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Sep 17 2012
News
Inside the campaign: How Mitt Romney stumbled
Stuart Stevens, Mitt Romneys top strategist, knew his candidates convention speech needed a memorable mix of loft and grace if he was going to bound out of Tampa with an authentic chance to win the presidency. So Stevens, bypassing the speechwriting staff at the campaigns Boston headquarters, assigned the sensitive task of drafting it to Peter Wehner, a veteran of the last three Republican
PoliticoOct 01 2012
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Mitt Romney advisers clash over Libya
Advisers to Mitt Romney are split over how broadly and aggressively to attack President Barack Obama for his handling of foreign policy following the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, according to top Republicans close to the campaign. Some aides are arguing that the campaign has been given a huge gift: a new opening to argue White House failure and incompetence. “Across the board â€â€
PoliticoAug 24 2012
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Mitt Romney Makes Birth Certificate Joke
Mitt Romney made a joke about his birth certificate at a rally in Commerce, Mich. on Friday.
Speaking about his Michigan roots, he said, "No one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place that we were born and raised."
The joke was received with hearty applause by the audience. Still, it was an awkward moment for the candidate to play on the
HuffPostJul 04 2012
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Mitt Romney: Individual Mandate 'Is A Tax'
Contradicting his own top campaign adviser, Mitt Romney on Wednesday declared that the individual mandate contained in President Barack Obama's health care law is, indeed, a tax and not a penalty against those who refuse to buy coverage
"I said that I agree with the [Supreme Court']s dissent, and the dissent made it very clear that they felt [the individual mandate] was unconstitutional
HuffPostJul 30 2012
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Mitt Romney Comments At Fundraiser Outrage Palestinians
Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who suggested his comments were racist and out of touch with the realities of the Middle East. Romney's campaign later said his remarks were mischaracterized.
"As you come here and you see the GDP per capita,
HuffPostJun 21 2012
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Mitt Romney winning mega-donor war
Mitt Romney surged past President Barack Obama in May fundraising on the shoulders of big donors  an advantage the Republican nominee seems likely to sustain through November. Romney and his super PAC allies and party team raised about $86 million in May, compared with roughly $65 million raised by Obama and his allies, according to campaign finance reports filed Wednesday.
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PoliticoJul 27 2012
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Obama Gets Ahead Of Mitt Romney On Israel
President Barack Obama said Friday he is releasing an additional $70 million in military aid for Israel, a previously announced move that appeared timed to upstage Republican rival Mitt Romney's trip to Israel this weekend.
The stepped-up U.S. aid, first announced in May, will go to help Israel expand production of a short-range rocket defense system. The system, known as Iron Dome, has
HuffPostNov 15 2012
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Republicans to Mitt Romney: Exit stage left
That sentiment was in full bloom following Romneys first post-election comments  made on a phone call with donors earlier this week. On the call, Romney attributed his loss to the “gifts President Obamas campaign doled out to young people and minorities. For many, the comments had an eerie echo of the secretly taped “47 percent remarks Romney made at a May fundraiser. “There is no
Washington PostOct 25 2012
Opinion
Mitt Romney's hollow argument on Pentagon cuts
Governor Romney asserted once again in Monday nights debate that President Obama seeks to hollow out the military. This assertion leaves me wondering whether Governor Romney (in near Sarah Palin-like fashion) lives in an alternate universe.
PoliticoMay 24 2012
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Mitt Romney: Bain record 'pretty solid'
Mitt Romney on Thursday defended Bain Capital from President Barack Obamas attacks, touting the companys record of growing businesses. “They made about 350 investments since the beginning of the firm, and of those investments, 80 percent of them grew their revenues, Romney said on “Fox & Friends, citing a recent statement from Bains PR firm that tried to highlight the private equity
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