Articles filed under U.S. President
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Obama to appear at Milwaukee rally as lead widensSep 19, 2012 9:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — President Barack Obama plans to host a rally on the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee on Saturday as a new poll shows his lead in the state is widening. Th...
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Poll: Obama job approval rising, race still tightSep 19, 2012 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — Americans are feeling markedly better about the country’s future and about Barack Obama’s job performance, but the president’s re-election race against Repu...
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Obama allies continue to push secret Romney videoSep 19, 2012 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s campaign allies continued to push out an unauthorized video of rival Mitt Romney dismissing the half of Americans who don’t pay tax...
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In video, Romney strays from GOP pointsSep 18, 2012 7:35 pm - Washington Post For many conservatives, the idea is as obvious as gravity: Government has divided America into makers, who work hard and pay taxes, and takers, who don’t...
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Half avoid taxes, get US help, but many not poorSep 18, 2012 6:31 pm - WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney got the math about right. But when he said 47 percent of Americans pay no income taxes and are “dependent on government,” he blurred together ha...
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Romney video: Palestinians not interested in peaceSep 18, 2012 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told donors in a newly released video clip that Palestinians “have no interest” in peace with Israel and suggested th...
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Obama jabs at Romney over his ‘47 percent’ remarksSep 18, 2012 8:51 am - SALT LAKE CITY — President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night the occupant of the Oval Office must “work for everyone, not just for some,” jabbing back at Mitt Romney’s...
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Obama team tries to lower expectations for debatesSep 17, 2012 9:30 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign doesn’t want to talk about what the Democrat is doing to prepare for the fall debates with Republican Mitt...
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Ricketts spending millions to urge Obama voters to shiftSep 17, 2012 9:05 pm - Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts will spend $10 million on television ads and voter-outreach efforts to help Republican challenger Mitt Romney defeat President Barack Oba...
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Romney tries to clarify 'off the cuff' remarksSep 17, 2012 7:00 pm - Candidate says nearly half of all Americans 'believe they are victims'