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The Guardian
| 12 months ago
The bad economic data, which showed the US had created just 69,000 new jobs in April and unemployment had gone up for the first time in a year to 8.2 percent, contributed to a worldwide fall in stock prices . The news was far worse than expectations...
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PRWeb
| 12 months ago
June 02, 2012 Mitt Romney’s total market share increased by 1.6% and he carries 19.98% of the total internet marketing share despite being dominated by Obama on social media. This means Barack Obama still holds the majority of the market share with...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
President Barack Obama said Friday the 2012 election provides "probably as sharp a contrast between two candidates as we've seen in a very long time" During brief remarks at a fundraiser at the Chicago home of investment firm owner Jim Crown, the...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
U.S. voters are split on whether President Barack Obama or his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney , can improve the economy, a poll released Friday indicated. The CNN/ORC International Poll found 45 percent believe Obama understands the economy...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
According to the CNN/ORC International survey, 49 percent of registered voters say that if the November election were held today, they would vote for Obama, while 46 percent say they would cast a ballot for Romney. Obama's three point margin is...
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Miami Herald
| 12 months ago
A dismal jobs report Friday rekindled fears that the economy is stumbling, sending stocks plunging, stoking talk of new life-support moves by the Federal Reserve, and suggesting new political problems for President Barack Obama as he seeks re-...
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KSBY
| 12 months ago
The stock market is down and the presidential rhetoric is heating up in the wake of some disappointing economic data that came out today. The Labor Department says U.S. employers added 69,000 jobs in May. That's the far fewer than had been expected...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 01 Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, have assets worth $83 million to $255 million. June 01 President Obama hopes his economic plan will prompt "thingamajig" purposes, a line that moves Twitter if not the markets. June 01 Mitt...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 12 months ago
Voters are viewing him more favorably, especially Republican women...That does not mean he's suddenly become the favorite for November the 2012 presidential horse race is fairly stable and remains essentially tied. Nor does it indicate that Friday's...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Archive Recent Posts June 01 The latest projections by Moody's Analytics for monthly job growth still point to a close race for the White House. But the odds of a mini-boom that would help the incumbent have faded. June 01 The former president says...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney called Friday's jobs numbers that show unemployment grew to 8.2% last month a harsh indictment of President Obama 's economic policies and argue that the president is a failure and has put his personal goals ahead of creating jobs. Their...
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The Hill
| 12 months ago
The president's policies and his handling of the economy has been dealt a harsh indictment this morning," Romney said. "Their policies have not worked and in many respects their policies have made it harder for the economy to recover. And I think...
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Reuters
| 12 months ago
President Barack Obama speaks before signing the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank at the White House in Washington May 30, 2012. A grim jobs report put President Barack Obama on the defensive over the weak economy on Friday with Republican...
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National Public Radio
| 12 months ago
Earlier, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney blamed what he said have been President Obama's "failed" economic policies for the nation's stubbornly high unemployment rate and weak job growth. In Minnesota this hour, President Obama conceded...
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The New York Observer
| 12 months ago
Romney Unveils New TV Ad, Slams Obama On Jobs Report 10:16am Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney unveiled a new television ad today, one that follows up on his earlier Day One spot . The ad, called A Better Day asks at the outset What Will Be...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
only 69,000 new jobs created in May and job creation for March and April revised downward -- was close to the worst possible news for President Obama . For the third year in a row, the economy appears to have stalled in the spring after perking up in...
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Boston.com
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney says the monthly jobs report released Friday is "devastating news" for workers and their families. U.S. employers added 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year. The unemployment rate also rose slightly to 8.2 percent, up from 8.1 percent...
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The Hill
| 12 months ago
In the new ad, a narrator argues that from his first day in the Oval Office, Romney would "put jobs first." "President Romney focuses on the economy and the deficit, unleashes America's energy resources, and stands up to China on trade," a narrator...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
U.S. employers added about 150,000 jobs in the latest month and the jobless rate was steady, most economists forecast the Labor Department would say Friday. The May jobs report, to be released by the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30 a.
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Reuters
| 12 months ago
President Barack Obama speaks before signing the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank at the White House in Washington May 30, 2012. President Barack Obama's campaign attacked Republican rival Mitt Romney on Thursday for failing to create jobs...
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KSBY
| 12 months ago
In Iowa, the two rivals are tied at 44 percent among registered voters. In Colorado, the president is supported by 46 percent of registered voters, while Romney gets 45 percent. And in Nevada, the president is at 48 percent to Romney's 46 percent.
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Washington Post
| 12 months ago
The Washington Post President Obama's re-election campaign launched Part 2 of its strategy to discredit Republican Mitt Romney this week, pouncing on his record as Massachusetts governor after more than two weeks of attacks on his private-equity...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 12 months ago
The Republican presidential nomination finally in hand, he will spend the next three months trying to undercut President Barack Obama on the economy while portraying himself as Mr. Fix It for a nation with stubbornly and painfully high unemployment.
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Seattle Times
| 12 months ago
Originally published Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 5:33 AM Obama calls Romney, congratulates him on GOP nod President Barack Obama on Wednesday congratulated Mitt Romney on securing the Republican presidential nomination, a gesture coupled with a new...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 12 months ago
United States president Barack Obama has congratulated Mitt Romney after the former Massachusetts governor secured the Republican presidential nomination. Mr Obama called to offer his congratulations after Mr Romney secured the Republican nomination...
