Obama, Romney battle over foreign policy
BOCA RATON, Florida - President Barack Obama aggressively attacked Republican challenger Mitt Romney on foreign policy on Monday in their third and final debate in an effort to blunt his opponent's surge in the polls with two weeks left until Election Day.
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Obama, Romney missing the point on Libya
Both nominees fail to see that the U.S. and its allies went beyond their declared objective in Libya of protecting civilian areas under threat of attack to promoting rapid and violent regime change. This left the country in the hands of a fledgling rebel political leadership. Commentary
Romney's big chance with Jewish voters
At Monday's foreign-policy-themed presidential debate, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney should play to the Jewish TV audience like he was the star of a Borscht Belt review. Commentary
The neocons' war against Obama
The neoconservatives who rebuffed the Republican establishment’s warnings about the perils of war in Iraq have now opened another front - against President Barack Obama. Commentary
Use plutocracy to broaden our economic debate
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