Republicans assail Obama in opening big debate
Republican presidential hopefuls assailed President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy in their first major debate of the campaign season, seizing on an issue they hope will open a path to the White House.
The New Hampshire debate Monday night unfolded more than six months before the state hosts the first primary of the 2012 campaign, and the Republicans who shared a stage were plainly more interested in criticizing Obama than one another.
