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    GOP Scrambles to Contain Damage from Secretly Recorded Video at Fundraiser

    Sep 18, 2012 10:02 PM EDT

    ... and more taxes, poor people should be paying more as well. GWEN IFILL: Which takes us to Mitt Romney's response this afternoon in that interview he gave on FOX, in which he used the word redistribute or redistribution multiple times. What was that about? NANCY COOK: Well, what he ...

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    From Prom King to Policy Wonk: A Look at Paul Ryan as He Launches VP Campaign

    Aug 13, 2012 10:02 PM EDT

    ... his proposals would gut Medicare. But Romney assured his audience in Florida today that the Republican ticket will preserve and protect Medicare. And in an interview Sunday with CBS News' "60 Minutes," he insisted his campaign wouldn't be based on the Ryan budget. MITT ROMNEY: Well, I have my ...

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    As Negative Attacks Pile Up, Romney's Favorability Ratings Go Down

    Aug 10, 2012 01:16 PM EDT

    ... tried to get beyond the barbs and tackled welfare reform Thursday night. Judy Woodruff spoke with Heritage fellow Robert Rector, who helped craft former president Bill Clinton's 1996 welfare reform legislation, and Georgetown's Peter Edelman, who resigned from the Clinton administration in protest of the reform plan that ...

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    Clinton on Romney: 'Business Experience Does Not Guarantee Success' as President

    Jun 05, 2012 10:13 PM EDT

    ... it. // JUDY WOODRUFF: So before I ask you about CGI, is the Obama campaign wrong to continue to criticize Romney's record at Bain Capital? BILL CLINTON: Not necessarily. It depends on the facts of the case. That's what I tried to say in the CNN interview. The equity ...

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    The State Of Student Loans: More Debt, More Defaults, More Problems

    May 30, 2012 10:30 PM EDT

    ... not just weighing down the 37 million former students who owe it, but the whole economy. Here's economist Paul Krugman in a recent public interview. PAUL KRUGMAN, columnist, The New York Times: The preponderance of the evidence is that the biggest single factor keeping us where we are, keeping ...

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    From 'Boots to Suits,' Transitioning From Military Service to Civilian Life

    May 28, 2012 10:35 PM EDT

    From 'Boots to Suits', Transitioning from Military Service to Civilian Life

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    Financially Struggling Voters Split Between Obama and Romney

    May 25, 2012 01:12 PM EDT

    Supporters of President Obama listen to him speak during a campaign event Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. As the nation prepares to spend a long weekend honoring the armed forces and gathering in backyards for barbecues, the economy continues to be the dominant issue in politics. A new Washington Post/ABC...

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    News Wrap: Murdoch Downplays Political Sway in Media Ethics Inquiry

    Apr 25, 2012 04:00 AM EDT

    In other news Wednesday, News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared before a British inquiry panel to refute charges he had too cozy a relationship with Britain's top politicians, among them former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Also, the U.S. Senate voted to slow down service cuts to the ailing U.S. Postal Service.

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    Biden Kicks Off Re-election Campaign Touting Auto Rescue

    Mar 15, 2012 01:25 PM EDT

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister David Cameron laugh as Vice President Joe Biden gives a toast at the State Department on Wednesday. Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images. Updated 2:30 p.m. ET: Vice President Biden hit the 2012 campaign trail in earnest Thursday, defending the administration's rescue of U.S. auto companies while...

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    Romney Faces Conservative Test at CPAC

    Feb 10, 2012 02:46 PM EDT

    Mitt Romney's book is for sale at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC. Photo By Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call. We are coming to you live from the Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington, D.C., where Day 2 of the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference is underway and where Republican presidential contenders Rick...