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Vice presidential debate could be a tale of two Ryans
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - Republican Congressman Paul Ryan is a changed man. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate made a name for himself as a bold fiscal crusader, willing to make big, unpopular cuts to entitlements to get U.S. finances in order.
Romney says won't pursue new abortion laws
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in an apparent fresh move toward the political center, said on Tuesday if elected he would not pursue specific legislation targeting abortion.
Presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges
WASHINGTON - The presidential race had seemed on the verge of slipping from Republican Mitt Romney's grasp a week ago, but now he has erased President Barack Obama's once-substantial lead in polls and made the race for the White House highly competitive once more. | Video
California education reform election campaign goes negative
SAN FRANCISCO - A battle to save California's schools through ballot box politics is turning ugly as two competing campaigns and their allies train their focus on each other, risking both initiatives.
Romney reveals he met former Navy SEAL killed in Benghazi
VAN METER, Iowa - A day after blasting President Barack Obama's handling of the deadly assault by militants on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya last month, Mitt Romney revealed on Tuesday that he had met one of the four Americans killed in the attack. | Video
Obama and Romney now tied in presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON - Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama's advantage in the race for the White House and the two candidates are now tied among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll released on Tuesday.
Voters most battered by the economy still favor Obama
LAS VEGAS - Last October, President Barack Obama mounted a makeshift podium on La Placita Avenue, in a Las Vegas subdivision hard hit by foreclosures. As TV cameras whirred, he pledged to do "everything in my power to help stabilize the housing market, grow the economy, accelerate job growth."
Five things to watch in the U.S. vice presidential debate
WASHINGTON - U.S. vice presidential debates usually don't matter much, but the October 11 showdown between Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan could be an exception.
Ohio asks Supreme Court to curtail early voting in state
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's top election official asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block a federal court ruling that allows in-person, early voting in the state in the final three days before the November 6 general election.
Romney gains ground on Obama on economic issues: poll
WASHINGTON - Republican challenger Mitt Romney has argued for more than a year that he would do a better job of boosting the sluggish U.S. economy than President Barack Obama, and new polling data indicates that voters may be coming around to his point of view.
Big Bird to Obama: Take down your TV ad
Big Bird, a bright yellow protagonist of children's television show "Sesame Street," wants out of his role in a nationwide television advertisement for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
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