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Obama and Romney to Square Off on Foreign Policy
Foreign policy, which may not decide the election, is now subject to vigorous public discussion, and it's the subject of Monday's final debate. But do the candidates disagree as much as they'd like us to think?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenForeign policy, which may not decide the election, is now subject to vigorous public discussion, and it's the subject of Monday's final debate. But do the candidates disagree as much as they'd like us to think? Do American interests dictate continuity more than change? Also, who knew what when about the Benghazi attack, and same-sex marriage and the US Supreme Court.
Banner image: Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in Binsh near Idlib October 19, 2012. Photo by Shaam News Network/Reuters
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What did the Obama Administration know — and when did it know — about the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya? Was it an opportunistic terrorist attack, rather than a protest against an anti-Muslim film that turned violent? Republicans are claiming that the President and his aides were either inept or dishonest in their public…
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On Monday, the last presidential debate of the 2012 campaign will center on foreign policy. A list of topics has been agreed upon, but with surprises cropping up in the world every day, we know that the rules for presidential debates are made to be broken. The latest point of contention is the deadly attack on the consulate in Benghazi.
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The US Second District Court of Appeals in New York City ruled yesterday that the Defense of Marriage Act, deserves what is known as "heightened scrutiny." The case involves Edith Windsor, who married Thea Clara Spyer in Canada five years ago.
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