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Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.
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Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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Seven battleground states: Does economy help Obama or Romney?
Seven states have emerged as battlegrounds that may well determine the 2012 presidential election. Here's a look at seven battleground states and how their economic situation is shaping the presidential election:
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Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on jobs
Whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama occupies the White House in January, one of them will have to deal with more than 12 million jobless Americans, or a little over 8 percent of the total workforce. Where do the candidates stand on issues relating to jobs?
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10 cars that tell the story of America
From Paul Ingrassia's book 'Engines of Change,' the author and car aficionado tells the story of America through automobiles.
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With Whitacre at GM, Detroit outsiders will be 'in'
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Today's coverage: Sotomayor faces new rules, Shell strikes deal, Globe doesn't
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US Justice Ginsburg delays Chrysler reorganization
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US auto sales down, but optimism rising
But US automakers did better than expected while Japanese brands did worse.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's socialized bankruptcy for GM
His plan prevents even greater layoffs in a recession. But once the economy recovers, GM must be let loose from federal strings.
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In GM's bankruptcy, lessons for whole US economy
Is the automaker, an icon of brawny American capitalism, among the first to confront an 'era of diminishing expectations'?
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GM bankruptcy: How will it impact the US?
The automaker got key concessions from bondholders this weekend to help smooth bankruptcy proceedings, which are expected to begin Monday.
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Classic review: The People's Tycoon
Henry Ford was the very image of the America of his day: idealistic and far too self-assured.
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Can government be trusted to steer a GM bankruptcy?
The Obama team is helping to push the automaker's debt holders, unions, and executives toward tough choices, but the risks of intervention are many.
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Today's agenda: Cyberwar rising, GM bankruptcy outlook, German strikes
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GM deal eases path through bankruptcy
The Treasury Department gives bondholders a better deal in order to move GM through its looming bankruptcy more quickly.
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Today's coverage agenda: Israel's Arabs, gay marriages, recession's end
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Why bankruptcy might not be so bad for GM
Chrysler's experience suggests that the Chapter 11 process doesn't have to be lengthy, especially if the government has agreed to chip in billions of dollars in aid.
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Finish line nearing for Opel bailout?
Employees of the sputtering German automaker are trying to come up with enough cash to make their own bid.
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What Obama's clean-car plan will cost consumers and teetering US automakers
By 2016, a new car will pollute less and get more than 35 miles per gallon, but its sticker price will be at least $600 higher.
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Rejected Chrysler dealers look for a Plan B
Chrysler terminated its relationship with 789 dealers Thursday. General Motors could do the same with 1,000 dealers Friday.
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General Motors sends pink slips to 1,100 dealers
The company hopes to shrink its current pool of 5,969 dealers to about 3,600 by 2010.
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Wi-Fi hits the highway
In-car wireless puts some auto-buyers online. Will it drive them to distraction?
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Is the recession ending? (Part II)
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LaHood voices support for GM chief despite company's mega loss
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Today's briefing: Jobs in the US, rights in Russia, the pope in the Mideast
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Loss of US jobs is slowing, but hasn't stopped
"There is light at the end of the tunnel, and it is getting brighter," says one economist.
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Government's role in economy getting too big?
The US may have headed off a deeper recession by investing hundreds of billions into major companies. But it drives up deficits and creates uncertainty among investors.
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One town that can't wait for Chrysler to leave
Newark, Del., is one of 50 cities banding together to try to turn shuttered car factories into engines of economic growth.
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In Chrysler bankruptcy, GM gets glimpse of one road ahead
In coming weeks, talks among GM stakeholders could be influenced by how the judge in the Chrysler case treats creditors.
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