Election 2012: Romney struggles to steady campaign after secret videos

	Click to View in Browser 09/18/2012 Romney struggles to steady campaign after secret videos WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney struggled on Tuesday to stabilize his reeling presidential campaign after a secretly recorded video showed him belittling President Barack Obama's supporters as victims who are too dependent on government. Romney backer defends fundraising event NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marc Leder, the co-chief executive of private equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc who hosted a fundraiser in May in which Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama, said on Tuesday he had supported people from both political parties. U.S. court says tax-exempt groups can keep donors secret WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that tax-exempt groups spending millions on election-time ads this campaign season can keep their donors secret, turning aside an attempt by a Democratic congressman to force disclosure. Romney says comments in video were badly stated but sticks by them COSTA MESA, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Monday that disparaging remarks he made about supporters of President Barack Obama in a secretly filmed video were not well stated but he did not back away from them. Obama's lead over Romney narrows to 5 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Republican Mitt Romney narrowed to 5 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, from a high of seven points in the week after the Democratic National Convention. Romney derides Obama supporters in hidden-camera speech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney dismissed supporters of President Barack Obama - almost half of U.S. voters - as people who live off government handouts and do not "care for their lives," in a potentially damaging video. Romney receives first U.S. intelligence briefing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mitt Romney received his first intelligence briefing from President Barack Obama's administration on Monday, a courtesy extended to him as the Republican presidential candidate. Romney appeals to Hispanics again with economic message LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney used an economic message and a pledge to fix the U.S. immigration system on Monday to make a fresh appeal to Hispanic voters to consider breaking away from their overwhelming support for President Barack Obama. Obama tells Romney to 'walk the walk' on China CINCINNATI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama had a message for Republican rival Mitt Romney on Monday about dealing with China: walk the walk, don't just talk the talk. Obama crams for debates, works on being concise CHICAGO (Reuters) - On long flights to swing states in the West and late nights at the White House after his children have gone to bed, President Barack Obama is cramming like a student for a test that could determine his political future. Related Video Romney qualifies, but stands by leaked video Obama attacks Romney over China Tales from the Trail 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