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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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USA
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Electric cars charge ahead
At least nine major car companies promise plug-in vehicles by 2013.
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World
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Time is ‘running out’ to save US automakers
As auditors question GM’s viability, creditors and labor unions must negotiate, analysts say.
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US auto sales fall to 1981 lows
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GM, Chrysler bailout: bankruptcy on the cheap
GM is asking the US Treasury for an extra $16.6 billion. Chrysler wants another $5 billion.
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Who’s to blame for automakers’ woes?
The industry itself bears some, but not all, of the responsibility, as GM and Chrysler seek more US aid.
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USA
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US automakers' future tied to the global economy
A recession-driven slump in auto sales makes it tougher for the Big Three to craft their restructuring plans.
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Fighting recession has become a new kind of warfare
Five months into the economic crisis, experts predict a years-long recovery.
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US auto sales plunge, may have hit bottom
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A blunt Newt Gingrich on Blago, Palin, and Limbaugh
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USA
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Under Obama’s energy plan, cars would be cleaner but costlier
The president called for tougher fuel-efficiency standards Monday and may let states regulate vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Fiat and Chrysler enter into strategic alliance
The deal will allow the struggling Chrysler to manufacture more fuel-efficient cars using Fiat's technology
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Despite roadblocks, automakers promising greener rides
The Detroit Auto Show is in full swing, and it seems that every participant is promising a new hybrid, a gas-sipping microcar, or a fully electric vehicle.
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A low-tech day on the slopes
Once, ski lodges didn't have central heating and Gore-Tex wasn't available, but that was all part of the fun.
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US auto sales fall for many firms beyond Big Three
Toyota, Honda, and BMW report declines of 30 percent or more in December.
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Treasury keeps car loans flowing with $6 billion rescue of GMAC
GMAC's president says the federal money will have an immediate impact on the credit it can offer General Motors customers.
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Bailout may cost trillions ... or not
Even if it adds up to $8 trillion, the final cost will be lower as US sells the assets it's now buying.
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US economy's gloom expected to begin lifting by late '09
Until then, employment, output, and housing prices will keep falling.
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Unions pose difficult political test for Obama
How firmly will he stand with his labor allies during the painful restructuring of the auto industry?
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Big Three's future still in balance
Plans for lengthy plant shutdowns hint at a turning point in automaker history.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about retooling the UN Human Rights Council; why auto suppliers need a bailout, too; the Federal Reserve's role in creating the housing bubble; and barring illegal workers from US jobs.
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Tough line on auto bailout may extend to other industries
Congress's rescue of financial institutions may prove the exception, as automakers learned last week.
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