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Romney birth certificate remark rekindles Obama controversy

YoopyaAug 25, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a dig at President Barack Obama on Friday over his birth certificate in comments that reignited

Romney seeks North American energy independence by 2020

YoopyaAug 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday that if elected, he will ensure North American energy independence by 2020 by pursuing a

Cardinal Timothy Dolan to give Republican benediction

YoopyaAug 23, 20120

The most senior US Catholic cardinal is to give a benediction at the Republican National Convention next week in Florida when Mitt Romney accepts the

In Ohio, Obama hits Romney over education costs

YoopyaAug 22, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought again on Tuesday to paint rival Mitt Romney as out of touch with ordinary Americans, telling students in Ohio

Akin rebuffs Romney, Republican calls to quit Senate race

YoopyaAug 22, 20120

(Reuters) – Congressman Todd Akin, under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, insisted on Tuesday he would not leave the Missouri Senate race,

Obama now targets Ryan on education

YoopyaAug 21, 20120

These days, President Obama is running as much against Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney. Having gone after Romney and his running mate — and chairman

Romney battles Obama for cash advantage in election

YoopyaAug 21, 20120

(Reuters) – The Republican Party and presidential candidate Mitt Romney have almost $60 million more in the bank than President Barack Obama and his Democratic

Obama: Republican approach to education funding is backward

YoopyaAug 18, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Saturday of a backward approach to education funding that would mean further teacher layoffs, in a veiled

VP candidate Ryan releases two years of tax returns

YoopyaAug 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Friday released tax returns showing he paid an effective tax rate of 20 percent last year,

Group behind Obama attack ad has Republican Party ties

YoopyaAug 18, 20120

(Reuters) – A group of former U.S. spies and commandos that launched a media campaign this week criticizing President Barack Obama’s national security record has