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Obama mocks Romney campaign over ‘outsourcing’ row

DURHAM, New Hampshire — President Barack Obama Monday mocked attempts by his rival Mitt Romney’s campaign to shrug off reports the Republican’s former firm helped ship US jobs to places like India and China. Obama launched a two-day campaign swing in the battleground state of New Hampshire, which is effectively…

Penn. Republican: Voter ID ‘is gonna allow Governor Romney to win’

At a Republican State Committee meeting in Pennsylvania this weekend, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R) said that passing a voter ID law would help Mitt Romney win the state in the upcoming presidential election. “Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it’s done. First pro-life legislation – abortion facility regulations –…

Romney adviser defends Bain sending jobs to China: Obama ‘outsourcing’ to Omaha

Romney senior adviser Ed Gillespie on Sunday compared Bain Capital sending jobs overseas while Mitt Romney was the CEO to President Barack Obama’s campaign “outsourcing” telemarketing to places like Omaha, Nebraska. Appearing on CNN, Gillespie ripped The Washington Post for reporting that Bain had invested in companies that outsourced jobs…

Pawlenty: It was ‘proper’ to have Karl Rove at Romney retreat

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) on Sunday denied that it was wrong for Mitt Romney to invite Republican strategist Karl Rove to a recent retreat with top donors. Karl Rove’s Crossroads America — a Super PAC — and its sister organization, Crossroads GPS, have spent millions of dollars on…

Romney advisor: Blame Democrats for DREAM Act’s failure

An advisor for Mitt Romney blamed the Democrats Sunday for the DREAM Act’s defeat in Congress, ThinkProgress reports. Former commerce secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the Obama administration “played with Hispanics” during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Nation, the same program in which Romney senior advisor Ed Gillespie refused…

Tapper: Romney ‘most conservative’ nominee on immigration in 30 years

ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper says that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a harsher stance on immigration than any Republican presidential nominee in decades. Conservative columnist George Will on Sunday told Tapper that Romney was at a disadvantage with Latino voters because “he has to unring…

Adviser dodges questions about Romney rescinding Obama immigration policy

A senior adviser to presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday continued to dodge questions about whether his boss would rescind President Barack Obama’s recently-announced policy to halt deportation proceedings for many young undocumented immigrants. During an interview on CNN, host Candy Crowley asked Ed Gillespie if Romney would…

Maddow snaps at Libertarian panelist: ‘You don’t know anything about me’

Rachel Maddow does not want to tell you her opinion of Romneycare. On “Real Time” Friday night, Bill Maher and guests debated the merits of government run health care, with the conversation ultimately turning to the mandate-driven policy implemented in Massachusetts by Mitt Romney. Most of the panelists, Maddow included,…

Mitt Romney tells voters: ‘I feel your pain’

Republican contender plays to public fears about economy and ditches social conservatism as he chases swing voters The voice was hoarse, but that was the only sign that Mitt Romney was nearing the end of a gruelling tour through the battleground states that will decide who wins the White House.…

Romney lays out immigration plan to ‘supersede’ Obama order

Mitt Romney dismissed as a “stop-gap” measure Barack Obama’s move last week to stop the deportation of 800,000 undocumented young people and pledged that he would implement a long-term solution to immigration reform. Romney was speaking at a convention of National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials on Thursday,…