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Romney lines up bus tour of swing states

WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney will head out on a bus tour across battleground states in mid-August in the run up to the party convention in Tampa, Florida, his campaign said Tuesday. Details were still being worked out, but an official in the campaign told AFP that…

Romney holds firm on Russia as geopolitical ‘opponent’

WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney stood firm Tuesday in painting Russia as a key geopolitical foe, warning that Moscow pursues policies that are “antithetical” to US interests. “Of course we’re not enemies. We’re not fighting each other, there’s no Cold War,” Romney told Fox Radio in an…

U.S. won’t send checks to Europe: Romney

WASHINGTON — The United States will not bail out European countries if the eurozone economy falls apart under a spiraling debt crisis, Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney said Sunday. “We’re not going to send checks to Europe. We’re not going to bail out the European banks. We’re going to…

Mississippi governor endorses Romney

WASHINGTON — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney picked up the key endorsement of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, days ahead of a primary in the conservative southern state. Bryant said on Thursday he thought Romney had the best chance of beating President Barack Obama in November’s general election and believes…