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Giuliani Says Record Trumps Mitt’s

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Says his successes “far superior” to Romney’s.

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Giuliani Says Record Trumps Mitt’s

In Rarefied Sport, a View of the Romneys’ World

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

A lawsuit, since settled, offers a glimpse into dressage, the chosen sport of Mitt Romney’s wife, and into the elite world of expensive horses.

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In Rarefied Sport, a View of the Romneys’ World

Parsing demographics and the 2012 presidential race

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll highlighted just how much the coalitions of the two political parties have changed over time and continue to shift during Barack Obama’s presidency. What advisers to the president and Mitt Romney are trying to calculate is how that may affect the electoral college. Read full article > >

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Opinion: How to get fast GDP growth

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Mitt Romney is predicting he could reduce unemployment to 6% in four years, but Jeffrey Miron says the U.S. needs to boost the economy at a faster pace

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Opinion: How to get fast GDP growth

Why neither Obama nor Romney wants to talk about Romney’s record

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Why are we talking about Bain Capital again? The answer, it seems, is that the two presidential campaigns want it that way. The Romney campaign wants us talking about Bain Capital LLC because Mitt Romney says his time leading the firm prepared him for the presidency. Read full article > >

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Campaign Memo: Outsider Status for Obama and Romney

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

The backgrounds of Mitt Romney and President Obama cause them to mirror each other in many ways, and both men face the specter of longstanding prejudices that no ad, slogan or speech may be able to dispel.

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In Iowa, Obama touts clean energy, hits Republicans and Romney on economic agenda

Friday, May 25th, 2012

DES MOINES — President Obama struck back Thursday against criticism from rival Mitt Romney over the spiraling national debt, arguing that his administration has allowed federal spending to grow at the slowest rate in six decades and charging that Romney’s tax policies would run up the tab far faster. Read full article > >

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Romney campaign begins quiet push for African American voters

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Mitt Romney’s campaign team has been quietly laying plans for an outreach effort to President Obama’s most loyal supporters — black voters — not just to chip away at the huge Democratic margins but also as a way to reassure independent swing voters that Romney can be inclusive and tolerant in his thinking and approach. Read full article > >

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Political Memo: Bain Strategy Against Romney May Have Pitfalls for Obama

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Attacks by President Obama’s campaign against Mitt Romney’s work in private equity have strained the relationship between Democrats and the financial industry.

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Political Memo: Bain Strategy Against Romney May Have Pitfalls for Obama

Romney Calls Failing Schools ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Era’

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Mitt Romney called for poor and disabled students to be able to use federal funds to attend any public, private or online school they choose.

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Romney Calls Failing Schools ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Era’

Mitt Romney promotes school vouchers in attack on Obama’s education policy

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Calling it a “national education emergency,” Mitt Romney said Wednesday that poor and disabled children should be allowed to escape failing public schools by using federal dollars to pay for private schools, online schools and other alternative settings. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney promotes school vouchers in attack on Obama’s education policy

‘Uncommitted’ Challenges Obama in KY

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

While Mitt Romney wins primaries in two states.

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‘Uncommitted’ Challenges Obama in KY

Poll: Obama Maintains Narrow Lead

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

But Romney closes gap to just 4 percentage points.

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Poll: Obama Maintains Narrow Lead

Black Mormons and the Politics of Identity

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

While many within the church community are rooting for Mitt Romney, minority Mormon voices are becoming more assertive.

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Black Mormons and the Politics of Identity

Bain Capital Becoming Election Factor

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Whether Romney likes it or not.

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Bain Capital Becoming Election Factor