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Mitt Romney leading in Virginia among veterans
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While Mitt Romney is behind in in the polls in Virginia, he is winning among veterans, a massive block of possibly 800,000 often reliable voters.
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Mitt Romney says it will be 'shock' to beat Obama's lead in Pennsylvania
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Mitt Romney says it will be a "shock" if he were able to overcome President Barack Obama's lead in Pennsylvania.
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Stephanie Cutter: Obama campaign official interviewed live on NewsChannel 8
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NewsChannel 8's Mike Conneen interviews Stephanie Cutter, deputy campaign manager for President Obama. In addition to national and international politics, Cutter answers questions about D.C. voting rights.
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Mitt Romney speaks with ABC7's Scott Thuman
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ABC7’s senior political reporter Scott Thuman talked one-on-one with Romney Thursday, where the former governor assesses his chances in battleground Virginia.
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Barack Obama, Mitt Romney campaign in Virginia
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The president rallied voters in Virginia Beach while Mitt Romney told veterans in Springfield that across-the-board defense spending cuts scheduled to take effect in January under a deal Obama made with Congress are "a kind of a gun-to-your-head opportunity."
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Obama touts 'economic patriotism' in new ad
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President Barack Obama is pitching a broad economic argument to voters ahead of next week's debate with Republican opponent Mitt Romney, buying TV time in seven battleground states to promote what he calls a "new economic patriotism."
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Joe Biden say Romney, Ryan represent radical brand of conservatives
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Joe Biden said Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan represent a radical and obstructionist brand of conservatism that would sacrifice education and Medicare to help the wealthy.
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Romney seeks comeback from rough week, turns to swing states
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Mitt Romney's presidential campaign strove to turn the page on a week of public stumbles and Republican hand-wringing Sunday, promising a redoubled effort in the most competitive states.
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Obama campaigns against Romney's 'top-down economics'
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President Obama faulted Mitt Romney for advancing a top-down economic approach that "never works." Romney was fundraising in California Saturday and kept up his criticism of the president for fostering a "culture of dependency."
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President Obama campaigns in Woodbridge
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Obama told supporters at a rally in Woodbridge, Va., that Romney would rely on lobbyists and politicians to outsource jobs, curtail gay marriage and limit women's health care.
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President Obama predicts World Series
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The president congratulated supporters in the Virginia suburbs of Washington the day after the Washington Nationals clinched a playoff berth.
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Romney missteps generate criticism from conservative pundits
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The narrative is that he's blowing a great opportunity to defeat President Obama.
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Centreville man says lynching not implied by hanging 'Nobama' chair from tree
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With a nod to Clint Eastwood's infamous speech at the RNC in which he talked to an empty chair as if President Obama was sitting in it, a Centreville man hung a chair from a tree with a sign saying 'Nobama' attached to it.
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Health care tax penalty to hit nearly 6M uninsured people
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Nearly 6 million Americans - significantly more than first estimated- will face a tax penalty under President Barack Obama's health overhaul for not getting insurance, congressional analysts said Wednesday.
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Mitt Romney video: Obama continues to hammer away at Romney's comments
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President Obama's political allies continued to hammer away at GOP challenger Mitt Romney's video dismissing the half of Americans who don't pay income taxes.
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Randy Newman: 'I'm Dreaming' political sarcasm points finger at race
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Songwriter Randy Newman's new song "I'm Dreaming" features lyrics like: "He won't be the brightest, perhaps, but he'll be the whitest, and I'll vote for that."
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'Innocence of Muslims' protests: Anger continues to rage in Muslim world
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As anti-American anger continues across the Muslim world, Americans are being evacuated and taken out of harm's way.
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'Innocence of Muslims': Filmmaker linked to anti-Islamic film questioned by probation officers
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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, a filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie inflaming protests across the Middle East was interviewed Saturday at a Los Angeles sheriff's station and afterward decided not to return to his home - possibly heading into hiding.
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