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DENVER â€" In the first debate of the fall campaign, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Obama on Wednesday night of offering more “trickle-down government†if he is reelected this November.
Romney said Obama was running on the same platform as four years ago, while the Republican promised to generate more jobs by going to the assistance of small businesses.
Obama, given the first chance to say what he would do to spur more hiring, said he would also promote jobs by using money saved from the winding-down of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to rebuild America.
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Leveling a familiar charge that Romney would offer more tax breaks for the wealthy, Obama said his alternative would be “a new economic patriotism that says America does best when the middle class does best.â€
Obama opened by wishing a happy anniversary to his wife, Michelle, whom he married exactly 20 years ago. He promised her that next year they wouldn’t be celebrating before 40 million people.
Romney joined in, offering congratulations and drawing a laugh from Obama by joking that “this is the most romantic place you could imagine†to be celebrating: “Here with me.â€
He also shot back at Obama’s charge over taxes, saying that cutting taxes on the rich was “not what I’m going to do.â€Â He said the rich would pay the same share of taxes as they do now under his plan.
Answering one question that had been hanging over the event, moderator Jim Lehrer said that the questions would be about domestic issues. There had been some speculation that foreign policy might be one of the discussion topics in the wake of the recent killing of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya.
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Romney is lagging in the polls, but he took the stage at Wednesday night’s debate with some key advantages that could help him catch Obama.
The Republican candidate was in position to surprise the public with a strong performance; recent polls showed that most voters expected Obama to get the better of his opponent. But Romney performed well in the 19 Republican primary-season debates, often coming across as presidential and rarely slipping up.
Another factor that figured to work to Romney’s benefit: The challenger typically has a built-in edge in the first presidential debate. Merely sharing the stage with the president helps to close any stature gap in voters’ minds.
In the pre-debate spin, the Obama camp underscored that point, as both sides worked overtime to limit any gain by the other side.  “If history tells us anything it’s that, as the challenger, Mitt Romney is likely to be called the winner by pundits,†deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said in memo to reporters.
At the same time, Romney faced substantially greater pressure than Obama heading into the 90-minute encounter. For a trailing candidate, simply holding one’s own isn’t good enough.
With less than five weeks until Election Day, most opinion surveys show Obama with a small but persistent lead nationally and in swing states that will decide the contest. By contrast, Romney has never been ahead of Obama in the RealClearPolitics average of national polls dating back to the start of the year.
That gap has made it increasingly imperative for the Republican to shift the balance of the contest against the vulnerable incumbent. Obama has improved his job approval ratings and has come close to the key 50% level in national polls. But voters continue to say that the country is on the wrong track, though that measure has also been moving slowly in Obama’s direction.
Even Republicans said it was unlikely that Romney could accomplish the turnaround he needs in the debates.
Republican pollster Bill McInturff, co-director of the NBC/Wall Street Journal survey, said in an analysis of the latest presidential polling that it “would take an episode of some magnitude to disrupt the structural lock in these numbers.â€Â Obama led Romney by 3 percentage points among likely voters, 49% to 46%, in the survey, released Tuesday.
As Obama prepared for his first debate in four years, he joked about “zingers,†the rehearsed lines that both men were coached to deliver. But the greatest threat to his re-election chances is unlikely to come from something Romney said in the debates.
Recommend Obama, Romney spar over taxes in first presidential debate - Los Angeles Times Articles Question by Sweet Pinki: Does marriage gives your spouse a "right of information" to your previous relationships ? Many gals are confused about this issue and do not know what is right thing to do. My view is marriage is like a contract and the terms of contract do not mean you should know each and everything of the past relationships. I always say do not give your spouse unwanted information at the same time do not ask for unwanted information ! What do you say ? Best answer for Does marriage gives your spouse a "right of information" to your previous relationships ?:
Answer by Jade M
I agree with you.
Answer by cope
if its in the past and he or she was never involved with that situation in the first place never tell unless you want to hurt your marriage.
Answer by Mark
Its simple. Answer questions honestly. There is no need to be graphic. If there is something that will impact your current relationship, talk to your spouse - dont surprise them.
