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Editor's note: This is the first in a series examining the issues that will play a significant part in the 2012 presidential election. Periodically, we will take a closer look at these issues and present them in a way that will help you make an informed decision in November.

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Issues 2012: Income inequality in the U.S.
Issues 2012: Income inequality in the U.S.
Updated: Sunday, March 4 2012 7:00 AM EST2012-03-04 12:00:42 GMT
The top 1 percent of the population control 40 percent of the wealth, and saw their incomes rise 275 percent between 1979-2007.More >>

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INTERACTIVE: 2012 GOP Primaries
INTERACTIVE: 2012 GOP Primaries
Search the dates and results of the 2012 primary season on an interactive map.More >>
Search the dates and results of the 2012 primary season on an interactive map.More >>
SLIDESHOW: The top Republican candidates for president
SLIDESHOW: The top Republican candidates for president
Republican candidates square off in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday.More >>
Republican candidates square off in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday.More >>
SLIDESHOW: Protesters rally outside federal appeals court
SLIDESHOW: Protesters rally outside federal appeals court
Images from the immigration rally outside the federal appeals court in Atlanta.More >>
Images from the immigration rally outside the federal appeals court in Atlanta.More >>

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With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm
With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm
Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive with the national reporters covering his campaign for president.More >>
Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive.More >>
Romney releases first general election TV ad
Romney releases first general election TV ad
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has released a new television ad outlining steps Romney would take on the first day of his presidency.More >>
Mitt Romney's first general-election TV commercial promises he would introduce tax cuts and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the first day of his presidency.More >>
Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. More >>
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. More >>
Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him
Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him
Mitt Romney and his party raised $40 million in April.More >>
Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's...More >>
Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in April
Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in April
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party raised a combined $40.1 million in April.More >>
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party together raised $40.1 million in April.More >>
Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination
Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 155 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 153 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.More >>
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
George W. Bush has finally weighed on the presidential race - with a terse "I'm for Mitt Romney."More >>
After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race - with four short words.More >>
Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's handling of the national debt in Iowa, a Midwestern battleground he hasn't visited since the state's leadoff nominating...More >>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country's economy and, as proof, pointed to "a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens...More >>
George W. Bush offers tepid endorsement of Romney
George W. Bush offers tepid endorsement of Romney
George W. Bush is backing presumptive Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney.More >>
George W. Bush is backing presumptive Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney.More >>
Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
Ron Paul says he is done spending money on his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.More >>
Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for...More >>

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With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm
With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm
Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive with the national reporters covering his campaign for president.More >>
Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive.More >>
Romney releases first general election TV ad
Romney releases first general election TV ad
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has released a new television ad outlining steps Romney would take on the first day of his presidency.More >>
Mitt Romney's first general-election TV commercial promises he would introduce tax cuts and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the first day of his presidency.More >>
Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. More >>
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. More >>
Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him
Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him
Mitt Romney and his party raised $40 million in April.More >>
Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's...More >>
Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in April
Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in April
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party raised a combined $40.1 million in April.More >>
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party together raised $40.1 million in April.More >>
Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination
Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 155 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 153 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.More >>
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
George W. Bush has finally weighed on the presidential race - with a terse "I'm for Mitt Romney."More >>
After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race - with four short words.More >>
Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
Romney pins 'prairie fire of debt' on Obama
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's handling of the national debt in Iowa, a Midwestern battleground he hasn't visited since the state's leadoff nominating...More >>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country's economy and, as proof, pointed to "a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens...More >>
George W. Bush offers tepid endorsement of Romney
George W. Bush offers tepid endorsement of Romney
George W. Bush is backing presumptive Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney.More >>
George W. Bush is backing presumptive Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney.More >>
Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
Ron Paul says he is done spending money on his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.More >>
Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for...More >>

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