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Election 2012: Tampa shows friendly face to US Republican convention protesters

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08/23/2012
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
Tampa shows friendly face to US Republican convention protesters
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - While Tropical Storm Isaac threatens to disrupt next week's Republican National Convention, it is another sort of tempest for which law enforcement officials have spent months preparing.
White House eyes two-step fix to take edge off fiscal cliff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants Congress to agree to extend middle-class tax cuts now to take the edge off the looming "fiscal cliff" and leave tougher fiscal decisions for after November's election, the White House said on Thursday.
Analysis: Ryan takes aim at tax favors for rich - save a key break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for vice president, says he wants to scuttle the tax breaks of America's rich, but he also proposes expanding one of the biggest breaks enjoyed by the wealthiest - the low tax rate on investment income.
Obama campaign to start accepting text message donations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an election dominated by multimillion-dollar donations, Democratic President Barack Obama's campaign is about to give small donors a new weapon by starting to accept text message donations for the first time in history.
Romney energy plan supports U.S. ethanol mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released an energy plan on Thursday that supports Washington's ethanol quota, a mandate several governors want to suspend as the worst drought in over 50 years sends corn prices to record levels.
Romney to declare goal of North American energy independence by 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will lay out policies on Thursday aimed at achieving North American energy independence by 2020 by pursuing a sharp increase in production of oil and natural gas on federal lands and off the U.S. coast.
At basketball fundraiser, Obama says opponents play "dirty"
New York (Reuters) - With a nod to his basketball star host, Michael Jordan, President Barack Obama used a sports analogy at a fundraiser in New York on Wednesday to describe the election campaign and his opponents, who he said played "dirty."
Why keeping Akin in play is good for Obama camp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In crafting a response to Republican congressman Todd Akin's comments on rape, President Barack Obama and his aides are following Napoleon Bonaparte's age-old advice: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Akin furor knocks Republicans off message, again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For Republicans, it could be another lost week in their effort to keep November's election focused on President Barack Obama's handling of the weak U.S. economy.
Florida election official pushes back against early-voting change
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A fight over early voting in Florida deepened on Wednesday as an election official who will oversee voting in the Florida Keys in November's presidential election refused to reduce the number of early-voting days despite a warning from the state's governor.
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