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Obama, Romney paint opposing picture of Obama term

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - President Barack Obama is ticking through promises kept as having halted the economic slide but is pledging to go hard after those campaign pledges from 2008 that he has not met. In response at the presidential debate, Republican challenger Mitt Romney says Obama's unmet

Obama, Romney tangle over immigration

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y (AP) - President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are clashing over immigration, with Romney accusing Obama of failing to reform the immigration system during his first term. Romney says during the second presidential debate that the nation needs to stop illegal immigration, noting that

Voter asks Romney how he differs from Bush

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - Mitt Romney says he differs from fellow Republican George W. Bush on energy policy, China and deficits. President Barack Obama says the biggest difference is that his GOP rival is more extreme on social issues than Bush. A voter during Tuesday's town hall-style debate

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Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By The Associated Press An estimated 11.5 million illegal immigrants live and, in many cases, work in the United States. The debate over immigration has focused on ways to better secure the border with Mexico, such as building a fence, and on ways to reform immigration and deportation policy.

Romney, Obama joust over tax plans and debt

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - Mitt Romney and Barack Obama both say their tax plans would benefit the middle class and spur job creation, and both are suggesting their opponent's plan would do the opposite. Romney says cutting tax rates across the board would spur job growth. He says bringing rates

Obama and Romney court female voters during debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are trying to appeal to female voters during the second presidential debate. Responding to a question about pay equity for women, Obama notes that the first piece of legislation he signed made it easier for women to seek the same pay as

FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating Tuesday night. Mitt Romney wrongly claimed that it took 14 days for President Barack Obama to brand the assault on the U.S. Consulate in

About the issue: Income inequality

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By The Associated Press The gap between the incomes of the rich and everyone else is large and getting bigger, while middle-class paychecks stagnate. That's sparked Occupy Wall Street protests and raised concerns that the nation's middle class isn't sharing in economic growth. The

Obama and Romney clash on stage

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have had a number of pointed exchanges during the second presidential debate, challenging each other on energy policy, pointing fingers and often speaking over one another. Without a desk between them, the candidates approached each

About the issue: Taxes

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

By The Associated Press Almost every U.S. taxpayer faces a significant increase unless Congress and the White House agree on a plan to extend a huge collection of tax cuts expiring at the end of the year. There's disagreement over whether to extend them for all or to let taxes rise for some