Defining moment looms as debates shape 2012 race
Washington AP notes campaigns seek a single defining moment in the first debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Historian-like memories cite Gore, Bush, Nixon, Kerry, and McCain. Romney faces a 47 percent critique. Obama a you didn t build that line. Debates test publics’ verdicts.
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Seniors hold key as Medicare and Social Security loom
President Obama gains ground with seniors in Florida and Ohio as Romney-Ryan highlight Medicare. A Kaiser poll shows taxes and deficits matter to many, while 81-year-old voter Dominic Santoro says concerns run beyond entitlements. Santoro backs Romney, who pledges to protect Medicare for all generations.
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Public wary as drones enter police work poll shows
The AP National Constitution Center poll finds over a third fear privacy loss from domestic police drone use. Forty four percent support drones for policing while 35 percent are highly concerned and 24 percent are somewhat concerned about data gathered.
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