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ANN ROMNEY says convention speech will be ‘heartfelt’ – WaPo
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 10:17 am
By Philip Rucker -- ABOARD THE ROMNEY PLANE — Ann Romney has finished her convention speech, rehearsed in front of teleprompters and arranged for her husband to be in Tampa on Tuesday night to watch her deliver it. She has even baked hundreds of Welsh cakes for reporters and friends. But hours before what amounts to her national debut, the would-be first lady had ... Go To Article
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ROMNEY to Tampa on Tuesday, day of wife’s speech – AP
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:55 am
By THOMAS BEAUMONT -- TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney is coming to his convention city on Tuesday. The Republican presidential candidate will fly from Boston to Florida on the same day his wife Ann is scheduled to deliver her speech to the national convention, his campaign said Monday night. Tuesday is the convention's first full day of business. There has been ... Go To Article
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PAUL RYAN Set a Trail to Prominence With His ‘Roadmap’ – WSJ
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:50 am
By PATRICK O'CONNOR, ECONOMY August 27, 2012 -- WASHINGTON—Before Rep. Paul Ryan had a chance to sell his budget ideas to the American people, the Wisconsin Republican first had to persuade his own party. The initial version of his "Roadmap for America's Future," in summer 2008, was treated as an afterthought by party leaders, and some were openly hostile. ... Go To Article
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KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: The Reform Governors Who Led the Way – WSJ
By MB Snow at August 28, 2012 | 12:35 am
By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL, Tampa, Fla. Aug. 27, 2012 -- Republicans meet at the Tampa Bay Times Forum this week to spell out their vision for the country. It needn't be an exercise in imagination. The party's transformative spirit is already on vivid display, thanks to a crop of reformist Republican governors. With the GOP stymied in Washington, these state ... Go To Article
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EDUCATION:: Obama, Romney spar over private-sector’s role in education | Reuters
By MB Snow at August 27, 2012 | 10:39 am
By Stephanie Simon -- (Reuters) - On the campaign trail during the past week, President Barack Obama talked a lot about education. Making a bid for young voters and their parents, Obama accused Republican rival Mitt Romney of planning to slash aid to college students. Romney hit back by noting that Obama, a Democrat, has not been able to rein in the soaring cost of ... Go To Article
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ELECTION 2012:: Voting for Romney, Ryan should be a no-brainer | TriCities
By MB Snow at August 27, 2012 | 10:16 am
I applaud the recent letter by Jerry Chorosevic. Who cares how much Mitt Romney is worth? Did anyone care eight years ago how much John Kerry, the Democrat, was worth? I don’t believe so. Why would anyone vote for four more years of stagnant economic growth, high unemployment and continuous lies coming from the Obama Administration? Barack Obama has proven himself to ... Go To Article
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POLLS:: Mitt Romney shrinking President Obama’s enthusiasm advantage, poll shows – Boston
By MB Snow at August 27, 2012 | 10:01 am
By Callum Borchers -- Enthusiasm among supporters of Mitt Romney has risen dramatically in the last few months -- to a point where it now almost matches the verve among backers of President Obama, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published Monday. Battered by the Republican primary season and working to attract voters who preferred former rivals Rick ... Go To Article
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ELECTION 2012:: I’m a lifelong Democrat and I might vote for Romney | Fox News
By MB Snow at August 27, 2012 | 9:44 am
By Rob Taub -- The Sunday breakfast conversation is always lively and usually about sports at the counter of the Highland’s Cafe at 85th Street and Third Avenue, in New York City. However, this week’s talk was all about politics and also extremely animated. The guy to my right had already struck up a conversation with another counter dweller and said: “I’ve ... Go To Article
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PETER FERRARA:: Don’t Believe Obama’s Ads, Romney Is A Middle Class Tax Cutter – Forbes
By MB Snow at August 26, 2012 | 12:48 am
Barack Obama brazenly fabricates Mitt Romney’s tax proposals, pouring millions into advertising claiming those proposals would increase taxes by $2,000 a year on the average middle class family. That is how he debates a Romney tax plan that only cuts taxes on the middle class, repeatedly, with no middle class tax increase of any sort. Those middle class tax cuts ... Go To Article
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ROMNEY & RYAN:: The GOP’s ’76ers | The Weekly Standard
By MB Snow at August 26, 2012 | 12:40 am
BY MATTHEW CONTINETTI -- ‘America is more than just a place,” Paul Ryan told the Norfolk, Virginia, crowd during his first speech as Mitt Romney’s running mate. “It’s an idea. It’s the only country founded on an idea. Our rights come from nature and God, not government.” The audience roared at this mention of natural rights. Ryan uses similar language ... Go To Article
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