A sign attracts job-seekers during a job fair at the Marriott Hotel in Colonie, N.Y., Oct. 25. The Labor Department reports that the economy added 171,000 jobs in October while unemployment rose to 7.9 percent. (Mike Groll/AP)
9:28 am ET -The Labor Department reported Friday that the economy added 171,000 jobs in October, while unemployment rose to 7.9 percent. As the eighth and final installment of our One Minute Debate series for election 2012, three writers give their brief take on the best way to create jobs in the United States.
One Minute Debate (View all)
- 3 views on best way to curb US debt
- 3 views on whether the next Congress should repeal Obamacare
- 3 views on whether US states should require voter ID
- 3 views on what the US should do about Iran's nuclear program
- 3 views on how US should combat illegal immigration
- 3 views on whether US still needs affirmative action
- 3 views on whether states should legalize marijuana
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3 views on whether states should legalize marijuana
This November, voters in Colorado, Oregon, and Washington will consider ballot measures to legalize and regulate marijuana, much as alcohol and tobacco are taxed and regulated. In this first in a series of "one minute debates" for election 2012, three writers give their brief take on the issue.
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