Mitt Romney promised today that by the end of his first White House term, he would have shaved the unemployment rate to 6 percent. Sounds ambitious, right? Maybe not so much. While the figure represents a whopping 2.1 percent drop...
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Job seekers wait for the opening of the Job USA fair in Robstown, Texas.
Romney Wades Into Tricky Waters With Unemployment Rate Promise
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Mitt Romney with reporters on the campaign charter flight between New York and Washington, on May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Romney’s Eight-Stop Fundraising Swing Latest in Off-Limits Events
What did Mitt Romney tell the 500 donors who attended a May 20 cocktail reception at the waterfront Greenwich home of venture capitalist L. Scott Frantz? And what message was Barack Obama pushing to 150 generous supporters dining May 10...
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A message from the stand where Mitt Romney would address supporters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Romney: Obama ‘Not Up to Task’
For the better part of three days, since President Obama on Monday explained his approach to job creation and questioned rival Mitt Romney’s credentials on that score, Romney has avoided the question. On Tuesday, the former Massachusetts governor allowed John...
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Mitt Romney unveils his Plan for Jobs and Economic Growth in Las Vegas.
Romney Adviser Welcomes Bain Hit
Mitt Romney’s campaign has struggled to find a consistent line of defense against a barrage of Bain attacks, alternatively calling it an assault on free enterprise, an attempt to divide the nation, an unfair character assassination, and a basic distraction....
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Steven Rattner
Loving the Game, Hating the Player
Another day, another Dem defending private equity. Steve Rattner, a former Obama administration official, stepped into the election debate around buyouts in this morning’s New York Times, navigating a delicate argument that simultaneously supports the industry (of which he’s a...
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
Jay Carney Lectures Reporters: Don’t ‘Buy into the B.S.’
White House press secretary Jay Carney, a former TIME magazine Washington bureau chief, put on his editor hat today. “Do not buy into the B.S. that you hear about spending and fiscal constraint with regard to this administration,” he told reporters on board...
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Mitt Romney with supporters during a campaign event in Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Romney’s Florida Advantage Widens
The biggest swing state is turning Mitt Romney’s way. In three months of polling, the balance of support in Florida has swung from President Barack Obama to Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and likely Republican presidential nominee. And Florida’s...
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Political advertisements in Urbandale, Iowa.
Few Political Ads Rejected on Facts
Citizens United has been good for one thing: Business. Yet not without added headaches for the broadcasting business. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission has opened a floodgate of spending on political ads with...
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Job seekers at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
Obama v. Romney: The Economy
One’s own words: This is shaping up as a campaign in which President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney will be hearing their own words echoing throughout the media. Obama spoke about creating jobs this week at a news...
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A Secret Service agent in Springfield, Ill., on March 19, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Senators to Probe Scandal at Secret Service
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee delves into the Secret Service prostitution scandal today. Director Mark Sullivan will tell the panel that 220 people have been questioned to determine fault, with nine employees found guilty of “serious misconduct.”...
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