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Romney: Michigan Would Hand Republicans the Presidency
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada.
FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) — Mitt Romney is coming home — this time as the likely Republican presidential nominee.
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Harry Reid's shadow looms over Nevada Senate race
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:42AM June 19, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn't on the ballot this year, but he's very much in the game.
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Romney says a Michigan win gives him presidency
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:47PM June 18, 2012 CommentDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney says he thinks he can win Michigan — and that if he does, he'll win the presidency.
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Romney looks to Midwest's working class for gains
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:01PM June 18, 2012 CommentDUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is pushing to win a band of Midwestern states that voted for President Barack Obama four years ago and that generally have a long history of backing Democrats in White House elections.
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Obama taps Kerry as Romney stand-in for debates
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:45PM June 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Starring in the role of Mitt Romney? John Kerry.
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SPIN METER: Candidates trade misquoting charges
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:06PM June 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney can speak with authority when they complain that their words have been taken out of context. They've not only been victims of the tactic, they've also used it to great effect themselves.
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THE RACE: Obama, Romney grapple with euro crisis
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:49PM June 18, 2012 CommentPresident Barack Obama is out of the country for a few days but hardly off the campaign trail.
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Summit Lets Obama, Putin Size Up the Competition
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President Barack Obama responds as he is interrupted while announcing that his administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives, Friday, June 15, 2012, during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin need one another, an uncomfortable truth for the superpower leader waging a tough re-election campaign and the newly elected Russian leader who is deeply suspicious of the United States.
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A welcome let-up in health costs that may not last
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:26AM June 18, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Is it too good to be true?
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Romney Says He'll Win Wisconsin
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign stop at Seilkop Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, June 14, 2012.
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Mitt Romney is predicting victory in Wisconsin.
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Deal Discourages TV Attack Ads in Mass. Senate Bid
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Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate Elizabeth Warren faces reporters during a news conference while campaigning at Liberty Bay Credit Union headquarters in Braintree, Mass.
BOSTON (AP) — In the tight Massachusetts Senate race, GOP incumbent Scott Brown has spent weeks questioning Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren's claim of Native American heritage, while Warren portrays Brown as a darling of Wall Street.
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GOP on Health Care: No Quick Replacement
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stethoscope and pen resting on a sheet of medical lab test results, with patient file and x-ray or mri film
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans intend to seek quick repeal of any parts of the health care law that survive a widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling, but don't plan to push replacement measures until after the fall elections or perhaps 2013.
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Heavy focus on news shows in presidential race ads
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:06AM June 18, 2012 CommentRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — "Tell President Obama: Stop the spending," screams an ad running during the broadcast of NBC's "Today" show in central Virginia. At a break during ABC's "The View," Mitt Romney is praised in a different spot for his "strong leadership."
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Romney won't say he'll overturn immigration order
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:34PM June 17, 2012 CommentTROY, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney in an interview aired Sunday repeatedly refused to say that he would overturn President Barack Obama's new policy allowing some young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. He claimed Obama's decision was political, while senior White House adviser David Plouffe said the move wasn't motivated by politics.
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Le Pen loses race for French parliament seat
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:19PM June 17, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has lost her race for a parliamentary seat, but her anti-immigrant National Front party will have its first seats in parliament in years.
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Santorum sticks by campaign jabs of Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:17PM June 17, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Santorum is sticking by earlier questions he posed about former rival Mitt Romney's authenticity, saying the points he made during the primary campaign were legitimate.
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Deal discourages TV attack ads in Mass. Senate bid
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:22AM June 17, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — In the tight Massachusetts Senate race, GOP incumbent Scott Brown has spent weeks questioning Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren's claim of Native American heritage, while Warren portrays Brown as a darling of Wall Street.
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Heavy focus on news shows in White House race ads
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:22AM June 17, 2012 CommentRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — "Tell President Obama: Stop the spending," screams an ad running during the broadcast of NBC's "Today" show in central Virginia. At a break during ABC's "The View," Mitt Romney is praised in a different spot for his "strong leadership."
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Ryan's future: In Romney White House or US House?
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:37PM June 16, 2012 CommentJANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — There are plenty of reasons for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to choose Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate.
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Analysis: Obama takes a risk on immigration front
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:24PM June 16, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — There's not much President Barack Obama can do to boost the economy in the next five months, and that alone might cost him the November election. But on a range of social issues, Obama is bypassing Congress and aggressively using his executive powers to make it easier for gays to marry, women to obtain birth control, and, now, young illegal immigrants to avoid deportation.
