Articles filed under Republican Party
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GOP groups taking stock after $380 million lossNov 08, 2012 6:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican-leaning independent groups were supposed to be a key to victory for Mitt Romney. But they ended up being among the big losers of the presidential...
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Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided governmentNov 07, 2012 7:00 pm - WASHINGTON — One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a compromi...
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How Obama victory could affect areas of US economyNov 07, 2012 12:54 pm - Upper-income Americans may face a tax increase. Auto fuel economy standards might be raised. Stocks of construction and engineering companies could benefit. America’s de...
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Economists’ advice for Obama: Avoid ‘fiscal cliff’Nov 07, 2012 12:47 pm - WASHINGTON — So what’s the first thing you’d do for the economy if you were president? The Associated Press posed that question to more than a dozen leading economists. ...
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Republicans try to pick up more governors’ officesNov 06, 2012 6:08 pm - Republicans turned to voters in nearly a dozen states Tuesday in hopes of broadening the party’s hold on governors’ mansions across the country, with some GOP candidates...
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Obama, Romney conclude Election Eve campaigningNov 06, 2012 12:55 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other battl...
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Americans face prospect of status quo CongressNov 05, 2012 7:53 pm - WASHINGTON — A barrage of negative ads, more than $2 billion in spending and endless campaign stops all come down to this: Americans likely will elect a Congress as divi...
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Rivals stress differences and bipartisanship hopesNov 04, 2012 8:13 pm - HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Two days from judgment by the voters, President Barack Obama raced through four far-flung battleground states on Sunday while Mitt Romney ventured into...
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A look at the most competitive states in the raceNov 04, 2012 7:15 pm - A look at the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. With two days left in the campaign, Obama ap...
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Judge orders Florida county to extend early votingNov 04, 2012 7:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge extended early voting hours in one Florida county Sunday after Democrats sued to allow more time in a presidential battleground state where more ...