Articles filed under U.S. President
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Jobs report brings down debate high in Romney campOct 05, 2012 5:00 pm - ABINGDON, Va. — The cheering stopped on Mitt Romney’s campaign plane Friday morning. The day before, aides had whistled and clapped when the Denver control tower commend...
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Tiny presence, unknown impact for third partiesOct 05, 2012 9:29 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. — Third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Virgil Goode are blips in the presidential race. They have little money, aren’t on stage for presidential debat...
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Romney’s Medicare plan raises cost questionsOct 05, 2012 6:19 am - WASHINGTON — Aides to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney say his Medicare plan won’t try to control costs by limiting the payments that future retirees would us...
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Debate viewers learn that Romney can be wonky, tooOct 04, 2012 9:51 pm - WASHINGTON — Both men relish the wonky talk in their own way. Mitt Romney, like an executive making a forceful sales pitch, shows an easy confidence that suits a preside...
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Debate thrusts Big Bird into presidential campaignOct 04, 2012 9:44 pm - NEW YORK — Big Bird has never been so hot. “Saturday Night Live,” Jimmy Fallon, Piers Morgan, the “Today” show and “Good Morning America” all asked for appearances from ...
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I was 'completely wrong,' Romney says about 47% remarkOct 04, 2012 9:00 pm - FISHERSVILLE, Va. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay federal income ta...
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Post-debate: Romney basks, Obama challengesOct 04, 2012 9:30 am - DENVER — An invigorated Mitt Romney basked in rave reviews Thursday after his first face-off with the president, envisioning an inaugural celebration with conservative a...
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Obama to make push for early voting in WisconsinOct 04, 2012 9:30 am - MADISON, Wis. — President Barack Obama will fire-up his Democratic base during a rally Thursday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he’s expected to urge his s...
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Warnings, tweets, Jenga off-camera at debatesOct 04, 2012 9:19 am - DENVER — Most voters watched the debate on the television and didn’t get to see what happened before and after President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took the stage. And...
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Social media renders rapid judgment on debateOct 04, 2012 9:19 am - WASHINGTON — Big Bird is endangered. Jim Lehrer lost control. And Mitt Romney crushed President Barack Obama. Those were the judgments rendered across Twitter and Faceb...