Articles filed under U.S. President
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Illinois GOP delegates want Rubio as Romney VPJul 31, 2012 11:00 pm - A majority of respondents to a Daily Herald survey of Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention say Florida Sen. Marco Rubio should be Mitt Romney's vice ...
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Romney denies criticizing Palestinian cultureJul 31, 2012 9:15 am - WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney says he wasn’t criticizing Palestinian culture at a fundraiser in Jerusalem on Monday. Palestinian officials accused the Republican presidential...
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Romney: Anyone who overpays taxes unqualified to be presidentJul 30, 2012 5:00 am - JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney says that if he paid more taxes than were required, he wouldn't be qualified to be president. The U.S. presidential candidate tells ABC News that...
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Nevada's high unemployment makes election a toss-upJul 29, 2012 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS — They're called “the cooler crowd,” and Las Vegas is greeting them with ambivalence: A stream of post-recession tourists ready for fun but watching their wall...
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Gun violence shifts to forefront of campaignJul 26, 2012 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — Days after the mass shootings in Colorado, guns shifted to the forefront of the presidential campaign as President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mit...
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Why a blue-collar Illinois town wants to host a presidential debateJul 23, 2012 3:51 pm - Since early 2011, Cheryl Randecker and her co-workers have known their jobs making electronic sensors at a factory in Freeport would be lost to China. Some even were ask...
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Will Colorado economy turn purple state red or blue?Jul 22, 2012 7:16 am - PUEBLO, Colo. — In this working-class city where steel was the economic muscle of the past and where harnessing the wind offers promise for the future, Cris Gillispie ha...
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Romney’s inner circle: Close-knit, loyalJul 22, 2012 7:06 am - BOSTON — One word defines Mitt Romney’s inner circle: loyal. For years, the GOP presidential candidate has stuck with a core team of advisers who eschew backbiting and ...
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Obama’s inner circle: Tight-knit, no dramaJul 22, 2012 7:06 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has made “change” the hallmark of his presidency. For his team of advisers, a more operable term may be “continuity.” Obama has surro...
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In Florida, Obama aims to keep pressure on RomneyJul 19, 2012 9:30 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trying to keep the pressure on rival Mitt Romney, opening two days of campaigning in Florida in search of military veterans, senio...