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Which of the Two Candidates Really Wants to Be President?
How does President Obama feel about coping with a hostile Congress? What about former Governor Mitt Romney's record with Democrats in Massachusetts?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPresident Obama's weak debate performance last week has raised questions about how much he really enjoys his job. Reportedly, he despises the sound bites and talking points the news media demand. How does he feel about coping with a hostile Congress? What about former Governor Mitt Romney's record with Democrats in Massachusetts? Also, at the Virginia Military Institute today, Romney tries to draw distinctions on foreign policy, and stem cell research gets the Nobel Prize.
Banner image: Mitt Romney (L) and Barack Obama share a moment after the first presidential debate, October 4, 2012. Photo by Scout Tufankjian for Obama for America
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3 storiesRomney Tries to Draw Distinctions on Foreign Policy
At the Virginia Military Institute today, Mitt Romney made what his campaign called a "major speech" on foreign policy. Referring to recent events in Iran, Syria and Libya, Romney said, "It is clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the President took office."
Read the story8 minPresidential Debates and Running the Country
Mitt Romney jumped a bit in the polls after last week's debate , while the President and top advisers concede it was not his best performance. But they're promising a different outcome with two more debates to go. Meantime, what about that passivity and lack of energy?
Read the story35 minNobel Prize for Stem Cell Discoveries
This year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine is being shared by scientists for work done 40 years apart. British scientist John Gurdon cloned a frog back in 1962. In 2006 and 2007, Japanese research Shinya Yamanaka used a different technique to reprogram cells of both mice and humans beings.
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