Answer by kilo-k
My fiancé asked me first how many then why I was honest I said I was whore so had no ur on number and why? I said cuz I love sex. She asked how many I loved I said 3 and she stated her concern of me whorring around I said well you have to male a choice right now trust me or don't she said she did and so far all good. But do I want to know her past no I don't I don't care she chose me now so to me the past doesn't mean a thing. I think they have the right to ask but ask why they want to know and be upfront I told her before I said anything that she wasn't going to like what she heard especialy when she asked if she knew any girls I'd been with and I told her 3 of her co-workers all I cam say is warn them up front the rest is up to them.
Answer by oevi
Do not mess up starting of the new phase of life entered with the past. Have a fresh start and leave the past as past. LOVE IS ONE WHERE ALL SHOULD BE NEW AND DIFFERENT. LIVE YOUR NEW LOVE LIFE AS NEVER BEFORE.
Answer by Tudor Rose.
As the ever philosophical Spice Girls once said 'If you want my future, forget my past' .
Answer by MJ #1 Fan
I totally agree with you. However, my husband and I have been married for 9 years now and he asked me for years about different relationships. I kept denying certain questions. However, I got sick and tired of him asking me the same old questions month after month, year after year. Finally I answered him. Did he like the answer he got? No. But, was I relieved? Yes. It didn't hurt our marriage though. Just pissed him off a little.
Answer by Barb Outhere
I think the spouse IS entitled to know things about past relationships that may have/be effecting the current one. Not all the specifics perhaps, but certainly that there was something. So if there's been abuse, cheating, personal issues, or anything that affects the way you live THIS relationship, it is i mportant to let the spouse know. If there's someone who you never really got over, then they should know - before tying the knot. If there's some one from the "past" that you are still in contact with, the spouse is entitled to know. They don't need the ins and outs of every single moment of every single past relationship, for sure. But you should be willing to share that which they should know if its effecting the two of you. If you aren't willing to share, to be intimate (outside of the bedroom), to share ALL that you are, and to be vulnerable to them, holding trust in your spouse and in your love, even then why marry at all?
Answer by small
The confusion is mainly due to the romanticism about soul-mate and what not. Marriage, even if made in Heaven, does very much remain an earthly affair where everything can not be idealistic, since the primary objective is practical with a view to sharing the rest of the life and raising a meaningful family. I would therefore agree to the proposition that anything in the respective past lives of the partners need not be shared as a matter of right or duty, unless of course it has a bearing and currency in their joint married lives.
Answer by Ashlea
Your past is your past, keep it that way. If your partner asks questions about your past, you should answer honestly, even if that answer is "I don't feel comfortable talking about that part of my life with you". The only reason your spouse has any reason to know about your past relationships is if it will in any way affect your present/future.
Answer by Mr. Thinktank
Though RTI exists, it is with exceptions. There are some things which should be and some which should not be. Who decides which is what? Only the person in that shoe is the right person. He/she has to take decision depending upon various aspects like spouse behavior, relatives relationship, how well truth is accepted in past, how many times the error/mistake has been recalled during heated debates etc.... Though ideally speaking no hiding should exist between true lovers, need to hide certain things to lead smooth life. Even harmless lie should also exist to keep everybody happy.
Answer by evergreen_mist
omg.. if you honestly think marriage is a contract.. you are an insult to the whole idea of unison of souls.. not a personnel attack buddy.. but it just disgusts me when our generation t hinks of marriage in such low terms right to information.. excuse me, that is meant for official protocols, even comparing them with relationships shows how less you seem to know about them. my brother just got married .. and watching him and his wife , our entire family is filled with joy. being really close to him i've known about his past and the beautiful thing is it was the first thing they both shared with each other. now they both go on teasing each other about it and also thank god they got rid of all the jerks in the past cause that eventually helped them find each other.. if you can't even trust the other person enough to let them in your life or share your experience with them, why are you even marrying them.. ? isn that insulting yourself as well as your partner...? i say marriage is uniting people who are ready to accept and actually do not even realise they have accepted each other because they so believe in love. and about interrogating your spouse, the person you marry isn't a convict .. he/she is supposed to be someone you love .. so the very question of extracting or supplying any 'unwanted' information is idiotic
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