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Romney promotes education agenda, defends Bain

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:09:26 -0400

Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he's a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack Obama.

Obama team wrongly says Romney moves goal posts

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:28:32 -0400

President Barack Obama's campaign says Republican rival Mitt Romney is trying to "move the goal posts" and reverse his position on unemployment. Actually, that's a fumble of the facts.

THE RACE: Obama walking fine line in Bain critique

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:31:56 -0400

President Barack Obama has to tread carefully in targeting Republican rival Mitt Romney's business resume.

Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:48:55 -0400

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically risky, embrace of gay marriage may not hurt him in the November election.

Obama, Dems redoubling money efforts to keep edge

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:41:11 -0400

His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts after robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from the party faithful highly motivated to topple the Democrat.

Romney says Congress should wait to act on economy

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:52:04 -0400

Mitt Romney says that if elected Congress should wait until he takes office to block automatic spending cuts and to keep tax cuts from expiring.

Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:50:17 -0400

Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall.

Romney defends record at Bain Capital firm

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:48:26 -0400

Mitt Romney is defending his work at the private equity firm he co-founded and says it's part of why he's qualified to be president.

Romney oil adviser also a big super PAC donor

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:55:29 -0400

Oklahoma oil billionaire Harold Hamm didn't wait long to make a nearly $1 million donation to a group supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after he became one of Romney's top energy advisers in March. Just weeks after Hamm joined the Romney campaign, he gave $985,000 to a pro-Romney super PAC, according to campaign reports.

Obama to graduates: 'A new feeling about America'

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:19:22 -0400

President Barack Obama declared Wednesday the world has a "new feeling about America" and more respect for its leadership, weaving re-election themes into a commencement speech to jubilant graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy.