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Romney Calls for Unity After 'Evil' Acts
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Houston, Texas.
BOW, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Friday is a time to grieve and remember the lives lost in the Colorado shootings.
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Obama, Romney Tangle On Healthcare, Jobs
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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
MANALAPAN, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama is warning Florida retirees that Republican challenger Mitt Romney would undercut the new health care law and alter Medicare, a play for voters in one of the nation's top swing states.
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New Romney Ad Attacks Obama Remark
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC.
BOSTON (AP) — Mitt Romney is attacking President Barack Obama in a new television ad that seizes on the president's suggestion that government helps create businesses.
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Wives Help Obama, Romney Campaigns
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney, during a campaign event aboard the Spirit of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's no coincidence that Michelle Obama and Ann Romney are showing up a lot more as the tight presidential race barrels into the final few months.
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Presidential Campaigns Now Accented in Spanish
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets attendees at the NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) conference in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 21, 2012.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The race to the White House is now available in Spanish, and it's no surprise.
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Spouse appeal: Wives help Obama, Romney campaigns
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:12PM July 19, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — It's no coincidence that Michelle Obama and Ann Romney are showing up a lot more as the tight presidential race barrels into the final few months.
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Strategist is central figure against gay marriage
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:36PM July 19, 2012 CommentMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four years ago, Frank Schubert was a well-paid political consultant for what he jokingly calls "the forces of evil" — tobacco, timber and pharmaceutical companies — when he agreed to lead the 2008 campaign to repeal gay marriage in California.
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A Look At President Barack Obama's Inner Circle
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President Barack Obama waves to his supporters at a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pa.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama has made "change" the hallmark of his presidency. For his team of advisers, "continuity" might be a more operable term.
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Romney: Jobs report latest reason to oppose Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:16PM July 19, 2012 CommentROXBURY, Mass. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney says the news that more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week is the latest proof that President Barack Obama should be voted out of office in November.
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AdWatch: Conservative group ad rips Obama attacks
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:23PM July 19, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — TITLE: "Smoke."
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As Romney campaign expands, focus is on loyalty
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:51PM July 19, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — One word defines Mitt Romney's inner circle: loyal.
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White House announces accelerated port projects
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:46PM July 19, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is speeding up expansion projects at five major U.S. ports, including two in politically important Florida, as part of a broader plan to accelerate public works projects across the country during a weak economic recovery.
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THE RACE: Weak recovery weighing on Obama thrusts
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:33PM July 19, 2012 CommentDirect attacks on Republican Mitt Romney by President Barack Obama and a fusillade of negative campaign ads by his campaign are attracting a lot of attention but so far not providing much of a lift for the president.
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Obama plans 3-day Western campaign trip next week
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:31PM July 19, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is heading to the West Coast next week for a three-day campaign trip heavy on fundraising and bracketed by speeches to top veterans and civil rights groups.
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Romney's Wife Says Voters Will 'Fire the Coach'
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney, during a campaign event aboard the Spirit of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's wife is reinforcing her husband's refusal to make public several years of tax returns, saying "we've given all you need to know" about the family's finances.
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Michelle Obama to Lead New Campaign Mobilizing Effort
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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks as she campaigns for her husband President Barack Obama at Barbara Goleman High School, Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Miami Lakes, Fla.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking on a more prominent political role, first lady Michelle Obama is launching a nationwide effort to motivate every supporter of President Barack Obama to get more involved in his re-election campaign — and bring along somebody else, too.
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Obama Aims to Keep Pressure on Romney in Florida
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President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is trying to keep the pressure on rival Mitt Romney, opening two days of campaigning in Florida in search of military veterans, seniors and unaligned voters in the state's crucial midsection.
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Congress Can't Resist Allure of Presidential Race
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Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is spending this week debating, and summarily rejecting, Democratic-written bills to disclose the names of people who give more than $10,000 to help elect people such as, say, Mitt Romney, and to take away tax breaks from companies taken over by people such as, say, Mitt Romney, who move operations overseas.
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Foreclosure Crisis Hits Older Americans Hard
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.5 million older Americans already have lost their homes, with millions more at risk as the national housing crisis takes its toll on those who are among the worst positioned to weather the storm, a new AARP report says.
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SPIN METER: 'Middle class' turns fuzzy in politics
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:33PM July 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the "middle class" 14 times, defining it as a family that makes up to $250,000 a year. Republican challenger Mitt Romney has looked at it from the other direction, saying that someone who falls into poverty "is still middle class."
