The weak economy and high unemployment concern Americans the most, polls show. Yet much of the political heat generated lately has been over Medicare and Mitt Romney's tax returns.
Polls aside, neither issue seems likely to go away.
Medicare became a hot topic when the Republican presidential challenger named Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. Ryan, who is House Budget Committee chairman, has authored conservative budgets that would slash domestic spending and revamp Medicare and Medicaid.
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