Obama, Romney Spar Over Jobs, Economy

 WHITE HOUSE — In his latest visit to Ohio, one of several key states in this year's U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama on Monday accused presumed Republican presidential nominee¹, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt² Romney of proposing policies that would send more U.S. jobs overseas.

President Obama has a three to four point advantage over Mitt Romney in public opinion surveys conducted in Ohio, a Midwestern state where many jobs are linked to the U.S auto³ industry that Obama has taken credit for rescuing.

Obama held a town hall meeting with voters in Cincinnati, which is located in a more heavily-Republican part of the state.  He discussed an analysis by a Reed College economist⁴ Kimberly Clausing, an expert on international tax issues and a contributor to Democratic candidates, including President Obama.  The analysis estimates that Romney's proposal to exempt⁵ U.S. companies from taxes on overseas profits, would create some 800,000 jobs in other countries.

Obama said this should not come as a surprise because Romney's business experience as a venture capitalist included outsourcing American jobs.

"We don't need a president who plans to ship more jobs overseas or who wants to give more tax breaks to companies that are shipping⁶ jobs overseas.  I want to give tax breaks to companies that are investing right here in Ohio, that are investing in Cincinnati, that are investing in Hamilton County. I want to give incentives⁷ to companies that are investing in you -- the American people -- to create American jobs, making American goods that we are selling around world, stamped with three proud words, 'Made in America,'" Obama said.

President Obama's campaign has focused sharply on Romney's business record at Bain Capital, when he relinquished⁸ control of the company, and his refusal to release tax returns beyond the last two years. Obama political ads also portray⁹ Romney as someone who moved his own money to foreign tax havens¹⁰.  The Romney campaign says the former governor never avoided paying U.S. taxes.

As the president toured in Ohio, a Romney spokeswoman accused Obama of making "another dishonest attack" designed to distract the attention of Americans from the administration's failed economic policies.

Romney has demanded an apology from Obama over his campaign advertising¹¹.  Both campaigns have stepped up negative attacks in recent weeks, with the latest Romney ads accusing the president of "political cronyism¹²."In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Romney accused Obama of giving government contracts to political contributors, and said the president is conducting a campaign "based on falsehood and dishonesty."Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, a potential Romney vice¹³ presidential choice, accused Obama of making personal attacks on Romney, while avoiding discussion of his own economic record.

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

5 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

6 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

7 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

8 relinquished   

交出，让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 )； 放弃

参考例句：

• She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward. 她把职位让给了表弟爱德华爵士。
• The small dog relinquished his bone to the big dog. 小狗把它的骨头让给那只大狗。

9 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

10 havens   

n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
• Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网

11 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

12 cronyism   

n.任人唯亲，对好朋友的偏袒

参考例句：

• Many small town mayor and city official practice cronyism.许多小镇的市长和大城市的官员都有任人唯亲的行为。
• Bringing business people into politics can also produce corruption and cronyism.商人从政也容易带来腐败和任人唯亲。

13 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。