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Obama, Romney hit pause button for a brief truce

YoopyaMay 31, 20120

(Reuters) – Like two prize fighters resting between rounds, Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paused for a moment on Wednesday

Obama shift on gay marriage tilts U.S. attitudes

YoopyaMay 29, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s declaration of support for gay marriage may have prompted some Americans, especially blacks and Hispanics, to reconsider their opposition to

Romney can seal Republican 2012 nomination in Texas

YoopyaMay 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Mitt Romney is likely to formally seal the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a big victory in Texas that may give him

Obama, Democrats’ April fundraising drops to $43.6 million

YoopyaMay 16, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it raised $43.6 million in April, a decrease from the previous month despite

Obama says JPMorgan loss shows need for Wall Street reform

YoopyaMay 15, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Monday the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co illustrated the need for Wall Street reform and

Weary warriors favor Obama

YoopyaMay 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show “drooling over firearms,” as he puts it. Retired after 30

Romney battles to get back on economic message

YoopyaMay 12, 20120

(Reuters) – Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney battled to get back on his economic message on Friday after being sidetracked by a debate over

For Romney, speech at Christian college offers test

YoopyaMay 12, 20120

(Reuters) – There are not many Mitt Romney fan clubs at Liberty University. The Lynchburg, Virginia, school, founded by the late television evangelist Jerry Falwell,

Obama places big bet on gay marriage issue

YoopyaMay 12, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama called his decision to support same-sex marriage the result of a personal evolution but it also appears to have been

Hollywood donors cheer Obama at Clooney fundraiser

YoopyaMay 11, 20120

US President Barack Obama was cheered by Hollywood donors as he spoke of his declaration of support for gay marriage at a record-breaking fundraiser hosted