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Romney, GOP guvs have differing takes on economy

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell runs TV ads hailing the state's business growth. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells anyone who will listen that 100,000 jobs have been created or retained on his watch. And Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder promotes a state budget that's on solid ground for the first time in a decade....

Obama hosts G8, NATO leaders

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
President Obama and other world leaders are set to address a host of pressing economic and military security issues this weekend as the U.S. hosts a high stakes Group of Eight summit outside Washington and a NATO summit in Chicago.
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Senator wants parties to refund convention money

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican senator has asked both political parties to refund the millions of federal dollars each has received to help pay for this summer's presidential nominating conventions....

House OKs $642 billion defense bill

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House approved a $642 billion defense budget Friday that breaks a deficit-cutting deal with President Barack Obama and restricts his authority in an election-year challenge to the Democratic commander in chief....

Obama hosts G8 Summit at Camp David

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
France's newly-elected president plans to attend this year's G8 Summit, but Russia's Vladimir Putin is taking a pass.
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Romney, GOP guvs have differing takes on economy

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell runs TV ads hailing the state's business growth. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells anyone who will listen that 100,000 jobs have been created or retained on his watch. And Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder promotes a state budget that's on solid ground for the first time in a decade....

House passes $643 billion defense bill

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Friday passed a nearly $643 billion military spending bill -- a measure at odds with prior defense spending agreements and President Barack Obama's Pentagon plans.
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Once an Obama coup, Indiana less a battleground

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
GARY, Ind. (AP) -- Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race, but the state is hardly a lock for him again....

THE RACE: Key Democrats blur signals on economy

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
It's been a difficult time for President Barack Obama to stay on message....

THE RACE: Obama, Romney working to stay on message

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are being buffeted by crosswinds as Obama fights to keep his job and Romney works to wrest it from him. Both know where they want to go, but getting there is something else....

Romney releases first general election TV ad

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's first general-election TV commercial promises he would introduce tax cuts and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the first day of his presidency....

Romney releases first general election TV ad

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's first general-election TV commercial promises he would introduce tax cuts and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the first day of his presidency....

Obama's North Carolina math problem

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 13:49
The state Democratic Party here is consumed with an ongoing sex scandal. The embattled governor is so unpopular she decided not to run for a second term. And supporters of same-sex marriage were dealt a crushing defeat.
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