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Romney calls for 'bold changes' for economy

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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Promising to work with "good Democrats," Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called Friday for "bold changes" to help revive the economy as he began to outline a closing economic argument for voters.

In Speech, Romney to Promise Revitalized Economy

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DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney is trying to close the deal with voters by promising to revitalize the economy, an area where polling shows the Republican presidential nominee has an edge heading into the final days of the campaign.

Father of Slain Navy SEAL in Libya Says Obama 'Had No Remorse,' Biden Made Disrespectful Joke

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By Elizabeth Flock

12:21PM October 26, 2012 Comment

An Afghan Commando, with the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Commando Kandak, and a U.S. Navy SEAL, with Special Operations Task Force – South, observe as a villager secures his livestock during a clearing operation in Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

The father of one of the Navy SEALs killed in the September attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya says that President Barack Obama did not seem sorry when he met him at the ceremony in which the bodies of the four slain Americans were returned to the United States. Vice President Joe Biden, he says, also made a disrespectful joke about his son.

Love Hopes To Be 1st Black GOP Woman in Congress

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In her bid to become the first black Republican woman elected to Congress, Mia Love is the party's emblem of diversity this campaign year. She's reluctant to embrace the role, saying she doesn't let race or gender define her politics.

Kerrey struggling in Nebraska Senate race

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Democrats hoped Nebraska's Senate race would be the story of Bob Kerrey's political revival. Instead, the emergence of Republican Deb Fischer, a previously little-known state senator, has given Republicans their clearest shot at taking a U.S. Senate seat away from Democrats.

Campaigns deploy radio ads to gin up base voters

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drivers listening to adult contemporary radio along Interstate 4 in central Florida are hearing ads like this: "President Obama raised taxes on Florida's small businesses, and his defense cuts will weaken our military and put thousands more Florida families out of work. Mitt Romney has a better vision for America."

Star-powered political rallies get party started

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball great Hank Aaron is a Barack Obama guy. Golf legend Jack Nicklaus is in Mitt Romney's camp.

DC leaders say Obama has done little for them

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama carried the nation's capital in 2008 with 92 percent of the vote, and some local activists hoped he would push to give the District of Columbia representation in Congress and more autonomy in local affairs.

Very Few Voters to Decide Presidential Race

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Romney and Obama battle during the debate at Lynn University.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The outcome of the hard-fought but still deadlocked presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be decided Nov. 6 by a small percentage of voters in just nine states. That's because presidents are elected not by popular vote, but by the Electoral College.

Presidential election hits $2B fundraising mark

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2012 presidential campaign passed the $2 billion mark in fundraising Thursday, fueled by an outpouring of cash from both ordinary citizens and the wealthiest Americans hoping to influence the selection of the country's next leader.

Presidential election hits $2B fundraising mark

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2012 presidential campaign has passed the $2 billion mark in fundraising, fueled by an outpouring of cash from both ordinary citizens and the wealthiest Americans hoping to influence the selection of the country's next leader.

In testimony, Romney was skeptical of Staples

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CANTON, Mass. (AP) — In newly unsealed testimony related to Staples founder Tom Stemberg's divorce, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he was initially skeptical of the idea for Staples, the office supply chain he lauds as a business success story that he helped create.

Romney places TV ads in Minnesota

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DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is placing television ads in Minnesota, a move that pushes his presidential campaign into a state Democrats have held for more than three decades.

Defiant Texas AG wants to keep poll observers out

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Don't mess with Texas elections. That's the double-down message Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott delivered Thursday to international poll watchers who plan to come and observe voting on Election Day, tweeting "BRING IT" after the group took offense at being threatened with criminal charges from the state's top prosecutor.

Police investigate Moran's son after video release

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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police say they have launched a criminal investigation following the release of undercover video showing the son of Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots.

Obama backs gay marriage measures in 3 states

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President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind ballot measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington state that would legalize same-sex marriage.

GOP tries to move past Mourdock comment on rape

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Embattled Senate candidate Richard Mourdock and national Republican officials said Thursday they were moving past the uproar over his comments that a pregnancy resulting from rape is God's will and refocusing the nation's political conversation on the presidential and congressional elections less than two weeks off.