When Mitt Romney first tried to explain his remarks about 47 percent of the American electorate being dependent on government — “victims,” as he put it, and unreachable politically for him — he called his words inelegant. Romney’s running mate...
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Rep. Paul Ryan during a campaign rally on Sept. 18, 2012 in Newport News, Virginia.
Romney: Note to Running Mate Ryan
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Elvis Presley impersonators on Las Vegas Blvd.
Republican Group’s TV Ad Says Nevada Shouldn’t Bet on Obama
In February 2010, President Barack Obama told a New Hampshire audience that people on tight budgets shouldn’t “blow a bunch of cash” in Las Vegas. Fast forward 31 months to today, when Nevada is among nine swing states in a...
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An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the U.S. consulate compound in Benghazi late on September 11, 2012.
Obama-Romney: World Closing In
Ominous thunderclouds hung over Jacksonville, Florida, this morning as Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign motorcade rolled southward along Interstate-95. Not a full-length presidential motorcade, but close enough, with all the trappings — motorcycle escorts leading the way and an ambulance trailing the...
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A real estate agent who specializes in distressed properties walks outside after checking a house in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Underwater Homeowners Protesting
A new group made up of frustrated homeowners who owe more on their homes than they are currently worth say that they could be a decisive vote in key swing states in November. “Underwater voters are the single most underestimated...
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Voters arrive to caucus for the Republican presidential candidate in Las Vegas.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 96%
That’s how frequently Nevada has voted with the presidential election winner in the past 25 elections spanning 100 years, the best record among all states. The only time during this span that Nevada didn’t side with the nationwide winner was...
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Mitt Romney with senior advisor Beth Myers aboard his campaign plane.
Romney: `Paid Taxes Every Year’
“I have paid taxes every year, and a lot of taxes,” Republican Mitt Romney said today. His unequivocal statement is a response to suggestions from Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate majority leader, that Romney has averted paying taxes for many...
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U.S. Marine Sgt. Jordan Hintz from Baker Company of the 1st battalion 7th Marines Regiment looks through his scope while on patrol in Sangin on June 10, 2012.
Obama, Romney: `American Century’
Updated at 4:15 pm EDT It’s a sign of the “political season,” President Barack Obama said today, that anyone is talking about cutting defense spending at year’s end. “Let’s stop playing politics with our military,” Obama said in an address...
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Herman Cain with a supporter in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
`Cain Train’ Chugs Into Reno, Makes `Robo-Calls,’ Tracking Obama
Been wondering what Herman Cain’s been up to? Well, even if more pressing matters have occupied your time, we’re here to tell you — today, he’s shadowing President Barack Obama in Reno, Nevada. As reported by ace Nevada political reporter...
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A classic motel near downtown Las Vegas.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 11.6 Percent
That’s the unemployment rate in Nevada, a swing state President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are visiting this week. Nevada, hit hard by a wave of home foreclosures, has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, though it’s...
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Elvis Presley impersonators on Las Vegas Blvd.
Swing-State Presidential TV Ads — 142 a Day in Vegas Alone
Look at the economy. Look at the opinion polls. And look at the TV. Do all three, for an understanding of where the 2012 presidential contest stands today. In the midst of mixed signals about the American economy’s recovery, and...
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