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acer aspire 5520 akku Some critics, however, predict it won't be readers contacting the Guardian's editors and reporters--it'll be public-relations flacks. We're a busy newsdesk so we won't be able to reply to everything, the editors explained. "But we will be reading it and taking your views into account." The Guardian isn't completely opening up its news meetings for public view: Acer Aspire 3100 akku We won't quite show you everything. We can't tell you about stories that are under embargo or, sometimes, exclusives that we want to keep from our competitors, but most of our plans will be there for all to see, from the parliamentary debates we plan to cover to the theatre we plan to review. We reserve the right to stick to our guns, but would love to know what you think. Sometimes you will see how quiet it is; other times you will wonder how we intend to fit it all in. Above all, bear in mind these are real-time working documents and, by definition, only provisional. Acer aspire one akku

acer BTP-58A1 The man they hope to oust from the White House, President Barack Obama, has focused much more on the economy. On Tuesday, he will be talking about jobs in Pittsburgh, and on Friday he will travel to a suburban Detroit auto plant — with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who's in the U.S. for a visit expected to focus on trade. Only a few of the Republicans — Romney and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman among them — have rolled out plans aimed at stimulating growth in a country that some fear is teetering on the edge of a double-dip recession. Perry, who joined the race in mid-August, plans to announce his economic plan this fall. Businessman Herman Cain has spelled out a tax reform plan. Acer Aspire Timeline 1810T akku The campaigns argue that the nation's economic woes are directly linked to such issues as immigration and health care. And they note that voters will ask the questions they want — even if they stray from what they tell pollsters are their top issues. Acer Aspire One D255 akku


Indeed, Romney opened his Monday event by talking about the economy, a centerpiece of his campaign for much of the summer, but an hour later he had answered far more questions about health care, illegal immigration and labor unions. Acer aspire one 532 akku The lack of economic focus caught the attention of at least one participant, 53-year-old Leen Intveld, from nearby Brookline. I was surprised, said Intveld, an independent voter attending his first town hall meeting who plans to vote for Romney in the Republican primary. "I'm worried about the economy. That's the top issue for me." acer aspire one 532H akku For most others, too, it seems. acer AS07B71 A recent Associated Press-GfK poll found 97 percent of Republicans saying the economy is extremely or very important, similar to the share of Democrats calling it that important. But Republicans give more attention to other issues — immigration, abortion and a candidate's religion — than Democrats and independents do, which could explain why the GOP race sometimes seems focused on issues other than the economy.


acer aspire 5520 akku The absence of debate over the economy is perhaps most apparent in the increasingly contentious relationship between the GOP front-runners. Romney has slammed Perry on his position on Social Security and illegal immigration. Perry has castigated Romney over health care and changed positions on social issues. Race and religion also have emerged. Acer Aspire 3100 akku Perry was forced to defend himself after a report that a hunting camp once leased by the family had a racially offensive name. Perry has agreed the name was offensive, and he said that after he saw it painted on a rock outside of the camp in the early 1980s the word was painted over. Over the weekend, Baptist minister Robert Jeffress — who has endorsed Perry — created a stir when he introduced the governor at a conservative gathering in Washington and later told reporters that Romney's faith — Mormonism — is a "cult." Acer aspire one akku It's nonsense and a "political distraction," Huntsman, also a Mormon, said in Tilton, N.H., when he was asked to weigh in. "During a time when we're at war abroad — we've never had the number of problems and challenges we've had — for the dialogue to be taken in that direction, it's just nonsensical." Acer BATEFL50L6C40

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