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People in the News

Saturday, September 13, 2025

People in the News

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Farmers divided on political issues

The presidential debates between Romney and president Obama took on many issues of people’s concerns. Some Americans, particularly farmers, claim that Romney would be good in office for agriculture workers. However everyone does not share this same feeling. In fact, some would argue that Romney’s continuous change on issues such as health and war is bad for business, and bad for the White House.

“From my time spent with President Obama, I can say that he is foremost a fair-minded person and a very deep thinker. There are many issues we can debate but some facts are very clear. This president was sworn into to office at a time when America was at her lowest point. Our financial industry was all but ruined. We faced two wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan, an auto industry circling the drain and long lists of similar woes.

President Obama showed what he is made of when he passed a health care bill, improving the lives of millions in a feat that half a dozen presidents had tried and failed to do. He also brought down some of our most fearsome enemies, including killing the one his predecessor unsuccessfully hunted for two terms.”

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