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Mitt Romney's five biggest assets as GOP nominee
Typically, an election with an incumbent president on the ballot is a referendum on him. But President Obama is trying to turn the election into a choice, saying in effect that America's problems will get much worse under the other guy. So what does Mitt Romney bring to the table? Here are five assets.
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Rick Santorum: top 5 unorthodox views
Rick Santorum must try to prevent Mitt Romney from securing a majority of delegates before the Republican convention in August, and then have a contested convention. In many cases, his positions mirror Mr. Romney’s, but here are five of Mr. Santorum’s most unorthodox views.
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Top video game markets in the world
The United States remains No. 1, but other countries, notably in Asia, are rising fast. Many countries, too, are sweetening tax incentives to lure video game developers in their quest to create jobs. Here are the top 5 video game markets for 2010, as outlined in a 2011 study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the big accounting and consulting firm.
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Six reasons to keep America as No. 1 superpower
Many around the world say American decline would preserve global stability through a better balance of power. They’re wrong, says Steve Yetiv, a political science professor at Old Dominion University. It’s not that other countries or international institutions can’t play vital roles. They do. But they can't yet do what Washington does around the world, Yetiv says. Here he gives six examples.
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High gas prices: what presidential candidates say they'll do about it
Gas prices jumped 30 cents a gallon in February, and Republicans are blaming President Obama for not having a policy fix. Here's what Mr. Obama and the GOP presidential aspirants are saying on the campaign trail lately about their remedy for high gas prices.
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Robert Reich
America's high wire act: The economic recovery stalls
According to today's jobs report, the nation is perilously close to falling into another recession as the unemployment rate rises for the first time in almost a year and the latest payroll survey shows minimal growth.
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Obama's take on gloomy jobs report: Congress hasn't done enough
Following the politically damaging jobs report, Obama spoke at an event near Minneapolis promoting jobs for veterans. His message to Congress: 'Now's not the time to sit on your hands.'
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The New Economy
US jobs report: a cold blast of fear
US adds only 69,000 net jobs, the smallest gain in a year. Employers pull in their horns in the face of fears over the eurozone and worries about the US elections and the expiration of tax cuts.
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Obama 2012: why weak jobs report is especially painful (+video)
The economy rules as President Obama fights for his political life. Voter impressions of where the economy is heading will soon lock in, meaning he can ill afford the unemployment uptick to 8.2 percent.
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Poor unemployment report points to troubled US economy
The US added 69,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department reported Friday – the third straight month of disappointing jobs numbers. The unemployment rate edged higher, to 8.2 percent.
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The Entrepreneurial Mind
April showers bring May flowers, not entrepreneurial growth
While a new crop of May flowers may be blooming in Dr. Cornwall's garden, our entrepreneurial expert is less than sunny about the recent lack of growth shown by US small businesses, as measured by a variety of indices.
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Paper Economy
A recovery-less recovery? Analyzing the unemployment numbers
Today's reports showed that conditions for the long term unemployed worsened notably in May and remained distressed by historic standards. Workers unemployed 27 weeks or more increased to 5.411 million.
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Donald Marron
Two heavyweights of economic statistics released this week
The two heavyweights of economic statistics are released this week, but the with both the job market stats and numbers on economic growth, competing systems of data collection and presentation can sometimes create confusion.
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US economy weakens, unemployment rate rises to 8.2 percent (+video)
US employers added just 69,000 jobs in May, the lowest number in a year. The economic slowdown is bad news for President Barack Obama ahead of the November elections.
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Team Obama takes attacks to Romney's home turf
Obama strategist David Axelrod shouted over protesters at the Massachusetts State House as he attacked Romney's record as governor. Romney countered at California's shuttered Solyndra plant.
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Paper Economy
Newest jobless numbers show increase in initial claims
The newest jobless claims report showed a notable increase to initial unemployment claims and a decline to continued unemployment claims while seasonally adjusted initial claims approached the closely watched 400,00 level.
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Stefan Karlsson
Economic growth, or a slowdown in US productivity?
Economic growth, or a slow down in overall productivity? Analyst Karlsson argues that what many economists had announced as an uptick in employment growth late last year and early this year was actually a slowing of US productivity.
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Bruce Springsteen blasts bankers in Berlin concert
The Boss goes off on "greedy thieves" and "robber barons" in fluent German during his Berlin concert. Bruce Springsteen returned to Berlin, where he played a July 1988 concert behind the old Iron Curtain in East Berlin.
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The Daily Reckoning
New signs of global slowdown darken analyst's economic outlook
Data released this week may show new signs of a global slowdown. But one analyst isn't surprised. From the tech bubble burst to the housing collapse to the resurgence of gold, he's been (mostly) right. Not that he's saying 'I told you so.'
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Focus
Next week's Wisconsin recall: a test drive of themes for Election 2012
Wisconsin recall election between Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Tom Barrett (D) enters its last furious week. It is a proving ground for the themes and players of the national election in November, analysts say.
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Paper Economy
Unemployment claims drop
Seasonally adjusted 'initial' unemployment declined to 370,000 claims from last week’s revised 372,000 claims while 'continued' claims declined by 29,000, resulting in an 'insured' unemployment rate of 2.6 percent.
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A jobless boom for female firms
Women are creating new businesses faster than the national average, but they're hiring far fewer workers. One solution: better networks for women.
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Romney's former rivals gloss over earlier anti-Romney remarks
One by one — with the exception of holdout Ron Paul — the GOP also-rans have coughed up endorsements of their onetime rival.
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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.
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The Reformed Broker
The labor report that may decide the presidential election
If the race is close this fall, a small set of data could be all the difference.
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Stocks break losing streak. Barely.
The Dow rose 19 points to close at 12885 Thursday, just barely ending its longest losing streak since August.
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Decoder Wire
What does Mitt Romney's new ad say about his strategy? (+video)
Don't look for Mitt Romney in his new ad, 'Silence.' It's all about being jobless and 'suffering in silence.' The Romney team wants to keep the focus on 'the Obama economy.'
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Wisconsin recall: Why Democrats think Barrett can beat Walker this time
Democrats in Wisconsin chose Tom Barrett, mayor of Milwaukee, to challenge Gov. Scott Walker (R) in a recall election next month. It's a reprise of their 2010 contest, but now Walker has a record to defend.
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Wisconsin recall election: Which Democrat will face Governor Walker?
Wisconsin holds a primary Tuesday to choose Gov. Scott Walker’s opponent in the recall election. It could come down to independent voters, but how they’ll vote could be complicated.
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The New Economy
Is US a model for austerity-wary Europe?
Despite its sluggishness, the US economy is growing while Europe's is contracting. A rising number of policymakers blame Europe's austerity moves.
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