Battleground Virginia: Romney and Obama woo military veterans

Battleground Virginia: Romney and Obama woo military veterans (+video)

Mitt Romney and President Obama stormed through the key battleground state of Virginia Thursday with their eyes on a politically prized group of voters: veterans. Mr. Romney, the GOP’s presidential nominee, gave a speech to some 200 people at an American Legion post in Springfield, Va., a city that…

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