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New video on Palestinians spells more trouble for Romney
WASHINGTON - Already reeling from a secret video showing him deriding 47 percent of the U.S. electorate, Republican Mitt Romney's campaign hit more trouble on Tuesday when new images surfaced in which he accused Palestinians of not wanting peace.
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Obama's lead over Romney narrows to 5 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's lead over Republican Mitt Romney narrowed to 5 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, from a high of seven points in the week after the Democratic National Convention. | Video
Romney derides Obama supporters in hidden-camera speech
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney dismissed supporters of President Barack Obama - almost half of U.S. voters - as people who live off government handouts and do not "care for their lives," in a potentially damaging video.
Romney receives first U.S. intelligence briefing
LOS ANGELES - Mitt Romney received his first intelligence briefing from President Barack Obama's administration on Monday, a courtesy extended to him as the Republican presidential candidate.
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Jeb Bush: Party elder statesman or 2016 candidate?
MIAMI - Ever since Jeb Bush left the Florida governor's mansion with favorable ratings after two terms, his political future has been a hot topic. Recent comments departing from Republican orthodoxy have only fueled speculation about a presidential run - in 2016. Full Article
Florida bingo set will go for safest net - but whose?
BONITA SPRINGS, Florida - More seniors would vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney than for incumbent Barack Obama, even though a majority think Obama's Democratic Party better serves their interests. Full Article
In Ohio, fracking boom a delicate issue for Obama
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs. Full Article
As governor, Romney picked winners and losers of his own
Mitt Romney is hammering President Obama for playing favorites. It's a powerful line of attack. But it may prompt unfavorable comparison with his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, when he favored some industries and singled out individual firms for special favors. Full Article
Weary warriors favor Obama
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A poll shows that among those who have served in the military during the past decade, 32 percent think the war in Iraq ended successfully, far more favor leaving Afghanistan, and Obama holds as much as a seven-point lead over Romney among veterans. Full Article
Romney's steel skeleton in the Bain closet
In his campaign for president, Mitt Romney has championed free markets and vowed to shrink the role of government. But after Bain Capital, the private-equity firm he co-founded, bought and then shuttered an aging steel mill in Kansas City, taxpayers were left holding the bag for the company's underfunded pensions. Full Article
The legacy of Romney's healthcare Rx
Five years into Massachusetts' first-in-the-nation statewide healthcare program, there is enough data to evaluate some of the brightest claims and biggest fears about the reforms. Full Article
Mitt Romney's thrill of victory at the Olympics
By the late 1990s, Mitt Romney had succeeded in business, failed in politics, and reached a crossroads. The path he took was to the Olympics. Full Article
Southern whites troubled by Romney's wealth, religion
LYNCHBURG, Virginia - With only a sliver of the electorate in play nationwide, white lower- and middle-income voters could be a deciding factor in two southern swing states, Virginia and North Carolina. Full Article | Interactive
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Romney and Obama on the issues
President Obama’s stance on gay marriage famously “evolved,” just as Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s arguably did on reproductive rights and climate change. Here's how their views have changed. Timeline
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