Pressed to reveal the lighter side of Mitt Romney, his advisers on Saturday recalled the time when the former Massachusetts governor had a laugh over a prank involving the purported firing of a chambermaid. Read full article > >
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Mitt Romney’s aides point to candidate’s lighter side
Jon M. Huntsman Jr. told his advisers he intends to leave the Republican presidential race, a week before he had hoped to revive his campaign in the South Carolina primary.
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The Caucus: Huntsman Says He Will Drop Bid for G.O.P. Nomination
TREYNOR, Iowa — Mitt Romney made a cautious return to Iowa on Thursday, testing the waters for the first time this fall in the state where he staked his presidential ambitions four years ago only to leave politically defeated and personally scorned. Nowhere is the Republican’s political strategy more carefully calibrated than here in Iowa. Continuing volatility in opinion polls seems to present opportunities for an outcome different from four years ago, but the uncertainty has left the candidate and his advisers with questions about how aggressively to compete in the first-in-the-nation caucuses. Read full article > >
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Mitt Romney makes a cautious return to Iowa
Washington is well-acquainted with Harry Belafonte and vice versa. He has protested here and antagonized lawmakers, presidents and their advisers for years; he exploited his connections when he deemed it urgent and necessary; he participated in political triumphs and official dinners and inaugural balls; he has been feted, honored, awarded. He is one of this town’s original visiting celebvocates. Read full article > >
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HBO’s ‘Sing Your Song’: Harry Belafonte’s endless march for justice
The Department for Education denies that Michael Gove and his advisers have wrongly used private emails to hide information.
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Government denies email cover-up
It is September and Barack Obama is in trouble. His poll numbers are down , and there is unrest within his party and among his supporters. Some Democrats have begun to doubt whether his inner circle is up to the task. They are calling for changes — in Obama and his team. To President Obama and his advisers, this may be today’s story, but it was also the story in September 2007, September 2008 and to some extent September 2009 and September 2010. Obama weathered the first two storms but struggled through the second pair. Which history will be repeated? Can he count on the good luck that helped him earlier? Can he summon within himself the changes that may be needed this time? Read full article > >
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For Obama, another September of discontent
It is September and Barack Obama is in trouble. His poll numbers are down , and there is unrest within his party and among his supporters. Some Democrats have begun to doubt whether his inner circle is up to the task. They are calling for changes — in Obama and his team. To President Obama and his advisers, this may be today’s story, but it was also the story in September 2007, September 2008 and to some extent September 2009 and September 2010. Obama weathered the first two storms but struggled through the second pair. Which history will be repeated? Can he count on the good luck that helped him earlier? Can he summon within himself the changes that may be needed this time? Read full article > >
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For Obama, another September of discontent
While the president will not directly confront the Republican nominee until 2012, his advisers believe that the next three months are critical to reversing his downward trajectory.
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News Analysis: A Campaign Challenge: Defining Obama
Haiti’s former dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, huddled with his advisers at a Port-au-Prince hotel a day after his stunning return to the country, but canceled plans to speak to reporters.
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Duvalier Meets With Advisers as Haiti Holds Its Breath
As the tumultuous first two years of Barack Obama’s presidency draw to a close, the president and his advisers have begun to puzzle over a difficult question: Now what?
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Obama may be on his own if he wants big changes
The Caucus: Huntsman Says He Will Drop Bid for G.O.P. Nomination
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