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Obama holds 2-to-1 cash advantage over Romney

President Barack Obama holds a cash advantage of more than 2-to-1 over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, but the president's money advantage is beginning to dwindle.

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Bain Capital defends record in light of criticism

Facing new attacks from Democrats, the private equity firm Mitt Romney helped create is defending its record.

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Don't bet on Mitt Romney winning in Massachusetts

Don't bet on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney winning his home state or even trying.

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Romney taking credit for auto industry success

Campaigning in the backyard of America's auto industry, Mitt Romney re-ignited the bailout debate by suggesting he deserves "a lot of credit" for the recent successes of the nation's largest car companies.

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Romney to shift focus from gay rights to economy

Republican Mitt Romney is trying to shift his campaign's focus back to the sluggish economic recovery and will use a commencement speech at an evangelical university to cast strong families as central to a strong economy.

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Romney embarking on new political balancing act

Mitt Romney will need independent voters in November, but he isn't abandoning his "severely conservative" record.

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General balance: Romney tilts right

He will need independents in November, but Mitt Romney isn't abandoning his "severely conservative" record.

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Virginia profile rises in presidential contest

Move over Ohio and Florida. Virginia is becoming the hottest new battleground in this year's race for the White House.

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Obama: Marking bin Laden death isn't 'celebration'

President Barack Obama gave a steely defense of his handling of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and his use of it to burnish his re-election credentials a year later, saying Monday that it is appropriate to mark an anniversary that Republicans charge is being turned into a campaign bumper sticker.

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Romney says he wanted gay spokesman to stay on job

Walking a careful line, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday he had wanted an openly gay spokesman who resigned from his campaign this week to stay on. Hours later, he worked to court the party's conservative wing by meeting with former rival Rick Santorum.

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Santorum hints at Romney endorsement

Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he expects to endorse Mitt Romney.

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AP Sources: Romney to open fundraisers to media

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is preparing to open some fundraisers to the media.

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SPIN METER: Romney roadmap leaves voters guessing

Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions.

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Romney has $10M in bank for general election

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has $10 million in the bank as he shifts toward a general election matchup against President Barack Obama.

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Romney: fire Secret Service agents in scandal

Mitt Romney says he'd "clean house" to remove Secret Service agents involved with Colombian prostitutes ahead of President Barack Obama's visit.

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Romney gets Daniels endorsement

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has endorsed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

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No shocker in store: Romney veep search under way

Don't look for a vice presidential shocker from Mitt Romney. His choice of a running-mate — a search he announced Monday he has begun — will be guided by both his methodical, risk-averse corporate training and the lessons his party learned from Sarah Palin's selection.

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Maine voters seek female senator. Enter Angus King

Independent Senate candidate Angus King of Maine has a woman problem. He's not one.

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In Senate race, Maine's King is critical of GOP

Angus King is keeping people guessing whether he would side with Democrats or Republicans as a U.S. senator.

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Analysis: Obama's incumbency vs. Romney's hurdles

Reality has smacked Mitt Romney in the face.

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Romney's focus on Obama brings new challenges

As Mitt Romney looked for a sweep in Tuesday's three Republican primaries to tighten his grip on the party's nomination, President Barack Obama criticized the GOP front-runner by name in a campaign ad for the first time, signaling that he too thinks the nomination race is all but over.

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Romney's staff pulls April Fools' gag on candidate

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney may have forgotten that Sunday was April Fools' Day.

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Romney accuses Obama of 'hide-and-seek' campaign

Mitt Romney unleashed a strong attack on President Barack Obama's truthfulness Wednesday, accusing him of running a "hide-and-seek" re-election campaign designed to distract voters from his first-term record while denying them information about his plans for a second.

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Romney says he'll win Pennsylvania in the fall

Mitt Romney predicted Thursday that he will win Pennsylvania in November's presidential election.

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