Headline Roundup • October 30th, 2012
Hurricane and Politics
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HuffPost
Mitt Romney refused to answer reporters' questions about how he would handle the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), after a Tuesday "storm relief" event in Ohio for Hurricane Sandy.
From the Romney pool report:
TV pool asked Romney at least five times whether he would eliminate FEMA as president/what he would do with FEMA. He ignored the qs but they are audible on cam. The music stopped at points and the qs would have been audible to him.
A follow-up report noted the specific questions Romney ignored, as he was...

NPR (Online News)
Hurricane Sandy's on-the-ground devastation has yet to be cataloged, and how the violent storm may affect the presidential campaign with just a week to Election Day is equally uncertain.
Will President Obama's response to the disaster help or hurt his re-election prospects? Or will the campaign's new trajectory โ canceled appearances, postponed early voting โ ultimately benefit Republican Mitt Romney?
Not really thinking much about that, are you?

Fox News Digital
Mitt Romney on Tuesday attended a relief effort in Ohio for the victims of superstorm Sandy รยขรขโยฌรขโฌล staying in the public eye but keeping away from political talk with just seven days left before Election Day.
โWe have heavy hearts, as you know, with all of the suffering going on,ย said Romney, standing on an equipment box inside a Kettering, Ohio, gymnasium. โI appreciate what you have done.ย
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