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Star Tribune
| 1 year ago
That victory and other expected wins Tuesday in North Carolina and West Virginia are certain to push Romney closer to the 1,144 delegates he needs to clinch the GOP nomination. The trio of states is likely to hand Romney 100 or so delegates of the...
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The Tribune
| 1 year ago
Romney is "still deciding what his position on immigration is," Inclan said. Another top RNC official, Kirsten Kukowski, interrupted the meeting to say that Romney's position on immigration is, in fact, very clear. After the meeting, Inclan tweeted...
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Vanity Fair
| 1 year ago
a future event involving Mitt Romney may lack excitement. The event in question is the 2012 presidential election, which is, according to one recent analysis, Obama's to win. Some cool math is there any other kind?from Forbes : Put simply, all...
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Voice of America
| 1 year ago
Albany Nano-Fab Extension Building in Albany, New York, May 8, 2012. President Barack Obama is putting pressure on Congress to pass legislation he proposed earlier this year that he said will boost the U.S. economy. In an election year with the state...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama has a seven-point lead ahead of his Republican rival Mitt Romney as a result of increased support from Independent voters, a pattern that does not bode well for the former Massachusetts governor, according to a Reuters/Ipsos...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
In the video the DNC splices together clips of Romney comparing himself to Santorum throughout the campaign, as well as touting his conservative credentials. "I find it interesting that he [Santorum] continues to describe himself as a real...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Campaigning down the road from a GM plant, Mitt Romney made no mention Tuesday of the federal auto bailout that he opposed and that many credit with saving that company and Chrysler. Instead, his only remarks about cars were lamenting the demise of...
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National Public Radio
| 1 year ago
As if further proof were needed that the Republican primaries are essentially dead and buried, here's another piece of firm evidence: Mitt Romney praised former President Bill Clinton in a speech in Michigan Tuesday, and not once but twice. In a...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Unveiling his first retooled stump speech since becoming the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney accused President Obama of recycling tired policies of old-school liberals and asserted that it is he, not Obama, who offers America...
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The independent
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama pressed a deadlocked Congress to take action on an election year to do list of economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages. The list is Obama's latest attempt to portray congressional...
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The Guardian
| 1 year ago
We have to move forward to a future where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their share.' Photograph: Haraz N Ghanbari/AP The setup President Barack Obama chose Columbus, Ohio for his first (official) campaign rally of the 2012 race on 5...
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The Globe & Mail
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney earned the leadership nod the hard way through a long, gruelling campaign and a display of organization and money power. While he did not move hearts, he did appeal to the intellectual sense of Republican voters that an electable'...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
President Obama's re-election campaign condemned likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney 's non-response to a woman who accused Obama of treason. During a campaign event near Cleveland Monday, Romney criticized Obama's comments on the Supreme Court...
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San Francisco Chronicle
| 1 year ago
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in his second White House bid, was reminded of just how easily outside forces can distract a campaign's message. The former Massachusetts governor had intended to keep his focus on the U.S.
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 1 year ago
Rick Santorum gave a long-awaited endorsement to Mitt Romney, his top rival for the Republican presidential nomination, after weeks of deliberation and an hourlong meeting last week with Mr. Romney. The endorsement came at the end of a long email...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney's former presidential rival Rick Santorum officially endorsed the likely Republican nominee late Monday night after weeks of dodging questions about his support. In a long, 1,106-word e-mail to supporters entitled "Governor Romney,"...
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Starpulse
| 1 year ago
Obama has called for those who make more than $1 million a year to pay at least 30 per cent of their income in taxes. And the Independence Day star insists he's happy to hand over more of his pay check to support the struggling American economy. He...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
That drew a sharp rebuke from the Obama campaign, which called Romney's comments "a new low in dishonesty, even for him." TV while campaigning in Cleveland Monday. "My own view, by the way, was that the auto companies needed to go through bankruptcy...
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USA Today
| 1 year ago
Obama team hits Romney response to 'treason' comment Updated The Obama campaign is whacking Mitt Romney for something he didn't say -- to a woman who accused President Obama of treason. During an event near Cleveland yesterday, a woman asked Romney...
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CNN Blog
| 1 year ago
Below is the full text of the e-mail Santorum sent out: Friends, Thank you again for all you did as one of my strongest and committed supporters. Your belief in our campaign helped us start a movement of Americans who believe deeply that our best...
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KSAZ
| 1 year ago
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum late Monday endorsed Mitt Romney as the party's contender to defeat President Barack Obama. In an announcement on his website, the social conservative told supporters that he and presumptive...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney added former rival Rick Santorum to his endorsement count Monday night, while the White House and Obama campaign continued to defend the president's evolving position on gay marriage. Here's a look at where the candidates will spend...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Mitt Romney was expected to further cement his hold on the Republican presidential nomination in three state primaries Tuesday, a day after President Barack Obama opened a $25 million advertising blitz that confronts claims that the U.S. economic...
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IMDb Celebrity News
| 1 year ago
Obama has called for those who make more than $1 million (£625,000) a year to pay at least 30 per cent of their income in taxes. And the Independence Day star insists he's happy to hand over more of his pay cheque to support the struggling American...
