Lisa Lerer
covers the White House and covered the 2012 campaign for Bloomberg News. She covered Congress, lobbying and the 2008 campaign for Politico.
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Ann Romney, Donald Trump and Mitt Romney during a news conference held by Trump to endorse Mitt Romney for president at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas on Feb. 2, 2012.
A Star-Studded Waldorf Retreat for Romney Donors
With Mitt Romney in Boston for a final round of debate preparation sessions, his top money men and women are gathering in New York City for a star-studded retreat at the Waldorf Astoria. The three-day gathering, open to donors that...
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Mitt Romney met with the Reverend Billy Graham at Graham's Cabin in Montreat, North Carolina, today.
Romney, Billy Graham Rally Base: `I’ll Do All I Can… Quote Me’
When pro-life credentials are questioned, call out Mike Huckabee. Stop by Billy Graham’s homestead. Republican Mitt Romney has done both today. Two days after Romney downplayed his plans to fight abortion rights, the Republican presidential candidate met privately today with...
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Samantha Pawlucy accused her geometry teacher of mocking her for wearing a Romney-Ryan campaign T-shirt.
Romney Calls High-Schooler Harrassed for Campaign T-Shirt
Mitt Romney called Samantha Pawlucy’s home yesterday, reaching out to the Philadelphia high school student who made headlines last week when she accused her geometry teacher of mocking her for wearing a Romney-Ryan campaign T-shirt. The Republican presidential candidate spoke...
Read more »SEAL’s Mother Silences Romney
Note to Mitt Romney: Don’t mess with mothers. The Republican presidential candidate has agreed to stop recounting the story of Glen Doherty, a former Navy SEAL who died in the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya, after his...
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Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at a rally on a farm on October 9, 2012 near Van Meter, Iowa.
Romney Recalls Navy SEAL — Making a Private Man More Public
During the holidays several years ago, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney received a mailer — more of a flyer, really — dropped into the mailbox of his second home in La Jolla, California. The paper was an invitation to a...
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Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and chairman of Sands China Ltd., during a news conference in Macau, China, on Sept. 20, 2012.
Adelson Front and Center for Romney
With casino magnate Sheldon Adelson in town, Las Vegas is never a gamble for Mitt Romney. “I don’t know how it is that Sheldon Adelson got in the front row,” Romney said, with a smile at the opening of a...
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Mitt Romney, on the air in the media hold room at the Univision studios, is interviewed by Univision News, moderated by Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, in Miami on September 19, 2012.
Romney Softens Immigration Stance
Mitt Romney softened his rhetoric on immigration today, telling a television audience of Hispanic voters that he would not forcibly deport millions of immigrants. “We’re not going to round up people around the country and deport them,” he said, in...
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A donor fills out a contribution form while Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign fundraising event in Atlanta, on Sept. 19, 2012.
Romney Woos Donors With Spirited Defense of Controversial Comments
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney offered a spirited defense today of his secretly videotaped remarks, continuing an effort by his allies to transform the campaign distraction into a broader debate about the role of government. “The question in this campaign...
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Nicole 'Snookie' Polizzi during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Romney: `Kind of a Snooki Fan’
It’s not quite the pages of US Weekly, but Mitt Romney really wants voters to know that he’s just like us. He indulges in Reese Peanut Butter cups, though he doesn’t really consider them junk food. He hates it when...
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Specialist David Pologruto works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds a news conference in Washington.
Romney: QE3 Just a ‘Sugar High’
Mitt Romney called quantitative easing a “sugar high” today in his first public comments about the Federal Reserve’s plan to stimulate the economy. Speaking to donors in New York City this morning, Romney said his economic policies avoid the need for another round...
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Lisa Lerer
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