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Taiwan News
| 12 months ago
President Barack Obama called Mitt Romney on Wednesday to congratulate him on winning the Republican nomination, while Romney set off on a California fundraising blitz to prepare for the November election. The president told Romney "he looked forward...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
A mobile phone application released by Mitt Romney's Republican presidential campaign has got off to an awkward start, misspelling one of his slogans. Users of the "With Mitt" iPhone application are greeted with the message "A Better Amercia", urging...
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Washington Post
| 12 months ago
Among registered voters, both Obama and Romney draw split verdicts. For Obama, 49 percent of voters hold favorable views; 48 percent negative ones. For Romney, it's an even-up 44 percent on both sides of the equation, marking the first time since...
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Washington Post
| 12 months ago
On Wednesday, President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney spoke to each other for the first time since the general election campaign has begun in earnest. According to the White House, Obama called Romney just before noon to...
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Vanity Fair
| 12 months ago
Yesterday evening was a rather busy one for our man Mitt Romney: he won the Texas Republican primary and, in effect, the Republican nomination; he made the acquaintance of a very friendly Cuisinart and its chatty wife, a color printer; and he...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 12 months ago
Mormons, Jews, and Catholics identify with the party in increasing numbers...Now that Mitt Romney has officially secured enough delegates with his Texas primary victory to clinch the Republican nomination, Mormons seem like a block of voters the...
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Fox News
| 12 months ago
FoxNews.com Planned Parenthood, endorsing President Obama Wednesday morning, went after Mitt Romney out of the gate with a new ad buy in crucial swing states accusing the Republican candidate of undermining women's rights. The ad campaign seeks to...
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Venture Beat
| 12 months ago
For most people, misspelling a crucial word in a promotional application wouldn't completely ruin your career. But if the word is America and the promotion is for Mitt Romney's 2012 Presidential campaign, you can be sure heads will roll. Such is the...
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Star Tribune
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney has won more than 100 delegates while clinching the Republican nomination for president. The former Massachusetts governor claimed 105 of the 152 delegates at stake in the Texas primary Tuesday, pushing him well past the number needed to...
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The New York Times
| 12 months ago
Amercia" -- is unlikely to become a major issue in Mitt Romney's effort to unseat President Obama, but the snarky comments it prompted on Twitter were a reminder that even the tiniest mistakes get noticed. May 30 Political news from today's Times and...
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National Public Radio
| 12 months ago
There hadn't been any doubt about it for several weeks, but with his win Tuesday in the Texas primary Mitt Romney has "clinched the Republican presidential nomination," according to The Associated Press ...Date explains on It's All Politics , though,...
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The independent
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a win in the Texas primary. An Associated Press delegate count showed Mr Romney had passed the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination during the primary...It's a triumph of...
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DAWN
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney has clinched his Republican party's White House nomination by winning its Texas primary, vowing to get America back on the path to prosperity by defeating Barack Obama in November. I am honored that Americans across the country have given...
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Mail Online UK
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney has finally clinched the Republican nomination but his victory has been overshadowed by his ally Donald Trump re-igniting the Birther' controversy by vociferously claiming that Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is therefore ineligible...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Following the Texas primary, Romney bagged enough delegates to cross the bench mark of 1,144 necessary to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. Romney, in a statement, said he is honoured and humbled to have won enough delegates to become...
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International Business Times
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Texas and now faces a five-month sprint to convince voters to trust him over Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. Although...
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The New Zealand Herald
| 12 months ago
However the milestone has almost been overshadowed by a rehashed controversy over President Barack Obama's birthplace. Voters in the second most populous US state cast their ballots, with Romney the only Republican still actively campaigning for the...
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Glen Rock Gazette
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago and had to fight hard this year as voters flirted with a carousel of GOP...
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The Hill
| 12 months ago
The Associated Press and television news networks projected Romney's victory shortly after the polls closed. Romney is on pace to take enough of Texas's 155 delegates to cross the 1,144-delegate threshold to secure the nomination, according to the AP'...
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Los Angeles Times
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney 's victory in the Texas primary on Tuesday gives him enough delegates to capture the Republican presidential nomination, but he remains some distance from recovering from the damage caused by months of tussling with rivals in his own...
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Al Jazeera English
| 12 months ago
13 Mitt Romney has clinched the Republican presidential nomination in the US to face Barack Obama in the November election. On Tuesday night he mathematically secured it with a win in the Texas primary after months on the campaign trail to win over...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Romney on track for Republican candidacy 29 May 2012 Last updated at 17:48 ET The result of the primary contest in Texas is likely to give Mitt Romney the support he needs to win the Republican presidential nomination. He is all set to challenge...
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Voice of America
| 12 months ago
VOA News May 29, 2012 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is expected to wrap up the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a win in the Texas primary...A Romney victory would put him above the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the...
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BBC
| 12 months ago
Mitt Romney is expected to rack up the remaining delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination, as Texas holds its presidential primary. At stake are 152 delegates in Texas' largely uncontested poll. Mr Romney needs just 58 to reach the 1,144...
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United Press International
| 12 months ago
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in New York, May 1, 2012. Texas, May 29 (UPI) -- Texas primary voters were expected to award Republican Mitt Romney enough delegates Tuesday night to clinch the presidential nomination, analysts said. Going...
