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Sequestration will not happen, Obama says in final debate
During Monday night's debate, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney discussed their different approaches to cutting the budget, particularly in the area of military spending. Romney criticized the Obama administration for proposing cuts to military spending, particularly through sequestration. Obama countered sequestration would not happen, and he said he would maintain military spending based on the needs of the Defense Department.
Tags: President Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , sequestration , DoD , budget , Michael OConnell
Obama: Buck stops here on protecting U.S. diplomats
In the second presidential debate, President Barack Obama claimed that he was responsible for the safety of U.S. diplomats overseas and would fully investigate the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
Tags: President Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , Libya , Hillary Rodham Clinton , State Department , workforce , Michael OConnell
Biden, Ryan wrangle over budget, defense cuts
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said President Barack Obama has failed to produce a workable budget plan, while Vice President Joe Biden said budgets introduced by Ryan "eviscerated all the things that the middle class cares about."
Tags: Joe Biden , Paul Ryan , Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , budget , defense cuts , sequestration , Afghanistan , Libya , Chris Stevens , Medicare , Social Security
Obama, Romney define role of government during presidential debate
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney contrasted their approaches in how they would reduce the federal deficit and how they defined what the role of the federal government is during a nationally televised debate Wednesday night.
Tags: President Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , election , deficit , Federal Drive , workforce , budget , Office of Management and Budget , Michael OConnell
The (yawn) big debate
Chris Core, commentator
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