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Obama would reject bill extending tax cuts for wealthy: aide

YoopyaJul 10, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama would not sign any congressional legislation that extends Bush-era tax cuts to wealthier Americans, the White House said on Monday.

Romney rides big donors to outpace Obama’s fundraising

YoopyaJul 10, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised $106 million in June, far surpassing President Barack Obama’s $71 million haul in the record-setting money

Obama team targets Romney over taxes, Republicans cry foul

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s campaign and top Democrats on Sunday called on Mitt Romney to release more personal tax records and raised questions about

Exclusive: Campaign donations by text? Not so fast, wireless carriers say

YoopyaJul 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Wireless carriers are balking at U.S. regulators’ move to allow political donations by text message, a plan that could reshape the nation’s campaign

Obama: jobs figures show must grow economy faster

YoopyaJul 6, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday “we can’t be satisfied” with the pace of U.S. hiring, following a weak monthly jobs report, but

Wisconsin governor fended off recall with unprecedented funds

YoopyaJul 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker raised an unprecedented $37 million since taking office in 2011, most of it spent to stave off a bid

Obama knocks China trade policy, Romney on campaign tour

YoopyaJul 6, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama took a shot at China and Republican rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, complaining to the World Trade Organization that Beijing

Romney campaign’s missteps have some Republicans grumbling

YoopyaJul 6, 20120

(Reuters) – For months, Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign was a picture of discipline, charting a relatively steady course for the former Massachusetts governor through

Romney, in switch, says Obama healthcare a tax

YoopyaJul 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday contradicted his campaign’s stance on a key part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, saying its

Obama seeks to rev up blue-collar voters with Ohio bus trip

YoopyaJul 5, 20120

(Reuters) – Buoyed by a victory over healthcare reform but stung by poor economic data, President Barack Obama will try to rev up his re-election