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Berg Leads Heitkamp in New N.D. Poll By Julie Sobel October 20, 2012 | 11:35 a.m. After months of polls showing a dead heat in North Dakota's Senate race, a new survey conducted for Forum Communications Co. shows GOP Rep. Rick Berg breaking out with a 10-point lead. The poll, conducted by Essman/Research, has Berg leading former Democratic Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp, 50 percent to 40 percent. Ten percent of respondents say they remain undecided. Heitkamp has a slight advantage among independents (44 percent to 41 percent for Berg), while 15 percent remain undecided. "I think the biggest takeaway from...

The $16 trillion federal debt, the long-struggling economy and persistent high unemployment drive the Tribune’s presidential endorsement for Mitt Romney. America needs a president who will free the economy — a job maker. The presidency has become an issue of leadership. President Barack Obama has lost the confidence and respect of most of the nation’s business and industry leaders. His administration has created an environment of policy and regulatory uncertainty that has restrained job creation. It has left too many Americans out of work for too long. It has put families and retired citizens at increased financial risk. Romney would...

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