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Election 2012: A gentler Romney tweaks his stance on immigration ahead of debate

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10/2/2012

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

A gentler Romney tweaks his stance on immigration ahead of debate

DENVER (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney softened his position on immigration, the latest effort to present a gentler side to voters as he takes on President Barack Obama in a high-stakes debate.

Pennsylvania judge: Voter ID law a no-go for November 6

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania from requiring voters to show photo identification in November's U.S. election, a decision that could influence turnout in a top electoral prize in the presidential race.

Biden: U.S. middle class "buried the last four years"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden told a campaign rally on Tuesday that the middle class has been buried for the past four years, just longer than President Barack Obama's time in the White House.

Analysis: Romney would send consumers healthcare bill, with benefits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a prescription for controlling soaring costs within the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system, partly by making consumers pay more of their own medical bills.

Romney arrives in Denver for debate, wins Elway's endorsement

DENVER (Reuters) - John Elway won Super Bowls. Now he's trying to help Mitt Romney win the White House.

Arizona attorney general to face campaign finance complaint

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona county prosecutor will pursue a civil complaint against state Attorney General Tom Horne and a political associate, accusing them of violating campaign finance laws in 2010 when Horne ran for office, the prosecutor said on Monday.

Testy debate in Massachusetts for key U.S. Senate seat

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democrat Elizabeth Warren's claim of Native American heritage was once again in the spotlight as she sparred with Republican rival Scott Brown on Monday in the second debate of the pair's contest for the U.S. Senate seat from traditionally Democratic Massachusetts.

Kin of Colorado theater victims want guns discussed in presidential debate

DENVER (Reuters) - Relatives of victims of a Colorado movie theater shooting rampage demanded on Monday that President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney address gun violence in their first presidential debate this week in Denver.

Momentum shifts to Democrat in tight Wisconsin Senate race

WEST SALEM, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Fresh off a nasty battle to recall Wisconsin's governor in the spring, the state has another high profile political fight on its hands for the U.S. Senate.

Five things to watch in the presidential debate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday marks the first time the two candidates will be able to challenge each other directly on the economic issues that have been the focus of the presidential campaign.