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=__** Mitt Romney **__=

**Former Governor of Massachusetts** **Republican** **Born in Detroit, Michigan** **Conservative** **People who support him: MEN!**
 * Fun Facts! :) **
 * ** - In 1965 he was arrested for sliding down the slopes **** of a gold course on large blocks of ice **
 * ** - In 2009, Romney's 70-year old cousin, Meredith Romney, was kidnapped in Mexico and held in a cave for three days **
 * ** - Favorite foods: hot dogs and meatloaf cake **


 * Philosophy- Wants the government to be less involved **

**Mitt Romney, son of former Governor of Michigan, began** **his life in a business; Bain & Company. Ten years passed** **and he decided to run for Senate in Massachusetts, but** **was defeated. He then became president of the Salt Lake** **City organization in 1999, and help with the Olympic** **Games in Salt Lake City, 2002. The next year he became** **the governor of Massachusetts. Romney ran for** **president in 2008, got defeated, and is now back in the** **race just as Obama.**

**Key Issues:**

**Economy-have lower taxes, less regulation, balance budgets, and** **more trade deals in spur growth. He would also replace jobles**** s ** ** benefits with unemployment savings accounts. Romney would ** ** also make law tightening accounting regulations. **

**Iraq/Afghanistan- would increase the strength of** **armed forces, and send more troops.**

**Environment/ Climate Change- wants to reduce the** **amount of coal, natural gas, and oil drilling.**

**Health Care- According to FoxNews.com, Romney was planning on** **working on repeal of the federal health care law. Proposes to** **guarantee that people who are "continuously covered" for a** **certain period be protected against losing insurance if they get** **sick, leave their job and need another policy. He would also** **expand individual tax-advantaged medical savings accounts** **and let the savings be used for insurance premiums as well** **as personal medical costs.**

**Education- supports the organization No Child Left Behind, and** **he thinks that what Obama is doing makes sense but he thinks** **that the federal government shouldn't have that much control** **over education.**

**Quotes-** **"I congratulate him on taking out Osama Bin** **Laden and going after Al Qaeda, but we can't**  **kill out way out of this mess."**

**"Governor Romney, I'm glad that you** **recognize that Al Qaeda is a threat because a**  **few months ago when you asked what's the**  **biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you**  **said Russia-not Al Qaeda-you said Russia.**  **The 1980s are now calling and asking for their foreign policy back."**
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__** Barack Obama **__


 * President of the USA**
 * Born in Honolulu, Hawaii**
 * Liberal**
 * People who support him: African Americans**

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 * Fun Facts! :) **
 * ** - Favorite drink: black forest berry iced tea **
 * ** - He can bench 200lbs **
 * ** - Gets his hair cut once every week **
 * __P__hilosophy****- Wants the government to be more involved**

**Obama was a graduate of Columbia University and** **Harvard law school. He served three terms representing** **Illinois Senate (1997-2004), followed by winning the** **Senate election in 2004. Barack became president in** **2008, running against John McCain. He also is running** **for a second term in 2012.**

**Key Issues:**

**Economy- Would put $75 billion into the economy by tax** **cuts, targeting working families, seniors, homeowners, and** **employees. Obama thinks by doing this it would prevent** **1 million Americans from losing their jobs.**

**Iraq/Afghanistan-Improve security by taking as many** **U.S. troops out of Iraq within 16 months**

**Environmental/ Climate Change- Cut green house gas** **emissions by 80%, causing 10% of U.S. electricity to come** **from renewable sources. He also want 1 million plug in** **hybrid cars by 2015, and will give $7,000 tax credit for** **purchasing fuel vehicles.**

**Health Care- will create a national health insurance** **program for people without employer provided health** **care. Would be mandatory for children, but not all adults.**

**Education- Expand pre-K programs, and expand the Head** **Start program with $10 million a year. He would also like** **to make talented students feel more special by rewarding** **them, and give up to $4,000 tax credit to students that do** **over 100 hours of volunteering. Obama would also make** **every community college free.**

**Quotes-** **"Governor Romney, I'm glad that you agreed that we have** **been successful in going after Al Qaeda, but I have to tell**  **you that that your strategy previously has been all over**  **the map and is not designed to keep Americans safe or to**  **build on the 3 opportunities that exist in the middle east."**


 * Romney against Obama- "Mr. President, the reason I call it an **
 * apology tour is because you went to the Middle East, and **
 * you flew to Egypt and to Saudi Arabia and to Turkey and Iraq. **
 * And by the way, you skipped Israel, our closest friend in the **
 * region. And by the way, they noticed that you skipped Israel." **

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