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The Last Debate: Foreign Policy, with Just Two Weeks to Go
The debates are over and it's on to the swing states in a presidential campaign that's almost over. Is last night's debate on foreign policy likely to make a difference?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe debates are over and it's on to the swing states in a presidential campaign that's almost over. Is last night's debate on foreign policy likely to make a difference? On Reporter's Notebook, are Washington State and Colorado ready to go beyond medical marijuana and legalize pot just for fun? Polls show that could be just two weeks away.
Banner image: Moderator Bob Schieffer (L) speaks to President Barack Obama (R) and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at the start of the final presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida October 22, 2012. Photo by Rick Wilking/Reuters
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3 storiesObama, Romney Focus on Swing States in Home Stretch
With the race still considered dead even, there will be no holds barred between now and November 6. Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have all the money they need for TV commercials, publications and repeated visits to so-called swing states.
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In last night's final debate , it wasn't the challenger who went on the offensive as much as the incumbent. President Obama called Mitt Romney "wrong and reckless," and tried to associate him with policies of the past. Romney said US influence is "receding" around the world, but blamed the economy.
Read the story36 minWestern States Get Ready for Legalized Marijuana
Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, but polls show Colorado and Washington State are ready to decriminalize it — without a doctor's prescription -- in next month's elections. In Colorado, medical marijuana is already a $200 million industry that's created 4,000 jobs.
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