Articles filed under Political Figures
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Hours to go, so many promises to keepNov 04, 2012 3:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney has a ton of promises to keep if he becomes president, and that’s on his first day alone, never mind the other 1,460 days. Barack Obama was simi...
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Sen. Kirk climbs 37 flights of stairs in Willis Tower SundayNov 04, 2012 11:00 am - A smiling U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk crossed the threshold of the Willis Tower Skydeck Sunday making an impressive stair climb less than a year after suffering a serious stroke...
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Romney, Obama each get something in jobs reportNov 02, 2012 8:13 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney each got something Friday out of the final snapshot of the nation’s economy heading into Electio...
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Obama coming to Madison day before electionNov 01, 2012 10:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — President Barack Obama plans to hold a rally in Madison on Monday, the day before the election. The visit will be his third to Wisconsin over five days. ...
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Presidential politics reignites in Sandy’s wakeNov 01, 2012 9:06 am - ROANOKE, Va. — Presidential politics reignited in the wake of natural disaster Thursday, with the candidates beginning their full-throttle closing arguments with new vig...
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Romney, GOP suddenly plunging onto Democratic turfOct 30, 2012 8:54 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Mitt Romney is suddenly plunging into traditionally Democratic-leaning Minnesota and Pennsylvania, and his GOP allies are trying to put Michigan into play....
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Romney China-made Jeep comments become Ohio campaign issueOct 30, 2012 2:00 pm - Mitt Romney's focus on Chrysler Group LLC's desire to build some Jeeps in China has spawned a TV ad battle in Ohio, where the Republican presidential candidate and Presi...
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Romney collects supplies in Ohio for storm victimsOct 30, 2012 1:44 pm - KETTERING, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney collected relief supplies in Ohio on Tuesday in an attempt to strike the right tone after superstorm Sand...
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Nasty campaign tactics: Phony voting instructionsOct 30, 2012 11:15 am - MIAMI — With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them t...
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Sandy upends final week of presidential raceOct 30, 2012 11:15 am - KETTERING, Ohio — Superstorm Sandy’s mayhem is upending the final week of the presidential race, with President Barack Obama calling off another of the waning days left ...