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Obama "vampire" ads target Romney on economy (+video)

The President's re-election campaign is making a full-court press including TV ads, web video and media appearances.
Romney eager to shift conversation from gay rights to economy

On Friday, Romney is set to discuss jobs and the economy in North Carolina, the state that just approved a constitutional ban on same-sex unions that helped turn attention to gay rights.
Romney denies bullying students for being gay in high school

The GOP candidate did apologize for school pranks, however, calling them "stupid."
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Why did Obama issue controversial Osama bin Laden ad? (+video)

The ad questions whether presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney would have ordered the Special Forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden, in advance of the raid's anniversary Tuesday.
Obama troops do damage control on faltering economy

President Obama and his aides are doing as much political damage control as possible as summer winds down toward the inevitable return to Washington of his congressional opponents eager to challenge him on a faltering economy.
GOP Pollsters Say Obama Must Pull Voters Back from Brink of Anger

Conservative advocacy and polling group Resurgent Republic's Ed Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee Chairman, and Ed Goeas, a veteran GOP pollster, argue independents like President Obama but don't believe he's made the economy better.
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Obama aide's comment on unemployment a gift to Republicans

Americans will base their votes not on the unemployment rate, but on their own economic situation, says top political adviser David Plouffe. The GOP jumps all over the comment.
GOP leader: Rise in unemployment rate could sink Obama (VIDEO)

The increase in the nation’s unemployment rate in June is a major moment in President Obama’s reelection campaign, a top Republican strategist says.
Can House race in New York alter budget fight on Capitol Hill?

Democrats hope that a win in New York's 26th District on Tuesday would signal to GOP lawmakers that the public rejects their austerity plan for coping with national debt and the deficit.
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Secret campaign contributions: Are they breaking the law – or just bending it?

New 'Super PACs,' classified as 501 (c)(4) organizations, get the benefits of tax exemption and other non-profit perks while serving as political vehicles.
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Karl Rove group spends big in Election 2010, but is it legal?

GOP strategist Karl Rove is sending big money to Republicans in close Election 2010 races. But two campaign watchdogs are asking the IRS to investigate his tax-exempt 'social welfare' group.
Election 2010: Most expensive elections ever?

House and Senate candidates in this election cycle raised nearly $1.2 billion, ahead of the pace for contests in 2008. Republican Meg Whitman is pumping $104 million of her own money into her campaign for California governor.
GOP-'tea party' link a sign of Democrats' 'desperation'?

Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican State Leadership Committee, told reporters at a Monitor Breakfast Thursday that DNC efforts to link the GOP to Tea Party positions ahead of midterm elections was a 'sign of their desperation.'

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GOP targets big prize in state elections this fall: redistricting

Republican State Leadership Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie says a $30 million effort to elect GOP party members at the state level will cause at least 10 legislative chambers to flip from Democrat to Republican in November – which could have a major impact on congressional redistricting.
GOP marginalizing Michael Steele in run-up to midterm elections

The GOP is turning to party leaders other than Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele in an effort to raise money and resuscitate its image before the midterm elections.
Republican phone sex scandal, fundraising challenge add to RNC woes

The Republican phone sex scandal ensued after that RNC directed potential donors to the wrong number. Meanwhile, a conservative leader told his followers to stop giving to the RNC, and a competing organization is raising money for GOP candidates.
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GOP hope for 2010: Voters nervous about Obama spending
Specter: Reagan's GOP is gone

On Sunday talk shows, he says the 'big tent' party of Reagan and the late Jack Kemp has been replaced by rigid conservatism.
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In State of the Union, Bush unfurls a long 'to do' list for Congress

He called Monday on lawmakers to pass a stimulus plan, health-insurance tax breaks, and education reform – while trimming pork-barrel spending.