Articles filed under U.S. President
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Pizza Hut rethinks presidential debate stuntOct 15, 2012 1:35 pm - NEW YORK — Pizza Hut is rethinking its contest daring people to ask “Sausage or Pepperoni?” at the presidential debate Tuesday. After the stunt triggered backlash last w...
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Obama, first lady plan to vote early for Nov. 6Oct 15, 2012 1:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama won't be posing for any photos in the voting booth on Election Day — he's casting his ballot early. Obama and first lady Michelle Oba...
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Ambassador death no political football, father saysOct 14, 2012 7:35 pm - The father of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed in the attack in Benghazi last month, said his son’s death shouldn’t be politicized in the...
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Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning SundayOct 14, 2012 7:25 pm - BURLINGTON, Mass. — As Mitt Romney’s campaign claimed new momentum in the race for the White House, President Barack Obama’s political advisers on Sunday promised the in...
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Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney nowOct 14, 2012 7:19 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gun-rights groups perceive President Barack Obama as a threat to unfettered access to firearms. They once had qualms about Mitt Romney, too. But times ...
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Specter dies as Congress is at its most polarizedOct 14, 2012 6:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — Arlen Specter, a pugnacious and prominent former moderate in the U.S. Senate who developed the single-bullet theory in President John F. Kennedy's assa...
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Virginia escapes worst of recession but new fears aheadOct 14, 2012 7:48 am - LEESBURG, Va. — Amid scenic horse farms, vineyards, Civil War landmarks and quaint shops tucked in historic redbrick buildings, signs of prosperity are plainly visible. ...
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Impact of Romney, Obama tax ideas tough to figureOct 13, 2012 7:52 am - WASHINGTON — Good luck figuring out whether Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would cut or raise your taxes if he’s elected president. President Barack Obama...
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Romney crowds are surging as Election Day nearsOct 13, 2012 7:38 am - SIDNEY, Ohio — The crowds tell the story. As Election Day nears, Mitt Romney is drawing large and excited throngs. Look to dusty Iowa cornfields, rain-soaked Virginia pa...
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Romney criticizes Biden on consulate attackOct 12, 2012 9:25 pm - RICHMOND, Va. — Broadening his attack on administration foreign policy, Mitt Romney accused Vice President Joe Biden on Friday of “doubling down on denial” in a dispute ...