Saturday, November 16, 2024

Four more years vs. four more days

WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Down to a fierce finish, President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney of scaring voters with lies on Friday, while the Republican challenger warned grimly of political paralysis and another recession if Obama reclaims the White House. Heading into the final weekend, the race's last big report …
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Romney: 'Victory is in sight' after first debate

DENVER - Buoyed by a powerful debate showing, Mitt Romney said Thursday he offers "prosperity that comes through freedom" to a country struggling to shed a weak economy. President Barack Obama accused the former Massachusetts governor of running from his own record in pursuit of political power.
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Ohio a must-win for GOP

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Obama seeks to shift election toward tax debate

WASHINGTON - Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness on Monday, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that.
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Romney urges grads to honor family commitments

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Santorum suspends campaign

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Rick Santorum cleared the way for Mitt Romney to claim victory in the long and hard-fought battle for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, giving up his "against all odds" campaign as Romney's tenacious conservative rival.
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Romney rolls to win in Nevada GOP caucuses

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Gingrich says rivals' criticism taking a toll

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GOP rivals debate foreign policy in South Carolina

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GOP field: Fix U.S. economy or fail like Europe

ROCHESTER, Mich. - United in agreement for once, Republican presidential rivals warned forcefully Wednesday night the United States could be doomed to the same sort of financial crisis that is afflicting Europe unless federal deficits are drastically cut and the economy somehow revived.
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Cain says he was 'falsely accused' of harassment

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday he was "falsely accused" of sexual harassment while he led the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
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Cain's plan at center of debate

LAS VEGAS - Republican presidential contenders attacked upstart Herman Cain's economic plan as a tax increase waiting to happen Tuesday night, moving swiftly in a fiery campaign debate to blunt the former businessman's unlikely rise in the race for the party's nomination.
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Romney in control of GOP race already

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney seems firmly in command in a Republican presidential field that hasn't figured out how to stop him.
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Front and center

WASHINGTON - They know they're not crazy about Mitt Romney. But if the cultural conservatives gathered at a Values Voters Summit this weekend split among Rick Perry and other contenders they do like, it could wind up benefiting the front-running White House hopeful who troubles rather than excites them.
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