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Obama rallies supporters in rainy battleground Virginia

YoopyaJul 17, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, soaked to the skin as he rallied supporters during a downpour in the election battleground state of Virginia on Saturday,

Mitt Romney hits back on Bain questions

YoopyaJul 14, 20120

Mitt Romney has hit back on attacks about his record as CEO of Bain Capital in interviews with US broadcasters. “I had no role whatsoever

Hollyword star Vince Vaughn debuts Belfast mural film

YoopyaJul 14, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama took his pitch for a second White House term to Virginia on Friday, reminding supporters that the election battleground

Obama: Romney not necessarily qualified to think about “economy as a whole”

YoopyaJul 13, 20120

(CBS News) President Barack Obama questioned presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s economic credentials, saying that while his tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital doesn’t

Obama orders new steps to help small business

YoopyaJul 12, 2012August 14, 20240

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered a series of modest steps aimed at helping small businesses, his latest election-year effort to counter Republican

Romney speech to NAACP draws boos, raises questions on strategy

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was booed by a mostly African-American crowd on Wednesday, as a speech before a civil rights group became

Obama, Democrats put tax cuts at center of 2012 agenda

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Congressional Democrats and President Barack Obama on Wednesday plotted their legislative priorities for the months leading up to November’s elections, showcasing an extension

Romney slams Obama for playing down threat of Hugo Chavez

YoopyaJul 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican Mitt Romney chided President Barack Obama on Wednesday for playing down “the threat” posed by Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez as he sought to

Romney may name running mate early in election race

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney acknowledged on Tuesday he is considering naming his choice to serve as vice presidential running mate earlier than

Obama expands lead on Romney, voters more optimistic

YoopyaJul 11, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama expanded his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 6 percentage points in the White House race this month as