Still the Obama campaign has made women a focal point of the election, and the question is will this rhetoric actually drive more women to vote for him?

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The rhetoric of small government has helped Republicans attract some support in the past, but it is hard to take such rhetoric seriously given the historical record -- and it is a now a question whether this rhetoric is even appealing since many Americans want government to help them cope with the current crisis.

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The more intriguing question is how far Mr Sarkozy will follow up his leftish-sounding rhetoric with concrete policies.

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The often-strident rhetoric on both sides of the issue, which spread rapidly through social-media channels, raised the question of whether Komen, a private charity, was caving in to political pressure in both its initial decision and when it backed off.

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