Election 2012: Romney warns economy is on ''path of California''

Click to View in Browser 05/18/2012 Romney warns economy is on ''path of California'' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney warned on Friday that the U.S. economy faced a huge fiscal hole and high taxes like the state of California if he did not win November's election against President Barack Obama. Attacks over Bain Capital don't stop Romney's rise in polls WASHINGTON/TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Is Mitt Romney an out-of-touch elitist and bully who led a rapacious business that killed common folks' jobs? House Republicans top Democrats in April fundraising WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party's fundraising arm working to elect its candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives raised $6.9 million in April, slightly more for the month than its Democratic counterpart. Plan for ads about Obama's former pastor ignites firestorm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposed $10 million conservative ad campaign seeking to revive President Barack Obama's link to his controversial former pastor Jeremiah Wright ignited a political firestorm on Thursday, with Obama's camp and Republican Mitt Romney trading charges of character assassination. Kochs help Republicans catch up on technology SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama was famously effective in using new technologies to raise money, mobilize voters and target his message of change. Romney's April cash grab nearly matches Obama's WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised almost as much money as President Barack Obama last month, taking in more than $40.1 million in fundraising efforts for his campaign and the Republican National Committee. Insight: Swing states: Could Europe decide the U.S. election? NAVARRE, Ohio/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The busy shop floor at Miller Weldmaster Corp could make a great location for an Obama campaign ad. Defeated Ohio Democrat Kucinich declines run in Washington state (Reuters) - Veteran Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a liberal stalwart who lost his primary race after redistricting forced him to run against another Democratic incumbent, said on Wednesday he had ruled out a congressional bid in Washington state. Insight: In Ohio, "fracking" boom a delicate issue for Obama STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs. Avoiding a year-end fiscal cliff WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The November 6 elections are less than six months away, but lawmakers and Washington insiders are already trying to figure out what Congress will do in a post-election session to avoid what is being described as a January 1 "fiscal cliff." Related Video President Obama kids David Beckham during White House visit Same sex marriage on the campaign trail Tales from the Trail Grace Kiser Chris Christie, Cory Booker do sketch comedy for Jersey press corps The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend