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Election 2012: Under fire on taxes, Romney blasts Obama as against success

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07/18/2012

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

Under fire on taxes, Romney blasts Obama as against success

BOWLING GREEN, OHIO (Reuters) - Under heavy pressure to release more tax returns, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of demonizing business success.

Romney ad questions Obama's economic stimulus measures

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, trying to deflect criticism of his lucrative past career as a private equity executive, counter attacked President Barack Obama with a new television ad.

Workers at Bain-owned plant appeal to Romney to save their jobs

(Reuters) - As Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faces a withering attack over outsourcing and layoffs by his former firm, Bain Capital, employees at a Bain-owned company are appealing to Romney to stop their jobs being shipped overseas.

Romney digs in against releasing more tax returns

IRWIN, Penn. (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney shrugged off growing pressure on Tuesday to release more of his tax returns, and his campaign lashed out at President Barack Obama in an effort to turn the campaign debate away from Romney's business and financial record.

Analysis: Romney's secrecy becomes focus of Obama's attack strategy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney has secrets. Lots of them, perhaps. That provocative claim is at the core of President Barack Obama's latest attacks on his Republican rival, a strategy that is dominating the narrative of the presidential campaign and leading anxious Republicans to question Romney's tactics.

New Jersey voters like Governor Christie but not as vice president

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most New Jersey voters say Governor Chris Christie would be the wrong choice to be Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's running mate, a poll found on Tuesday.

Romney's fundraising potential far from tapped, analysis shows

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among disclosed donors propelling fundraising for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, fewer than 1 percent have hit the federal ceiling on donations, suggesting cash is likely to keep pouring into his coffers.

Black voter turnout could be the swing factor in November

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High voter turnout among African Americans helped get President Barack Obama elected in 2008 but a black rights group fears even a small drop in turnout in the November election might cause him to lose or struggle in several key states.

North Carolina voters pick Republican candidates for U.S. House

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Three North Carolina Republicans survived crowded primary fields to clinch their party's nomination for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in runoff contests held on Tuesday.

Romney appears in final stages of running-mate decision

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears to be in the final stages of deciding who to pick as his vice presidential running mate, with speculation growing that he has narrowed his choice down to a short-list of three.