Articles filed under U.S. President
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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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Economy better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answersNov 04, 2012 6:07 am - It’s a staple of every presidential election, a single question that puts the incumbent’s record on trial and asks American voters to be the jurors. “Are you better off ...
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Stakes high for White House, control of CongressNov 03, 2012 8:16 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House, the Senate, the tea party revolution in the House and 11 governorships are on the line Tuesday in a fantastically costly, relentlessly nega...
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Obama’s iPod a bit like his electorate — variedNov 03, 2012 7:29 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s iPod could pass for a voter outreach tool. Interviewed Monday on Cincinnati radio station WIZF, Obama ran through his musical tast...
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A final factcheck as election loomsNov 02, 2012 8:37 pm - WASHINGTON — And now, to conclude, a few parting misstatements. Come Wednesday, or sometime later if the election result is still in the balance, only one man will be le...
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One scenario has Rommney-Biden as winning ticketNov 02, 2012 8:33 pm - WASHINGTON — On Jan. 20, Mitt Romney takes the presidential oath of office. Standing close by is his new vice president, Joe Biden. Highly unlikely though that outcome ...
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Campaigns lawyered up for election overtime chanceNov 02, 2012 9:20 am - MIAMI — Legions of lawyers are ready to enter the fray in case Election Day turns on a legal challenge. One nightmare scenario would be for the results in a battleground...
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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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Romney claims Obama doesn’t understand businessNov 01, 2012 10:28 am - ROANOKE, Va. — Mitt Romney said Thursday that President Barack Obama doesn’t have a clue about how business works. The Obama campaign shot back by saying that Romney doe...
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Polls giving partisans lots of room to argueNov 01, 2012 10:25 am - WASHINGTON — Don’t like the latest poll numbers on the presidential race? Just wait. More are coming — probably before you can say “margin of sampling error.” Regardless...