Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Obama hits Romney Obamacare slam, says ‘I do care’Sep 02, 2012 7:22 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Campaigning his way toward the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama slapped a “Romney doesn’t care” label on his rival’s health-care ...
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GOP tries to portray Biden as governing liabilitySep 02, 2012 8:06 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republicans are trying to undermine Vice President Joe Biden’s effectiveness as the Obama campaign’s chief surrogate and liaison to white, working-clas...
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In Florida, Medicare is not a senior-only issueSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For Bruce Cargill, an 87-year-old retiree, Medicare is a “glorious program” that, along with Social Security, keeps millions of older Americans o...
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Ex-Obama advisers seek health care cost controlSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - WASHINGTON — Some of President Barack Obama’s former advisers are proposing major changes aimed at controlling health care costs as political uncertainty hovers over his...
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Obama turns to technology during conventionSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the Democratic Party’s national convention opens this week, President Barack Obama’s target audience won’t be in the crowd. It will be the small s...
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GOP paints a nation on brink, Dems see reboundSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Listening to Republicans, a vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is imperative to save the nation. “The republic of Washington and Jefferson is now in danger...
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Matthews’ contentious week with RepublicansSep 02, 2012 8:06 am - NEW YORK — In the cable television news world where provocation is prized, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews took home the trophy from Tampa’s Republican National Convention as mos...
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Romney, Obama trade jabs as Dem convention loomsSep 02, 2012 8:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican Mitt Romney cast President Barack Obama as a failed coach of a struggling team as he sought to capitalize on momentum coming out of his part...
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Pension investors demand Aetna disclose political cashSep 02, 2012 7:27 am - NEW YORK — Aetna and 19 other companies are being urged to disclose their contributions to independent political organizations by investors including unions and state pe...
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Decade of war, recession leaves voters glumSep 01, 2012 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — He’s 30, between jobs, with $50,000 in student debt and no clear sense what the future holds. But Erik Santamaria, Ohio-born son of Salvadorans, has a p...