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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama - Romney Contest Provides Clear Choice for Voters - "The race could offer voters the starkest choice since 1964, said Dennis Goldford, a professor of politics at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

That’s when Republican conservative Barry Goldwater, with his message of leaner government and more personal responsibility, challenged President Lyndon Johnson and his Great Society – and got trounced."  You can read more here. 

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Obama in New Hampshire - one of a dozen battleground states.  the president will continue to hammer away at the Romney-Ryan ticket and how they would gut Medicare and their tax plan would hurt middle class families.  You can read more here.

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Ryan Campaigns in Florida With His Mother - as he tries to persuade seniors he will protect Medicare.  You can read more here.

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First Lady To Visit Families of Sikh Temple Shooting Victims - on Thursday, Michelle Obama will travel to Wisconsin.  You can read more here. 

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Assad Makes First Public Apperance in a Month - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared at a Mosque for the first public appearance since members of his inner circle were killed in a bomb attack.  You can read more here.

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Drone Attacks Kill 13 in Pakistan - Over the last two days, three U.S. directed Drone attacks were responsible for the death of 13 militants.  This comes as attacks against u.S. soldiers in Afghanistan has increased.  You can read more here.

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