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Persistence rewarded Romney on long road to Tampa
TAMPA, Florida — Measured in business, deliberative in politics, Mitt Romney has always taken the long view, and his coronation Thursday at the Republican convention caps a five-year run for the White House. The 65-year-old has been gearing up for this moment since he stepped down as governor of Massachusetts…
RNC chairman defends Romney’s ‘birther’ joke as ‘levity’
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said he supported presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s joke about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate because the race needs “levity.” Speaking to a large crowd of supporters in Michigan on Friday, Romney had come the closest yet to personally embracing the…
Mormons buoyed by Romney run but church ‘neutral’
When Rudolf Hegewald left East Germany to join fellow Mormons in the US state of Utah more than five decades ago, he could only dream that a member of his faith would one day run for president. But with Mitt Romney all but certain to receive the Republican nomination next…
Report: Seniors to pay $60,000 more under Romney/Ryan Medicare plan
A report by the public policy research group the Center for American Progress has concluded that seniors would pay, on average, $60,000 more for health care over the course of their retirement under the Medicare replacement plan proposed by presumptive Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees, Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)…
Study: 2012 campaign ‘nastier than normal’
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are both being portrayed in an overwhelmingly negative light as they battle each other in America’s 2012 presidential election, a new survey of media coverage has revealed. The result has been one of the most negative electoral contests in recent memory in…
Romney to ‘legitimate rape’ doctor: ‘We agree on almost everything’
Presumptive Republican nominee for president, former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) is more closely connected than his campaign would like to admit to the controversial doctor who authored the now-notorious theory that women cannot get pregnant from “legitimate rape.” According to Think Progress, Dr. John Willke has served as an adviser…
Presidential race tightens in Florida and Wisconsin: poll
President Barack Obama clearly leads his Republican rival Mitt Romney in the battleground of Ohio but the race has tightened considerably in two other key states ahead of the November 6 elections, a new poll said Thursday. Obama continues to enjoy a six-point advantage in Ohio with 50 percent compared…
‘Boy band’ Wrong Direction wants to know what Romney’s hiding
In their new song “Disclosure,” boy band Wrong Direction pose some pointed questions to presumptive Republican nominee Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA). Based on the One Direction song “What Makes You Beautiful,” this parody from Full Frontal Productions decides to stop flirting with homoeroticism and go in for a full pornucopia…
Obama defends tough campaign tactics, jabs Romney
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama warned Mitt Romney Monday he could not just “make stuff up” and defended his assault on his Republican foe’s record and character in a surprise news conference. Obama also demanded Romney release more personal tax returns, in a counter-offensive after Romney earlier bemoaned the…
Parody video uses Romney’s own voice to mock his candidacy
A parody video uploaded to YouTube by Hugh Atkin last week uses audio clips of Mitt Romney to poke fun at the Republican presidential candidate. In the video, Romney can be heard explaining that his time as governor of Massachusetts was like a mini-skirt: short and revealing. Romney also said…
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