Elections

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  • Republicans Brace for Four More Years of Obama

    By Eric Pianin

    As President Obama strengthens his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, for the first time some Capitol Hill Republican veterans are saying that the winner of the race will be able to claim a...

  • Paul Ryan's Chilly Reception from Retiree Group

    By Andy Sullivan, Reuters

    Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan received a chilly reception from a seniors' group on Friday as he argued that popular health and pension programs for U.S. retirees need to be...

  • Romney paid $1.9 million in taxes in 2011

    By Reuters

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid $1.9 million in taxes on more than $13 million in income in 2011 for an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, his campaign said on Friday ahead of the...

  • Think Negative Campaign Ads Work? Think Again

    By CLAUDIA ADRIEN-FLORIDA

    Negative political ads may pack a punch, but only with voters who trust the politicians delivering them, a new study suggests. But contrary to conventional wisdom, those ads don’t always work as well...

  • Romney’s Coattails Drag Down GOP Senate Candidates

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    Last week I confidently predicted that Mitt Romney would lose the election. Since then, things have only become worse for him, as a video of a fundraiser he spoke at earlier this year surfaced. In...