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Energion Political Roundtable Question 5

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I’ve been avoiding my favorite issues because everyone else is just concerned about the economy, but this time I get to go with an issue that’s hot!
Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama’s and Governor Romney’s responses to the violence in Egypt and Libya and now in other countries in the middle east?
There are so many related policy issues I could think of, but I’m not going to suggest any. I’m sure you’ll all think of many more than can possibly even be mentioned in 1000 words.

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