barack Obama wins reelection, Latino voter turnout may be a key factor. Latinos were a big part of Obama's base in 2008 and comprise large portions of the electorate in some key swing states.

• Oct 25, 2012

  Romney, Ryan Talk More About Poverty Than Obama, Biden

  In the presidential race, the Republican ticket, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, have spoken much more about poverty than the Democratic ticket, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Since poverty is traditionally a Democratic issue, the stark difference has surprised many.

• Oct 25, 2012

  Four Topics You Did Not Hear About in the Presidential Debates

  With so much of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate consumed by the economy, jobs, national debt, health care, terrorism, and Iran, little time was left to discuss other important topics. Here are four that they missed.

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  Oct 25, 2012

  Obama Releases 'Off-the-Record' Interview With More Second Term Agenda Details

  The Obama campaign has released the transcript of an interview that had been off-the-record. In the interview, Obama provides more detail about what he would do if given a second term than can be found in the campaign's new second term agenda document.

• Oct 24, 2012

  Obama Changes Course; Now He's 'the Man With a Plan'

  With two weeks until election day, President Barack Obama unearthed a new campaign message informing voters that he has a plan for the next four years. The change in strategy suggests that his previous strategy of mostly attacking his opponent, Mitt Romney, was no longer working.

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  Oct 23, 2012

  Obama, Romney Battle Over Credibility in Final Debate

  In the final presidential debate, Mitt Romney sought to establish knowledge and credibility while President Barack Obama sought to convey that Romney cannot be trusted as commander in chief.

• Oct 22, 2012

  In a Change Election, Obama Offers Continuity

  Large majorities of voters say they do not like the direction the country is headed and want change. This may be one of the biggest challenges for President Barack Obama, who is offering voters a continuation of his policies rather than a new agenda for the next four years.