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Election 2012: Finally talking immigration, Romney addresses Latinos

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06/21/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Finally talking immigration, Romney addresses Latinos

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to make up ground with Hispanic voters on Thursday, promising a long-term solution to allow young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States, but offering just a few minor immigration proposals.

Pro-Obama Super PAC narrows fundraising gap in May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outside "Super PAC" helping U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign raised $8 million in May and so far in June, marking its best months ever as it tries to catch up to deep-pocketed Republican rivals in the money chase ahead of the November 6 election.

Attorney General says contempt citation unwarranted

COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday dismissed as unwarranted a vote by a U.S. congressional committee to charge him with contempt of Congress after the Obama administration withheld documents related to a failed gun-running investigation.

As churches get political, IRS stays quiet

(Reuters) - Pastor Jim Garlow will stand before congregants at his 2,000-seat Skyline Wesleyan Church in La Mesa, California, on Sunday, October 7, just weeks before the U.S. presidential and congressional elections, and urge his flock to vote for or against particular candidates.

Poll showing Obama 13 points ahead raises eyebrows

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After weeks of national polls showing the U.S. presidential race as a near dead heat, a survey on Wednesday raised eyebrows by giving President Barack Obama a commanding 13-point lead over his Republican rival Mitt Romney.

Romney campaign fends off immigration questions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign fended off questions on immigration policy on Wednesday as the Republican challenger scrambled for a response five days after President Barack Obama's relaxation of immigration policy drew accolades from Hispanic voters.

Obama campaign predicts Romney June fundraising win

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, stung by the fundraising success of rival Mitt Romney and groups supporting him, predicted on Wednesday that the Republican would outdo Obama and Democrats in June with a $100 million haul.

Parties jockey on healthcare ahead of court ruling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eric Cantor pulls no punches about what Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will do to "Obamacare" if the Supreme Court leaves any of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law intact.

Pro-Romney Super PAC launches new ad wave

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Super PAC backing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday it would launch a $7.6 million television ad sweep across nine states, its latest contribution to the growing media presence of outside spending groups in the U.S. election.

Romney says Rubio is being vetted for No. 2 slot

HOLLAND, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney said on Tuesday his White House campaign was vetting U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as a potential vice presidential pick, denying a report that Rubio was not being seriously considered as his running mate.