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Appeals court reverses ruling on campaign donors
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:43PM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling that likely would have led to greater disclosure of who is paying for certain election ads.
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THE RACE: Fall debates could take on added import
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:39PM September 18, 2012 CommentAs Mitt Romney's campaign struggles to get past jarring distractions and back on message and President Barack Obama works to build on his small lead in polls, October's presidential debates are suddenly looming in importance.
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WHY IT MATTERS: China
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:45PM September 18, 2012 CommentThe issue:
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Romney Looks to Steady Shaky Campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:39PM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney sought to get his campaign back on track Tuesday after the revelation of a video in which he said nearly half of Americans "believe they are victims," are dependent on the government and bound to vote for President Barack Obama. The Obama campaign worked to spread the quotes to any voters who hadn't already heard them.
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Carney: Presidents must represent all Americans
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:54AM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president of the United States is the president of all the people, not just those who voted for him.
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Business making an anti-regulation pitch to voters
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:32AM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Association of Manufacturers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business are working to make the anti-regulatory fervor their members share an issue in the last weeks of the campaign.
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Romney video: Palestinians not interested in peace
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:27AM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told donors in a newly released video clip that Palestinians "have no interest" in peace with Israel and suggested that efforts at Mideast peace under his administration would languish.
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Romney: 'Victims' comment not elegantly stated
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:37AM September 18, 2012 CommentCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is trying to head off a new distraction for his campaign after a video surfaced showing him telling wealthy donors that 47 percent of all Americans "believe they are victims" entitled to help from the government that permeates their lives.
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Trump video mocking Obama not shown at convention
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:36AM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans, who heard criticism about actor-director Clint Eastwood's lecture to an empty chair at their recent convention, produced an "Apprentice"-style Donald Trump video that they never showed to delegates.
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Ex-Democratic senator working for regulation foes
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:47AM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Federation of Independent Business is endorsing Republicans over Democrats by a better than 10-1 margin in congressional races this year, but when it needed someone to head its campaign for "sensible" federal regulations it turned to a conservative Democrat, former Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas.
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US Chamber launches ads in Maine, Montana, Ohio
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:46AM September 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hammering Maine independent candidate Angus King and Democratic incumbents in Montana and Ohio in a new round of ads designed to help Republicans grab control of the Senate.
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Obama chides China, hopes to use as campaign wedge
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:27PM September 17, 2012 CommentCINCINNATI (AP) — President Barack Obama lodged an unfair-trade complaint against China Monday and immediately used it as a wedge against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, whose beleaguered campaign hit another pothole — in the form of private remarks made to donors — just as it was trying to reassure anxious supporters.
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Romney: 'Victims' comment not elegantly stated
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:14PM September 17, 2012 CommentCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney says a video clip in which he said that nearly half of Americans think they are "victims" was "not elegantly stated." But he says President Barack Obama's approach is "attractive to people who are not paying taxes."
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Obama team tries to lower expectations for debates
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:45PM September 17, 2012 CommentCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama's re-election campaign doesn't want to talk about what the Democrat is doing to prepare for the fall debates with Republican Mitt Romney. But aides are readily setting expectations — and not surprisingly, they want to keep them low for Obama while raising the stakes for Romney.
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Ryan says nation needs Romney to trim spending
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:37PM September 17, 2012 CommentBURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Just how competitive is Iowa in the presidential campaign? Enough so that both vice presidential candidates were vying for voters on Monday, just 140 miles apart.
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Romney receives first intelligence briefing
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:20PM September 17, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has received his first regular intelligence briefing from the Obama administration during a stop in Los Angeles.
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Obama and Romney use China as a campaign argument
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:40PM September 17, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — In an election that may be decided on the strength of the American economy, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are looking to China to score political points as they compete for political support from working-class voters.
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Lugar will not campaign for Mourdock in Ind.
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:46PM September 17, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sen. Richard Lugar says he will not campaign for the man who vanquished him in May's Republican primary.
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AdWatch: Romney ad on economy short on specifics
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:23PM September 17, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — TITLE: "The Romney Plan"
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Romney makes fresh appeal to Latino voters
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:15PM September 17, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is making a fresh appeal to Latino voters and trying to cut into President Barack Obama's advantage with a key portion of the electorate.
