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Obama: Romney’s policies similar to those of pre-recession

In a fiery campaign speech in Cleveland on Thursday, President Obama linked Mitt Romney with what he called the failed Republican fiscal policies of the last decade and declared the economy the top issue facing American voters.

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I hope the focus of at least one of the presidential debates is strictly the economy. I think it would be good for the country to have Obama and Romney side by side presenting their visions for it.