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This election? James Carville says it's all about the middle class
Kai Ryssdal Jul 16, 2012
Liberal pundit James Carville explains why class matters in this year's presidential election in his new book, ''It's the Middle Class, Stupid!''
Good economy, bad economy: Both candidates are right
Justin Wolfers Jul 10, 2012
President Obama and Mitt Romney have different takes on the economy. Commentator Justin Wolfers says they're both right.
The president is a 'betting' man
Sarah Gardner Jul 5, 2012
As President Obama's "Betting on America" tour gets underway, we ask a linguist: What does it mean to "bet" on the country?
A week after Supreme Court decision, Americans still divided
Frank Newport Jul 5, 2012
It's been exactly a week since the Supreme Court announced that President Obama's healthcare overhaul is constitutional. Have Americans shifted their view of the law?
Romney's role in pioneering the outsourcing of jobs
Chris Farrell Jun 27, 2012
The presidential campaign has returned to the issue of private equity and the outsourcing of jobs. President Obama has latched onto a Washington Post report that says private equity firm Bain Capital, which Mitt Romney used to run, helped pioneer the outsourcing of jobs.
Romney hosts mega donors at Utah retreat
David Gura Jun 22, 2012
More than 100 of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's top donors will join him this weekend, a sign that big-money donors -- not the small donors that propelled Barack Obama to victory in 2008 -- may be the difference-makers in this election.
Romney, Obama focus one-quarter of spending in one state
Shannon Mullen Jun 18, 2012
And, no, it's not Ohio. Would you believe... Massachusetts?
Soaring rhetoric: 2012 commencement addresses
Joel Patterson Jun 8, 2012
With graduation in the air, here's a sampling of inspiring commencement speeches of 2012 featured in today's show.
Obama urges action on Euro crisis, jobs bill
David Gura Jun 8, 2012
Today President Obama urged Europe's leaders to act quickly to solve their economic crisis. On the domestic front, the president asked Congress to reevaluate the jobs bill he delivered to the Capitol last year.
Obama calls on Congress to act on jobs bill
David Brancaccio Jun 8, 2012
Today at a White house press conference, President Obama warned the American public of the banking crisis in Europe and the stalled congressional action on jobs legislation.