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The Columbus Dispatch
| 1 year ago
Ohio Mitt Romney has created some loose ends for himself in his attempt to bracket President Barack Obama in Ohio. During Romney's visit yesterday to a factory in suburban Cleveland, state Auditor Dave Yost likened the president to Ronald McDonald,...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
The one-time Republican presidential hopeful and former Pennsylvania senator said "the primary campaign certainly made it clear that Gov. Romney and I have some differences. But there are many significant areas in which we agree." "We both agree...
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SF Gate
| 1 year ago
In his bid for re-election, the hope and change president, Barack Obama, clearly has decided to ditch JFK's country-first approach. The Obama-Biden campaign is all about what this country can do for voters. Last week, the Obama campaign introduced "...
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DAWN
| 1 year ago
Santorum endorses ex-rival Romney AFP 6 mins ago Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, talks with fellow candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, left, after a presidential debate in Arizona.
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Fox News
| 1 year ago
Ohio Campaigning in the backyard of America's auto industry, Mitt Romney re-ignited the bailout debate by suggesting he deserves "a lot of credit" for the recent successes of the nation's largest car companies. That claims comes in spite of his...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
So, as November looms, can Barack Obama avoid becoming the highest profile victim of a trend shaping world politics? US President Obama lost a flamboyant, sometimes erratic but ultimately trusted partner in Nicolas Sarkozy after France picked...
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Indian Express
| 1 year ago
The poll after Romney became the presumptive Republican nominee was carried out by USA Today and Gallup according to which the two leaders are nearly tied -- 45 per cent vs 47 per cent respectively -- among registered voters in the 12 battleground...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 1 year ago
The spot opens with contemporary news reports on the grim developments of the 2008 economic collapse -- "all before this president took the oath." Its focus shifts to more positive recent jobs news, the auto bailout and the killing of Osama bin Laden...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 1 year ago
an 800-ton press powerful enough to stamp car parts out of steel -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday sought to put his own stamp on the economy during the last 31/2 years under President Barack Obama.
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Kansas City Star
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama plans to lay out an election year "to do" list for Congress, urging lawmakers to take another look at proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages.The White House says Obama will detail the list...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
That poll, also released Monday, has a 4-point margin of error. The two polls suggest a drum-tight race six months before Election Day. Voters in Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania,...
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The Indianapolis Star
| 1 year ago
Written by Filed Under With the Republican nomination for president in hand, Mitt Romney didn't have to do any campaigning to win Indiana votes in today's primary election. Instead, the former Massachusetts governor came in Monday evening for a high-...
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KSBY
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama is portraying himself as a defender of the middle class in a new $25 million ad campaign airing this month. The ads are aimed at confronting criticism from Mitt Romney and Republicans that the economy has sputtered under his...
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The Daily Herald
| 1 year ago
The White House says on May 20 Obama and her guests will visit the Gary Comer Youth Center, which provides educational and extracurricular activities such as tutoring, college readiness courses, fitness and cooking programs. Afterward, childrens...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
He will need independents in November, but Mitt Romney isn't abandoning his "severely conservative" record.
Instead, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has launched an aggressive campaign against President Barack Obama that...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
In campaign mode for months, President Barack Obama is making his quest for a second term official with rallies in Ohio and Virginia while casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a flip-flopping protector of the rich.
The events...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 1 year ago
Breaking News Obamas kick off campaigning with rallies in must-win states With his wife at his side and Air Force One as a campaign plane, President Barack Obama holds his first political rallies of the 2012 presidential race on Saturday, targeting...
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The Salt Lake City Tribune
| 1 year ago
The Salt Lake Tribune First Published 13 minutes ago Updated 2 minutes ago Mitt Romney will be in Utah next month to raise money for his presidential campaign, his first visit to the state since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee. "People...
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USA Today
| 1 year ago
Obama hits the campaign trail Saturday in Ohio, Virginia Updated President Obama has given political talks at more than 100 fundraisers this election cycle, but tomorrow he goes public. Campaign rallies Saturday at colleges in Ohio and Virginia --...
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CNSNews.com
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama reaches out to students and parents at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Va., after speaking about his efforts to prevent interest rates from doubling on federal student loans, Friday, May 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. After a...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to hold a 1:25 p.m. rally on Saturday at Ohio State University followed by a 4:35 p.m. rally at Virginia Commonwealth University. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has criticized Obama's time on the...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
no new promises.
Not now, at least.
It's a long way from May to November, but so far the president's campaign speeches have been strikingly free of new pledges.
The president's early pitch to voters is heavy...
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National Public Radio
| 1 year ago
May 4, 2012 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney just may be the same person...Of course, the pair of politicians who will in all likelihood be the major party nominees for the 2012 presidential election have their differences. Republican Romney, for...
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Washington Post
| 1 year ago
That figure fell 5 percent across the country, to about 11 million, according to the Census Bureau . But in some politically important swing states, the decline among Hispanics, who are considered critical in the 2012 presidential contest, is much...
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The Hill
| 1 year ago
Nugent on Friday gave his first television interview since the investigation, and the aging rocker said that Romney's team "expressed support" for him after his remarks. But, according to an official with the Romney campaign, none of their staffers...
