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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOW DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES IN FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE

By Miriam Raftery

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October 23, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) --In the third and final presidential debate last night, President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney shared their views on foreign policy issues including uprisings in the Mideast, political hot spots such as Iran and Syrian, relations with Israel, trade with China, and more.

On some issues, the candidates showed agreement, while on others they drew distinctions in their policy approaches.  Romney criticizsed some aspects of Obama’s record and praised others. Obama defended his record and faulted Romney for flip-flopping on numerous foreign policy issues.


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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TONIGHT: PARTIES HOLD LOCAL DEBATE-WATCH PARTIES

October 22, 2012 (San Diego) – The third and final presidential debate will be held tonight at 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.   Democrats and Republicans have both announced local debate watching parties; scroll down and click "read more" for details.

Note:  For those who wish to attend tonight’s Grossmont Union High School District candidate forum hosted by East County Magazine and moderated by the League of Women Voters, ECM will post videos of the presidential debate at www.EastCountyMagazine.org later tonight.


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