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Monday, June 18, 2012

Election 2012: Romney small town tour preaches mostly to the choir

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06/18/2012
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Romney small town tour preaches mostly to the choir
NEWARK, OHIO (Reuters) - Enthusiastic crowds waving American flags and holding campaign signs are greeting Mitt Romney on a five-day bus tour but the Republican's first big campaign swing since the primary season ended is reaching out to voters who are already in his column.
Romney accuses Obama of political motivation on immigration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of political motivation in offering work permits to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, but declined to say he would repeal the policy if elected.
Obama slams Congress again over stalled jobs steps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to deflect blame for a sluggish U.S. economy that could hurt his hopes for re-election, kept up the pressure on congressional Republicans on Saturday to work with him over policies designed to spur hiring.
Romney breaks from small-town tour to talk faith, Israel
CORNWALL, PA (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney took time out on Saturday from a five-day tour aimed at shoring up support among small-town voters in battleground states to touch base with another critical party constituency - Christian conservatives - and include some tough talk on U.S. relations with Israel.
Romney, Boehner do burgers
It was an all-American moment for Mitt Romney and House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday in their first joint appearance since Romney clinched the Republican nomination for president.
Back at home, President Obama, family attend wedding
President Barack Obama got a brief respite from the euro zone debt crisis and an intensifying general election campaign on Saturday while attending the wedding of a top aide's daughter with his family in his hometown.
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