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29. April 2012:
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - After months of casting Republican Mitt Romney as someone who often changes positions for political convenience, President Barack Obama's campaign is calling Romney a far-right conservative - a contradictory set of messages that essentially invites voters to decide what they don't like about Romney.
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Obama, Mitt Romney Tweak Strategies For Tight 2012 Race
Reuters | Posted: 04/28/2012 3:30 pm Updated: 04/28/2012 6:06 pmBy Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - After months of casting Republican Mitt Romney as someone who often changes positions for political convenience, President Barack Obama's campaign is calling Romney a far-right conservative - a contradictory set of messages that essentially invites voters to decide what they don't like about Romney.
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24. April 2012:
WASHINGTON
I t may not be the economy, stupid.
Then again, James Carville’s famous maxim about the 1992 presidential campaign might well be valid in 2012. But it’s quite possible that on Election Day, voters’ most urgent concerns will be driven by overseas events neither President Obama nor his Republican opponent can predict or control.
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The devil we don’t know might make difference
Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012 10:46 pmWASHINGTON
I t may not be the economy, stupid.
Then again, James Carville’s famous maxim about the 1992 presidential campaign might well be valid in 2012. But it’s quite possible that on Election Day, voters’ most urgent concerns will be driven by overseas events neither President Obama nor his Republican opponent can predict or control.
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05. April 2012:
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President Obama Locks Horns With Chief Justice Roberts Over Health Care Case
WASHINGTON -- Looking to a Supreme Court decision in the health care case months away, President Barack Obama has locked horns with Chief Justice John Roberts over how historically significant a decision striking down the mandate would be.Read everything!
25. March 2012:
By RICHARD W. STEVENSON
Let’s say you’re moving steadily toward wrapping up the Republican presidential nomination and you allow yourself to begin thinking ahead to the question of a running mate.
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After Palin, Expect a More Intense Vetting Process
March 23, 2012, 8:53 amBy RICHARD W. STEVENSON
Let’s say you’re moving steadily toward wrapping up the Republican presidential nomination and you allow yourself to begin thinking ahead to the question of a running mate.
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18. March 2012:
The Road We've Traveled
Obama's 17 minute documentary hit the streets earlier this week. An excellent film directed by Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim and narrated by Tom Hanks.
18. March 2012:
Greetings Fellow Blowhards....
I am using this site as a focal point for my Government college course. My mission, and I did accept it, is to follow the 2012 Presidential Candidates on their Social Networking Websites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, etc.). What are their messages? Are they consistent? How are they changing as the race continues?
18. March 2012:
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Health Care Reform Supreme Court Cases May Not Hinge On Liberal-Conservative Split
The Supreme Court will not overturn health care reform. At least if the five-justice conservative majority that brought the country Citizens United and Bush v. Gore can be stymied by the possibility of being the first court in over seventy-five years to strike down a sitting president's signature domestic achievement.Read everything!
18. March 2012:
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COLUMN: Santorum needs Gingrich to stick it out
WASHINGTON -- If Rick Santorum wants to keep Mitt Romney from wrapping up the Republican nomination before the convention, he should encourage Newt Gingrich to stay in the race, not drop out.Read everything!