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With less than two weeks before the election, the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Governor Romney are fighting for every vote, while each campaign is spending millions of dollars on advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts. Despite all the time and money, a small but important segment of voters are being left behind as we approach Election Day: Our Armed Forces.

Last Saturday, October 20, 2012, The State published a story written by the Associated Press entitled GOP pounces on Libya raid confusion. Within the article, the authors stated, "And Republicans have offered no explanation for why the president would want to conceal the nature of the attack." This statement could not be further from the truth.

Over the last three and a half years, our country has watched as President Obama's failed policies have not provided the hope and change promised when he was sworn into office. Our national debt has reached a threatening $16 trillion. American families continue to struggle to independently provide for their families and median household income has declined 4.8 percent since June 2009.

Last week, I discovered one of the most corrupt acts I have seen while serving in public office: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum, advising defense contractors that if they failed to comply with existing law, taxpayers would pay any resulting employee compensation costs and attorneys' fees incurred.