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  • Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama say they're going to pay attention to women voters in this election. What are the economic issues that might stand the chance of winning this significant number of voters?

  • The exit polls coming out of Super Tuesday primaries show Republican voters are focused on the economy — even as their candidates sparred over everything from contraception to higher education.

  • Last night, the Republican presidential candidates all mentioned economic issues in their speeches following the primaries and caucuses in ten states.

  • Now that Super Tuesday has played out, we're getting a sharper focus on what voters care about most. Six in ten voters considered the economy the top issue.

  • Political cartoonist Mark Fiore lampoons the rise of the Super PAC in this short video animation

  • The extended, expensive GOP primary race could help state primaries that never mattered before, in big media markets like California and New York.

  • The GOP candidates have focused on social issues. But in many of the ten Super Tuesday states like Ohio, voters may be more interested to hear their plans to solve some serious economic problems.

  • Unlimited political campaign donations from super PACs are keeping struggling GOP candidates like Newt Gingrich in this year's presidential primaries longer than they might have survived in past elections.

  • Mitt Romney came out victorious in the state's primary yesterday, but what issues will be important come November?

  • Wealthy donors who contribute to political campaigns get lots of media attention — but not nearly as much attention is paid to how that money gets spent.

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