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Basketball stars toast avid hoops fan Obama

YoopyaFeb 25, 2012January 19, 20220

(Reuters) – Basketball greats including Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning toasted President Barack Obama at a campaign fundraising dinner on Thursday that was served on

Romney’s rugged Mormon ancestors sowed riches in Mexico

YoopyaFeb 25, 20120

(Reuters) – In the craggy desert of northern Mexico, U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s relatives turned an arid valley into lush agricultural land and prospered

Republicans see “jobs bills” as election winner

YoopyaFeb 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Tucked in his left breast-coat pocket where he can pull it out to wave before TV cameras is ammunition that House of Representatives

Now a front-runner, Santorum is still winging it

YoopyaFeb 24, 20120

(Reuters) – After a shaky performance in Wednesday’s Republican debate in Mesa, Arizona, Rick Santorum did something rare for presidential candidates in his situation: He

Under pressure, Romney struggles for the right pitch

YoopyaFeb 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Mitt Romney isn’t singing anymore. A little more than two weeks after his off-key but enthusiastic renditions of “America the Beautiful” captured the

Obama’s slogan: looking to replace Hope and Change

YoopyaFeb 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Winning The Future. Greater Together. We Don’t Quit. They may not be official but those are all phrases that could in one form

Romney’s struggles fuel talk of brokered convention

YoopyaFeb 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s struggles in Michigan are fueling speculation that Republicans might have to resort to a doomsday scenario and launch a

Santorum fights back against Romney in Detroit

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum defended himself against attacks from Mitt Romney on Thursday as his hopes rose of dealing a heavy

Obama pitches unfinished business for second term

YoopyaFeb 17, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to stoke enthusiasm in California about his 2012 re-election drive, saying he wanted another chance to overhaul

Romney returns to familiar playbook to stop rival Santorum

YoopyaFeb 15, 20120

(Reuters) – Faced with a new surging rival, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is returning to a familiar playbook to try to put down what