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Ryan: It&#39;s the Economy, Stupid

 Ryan: It's the 
 Economy, 
 Stupid 
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Aug 29, 2012 8:47 PM CDT

Ryan: It's the Economy, Stupid

He hits unemployment, debt, ObamaCare

(Newser) - Paul Ryan hit President Obama hard tonight on the nation's economic troubles—and ObamaCare—and offered a "clear choice" and goal to cut debt and put Americans back to work. "After four years of a runaround, we need a turnaround," he declared in his acceptance speech...

Rand Paul: ObamaCare Still Unconstitutional

Private enterprise mightier than the 'collective'

(Newser) - Talk about getting government—and courts—off our backs ... Rand Paul declared ObamaCare "unconstitutional" again tonight, despite what the Supreme Court has ruled. "When the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, the first words out of my mouth were: I still think it is unconstitutional! The leftwing blogs were merciless....

Yahoo Fires Reporter for Romney Slam

Said Romneys 'happy to party with black people drowning'

(Newser) - Remember when Hurricane Katrina spurred Kanye West to say that George W. Bush didn't care about black people ? Well, this is kinda like that—except it involves a reporter, not a celebrity. Seems a hot mic caught Yahoo News Washington bureau chief David Chalian saying today, during a...

Romney's Campaign a Lie of 'Historic Dimensions'

Mitt Romney rails against debt, but he got rich by creating it, Matt Taibbi argues

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's entire campaign is built around debt—he once described the nation's debt as a "prairie fire" getting "closer to the homes and children we love." Which makes the whole affair "a shimmering pearl of perfect political hypocrisy," writes Matt Taibbi for...

GOP Formally Nominates Mitt Romney

Republican convention makes it official early in state roll call

(Newser) - The GOP convention's main order of business is in the books: In the state roll call late this afternoon, Mitt Romney claimed the magic number of 1,144 delegates to secure the nomination, reports AP . For the record, New Jersey put him over the top. Romney is in Tampa...

Author to Mitt: You Owe My Family 130-Year-Old Debt

Romney's great-grandfather never repaid $1K bail, she claims

(Newser) - Mitt Romney seems like the type to pay his debts, but now he's being plagued by one that went unpaid—130 years ago. Author Judith Freeman explained this week in the Los Angeles Review of Books why Romney owes her family $25,000: It seems that, back in the...

Mitt: Abortion OK After Incest, Rape

But issue is a matter for the courts, he says

(Newser) - On the eve of his nomination, Mitt Romney restated his position on abortion—and it's not the same as that of his party or his running mate. "My position has been clear throughout this campaign," he told CBS . "I'm in favor of abortion being legal...

GOP Opens Convention, Immediately Adjourns

Hurricane may derail more than just first day

(Newser) - Republicans officially kicked off their convention today, but only officially. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus gaveled the convention to order before dozens of delegates in a mostly-empty hall today, the AP reports, but 10 minutes and a giant debt clock later he'd adjourned the proceedings thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac...

How I Reluctantly Learned to Like Mitt Romney
How I Reluctantly Learned
to Like Mitt Romney
OPINION
Aug 27, 2012 1:57 PM CDT

How I Reluctantly Learned to Like Mitt Romney

Andrew Ferguson is won over by candidate's kindness

(Newser) - What with Mitt Romney's "Ken doll mannerisms" and "wanton use of the word 'gosh,'" Andrew Ferguson spent a lot of this campaign disliking the guy. But since Romney is now officially the GOP presidential nominee and has an "excellent chance" of winning, Ferguson...

Dems, GOP Rush to Steal Each Others' Convention Thunder

Battle on for spotlight, even during convention close-up

(Newser) - In past years, Democrats and Republicans would lay low while the other team bathed in nearly uninterrupted media coverage for week. How quaint. This year, expect plenty of "counter-programming" from both sides, as each tries to steal as much of the other's convention coverage as possible, reports Reuters...

Catholics Question Bishop's RNC Role

New York cardinal set to deliver benediction

(Newser) - New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan is headed to the Republican National Convention to deliver a benediction, a rarity in modern times: Not since 1972 has an out-of-town bishop flown in to bless a party convention. While observers at first called it a win for Mitt Romney, now some Catholics are...

Why Christie Nixed VP Job: Fear of Loss
 Why Christie 
 Nixed VP Job: 
 Fear of Loss 
says 'ny post'
Aug 27, 2012 9:19 AM CDT

Why Christie Nixed VP Job: Fear of Loss

Would have had to relinquish governorship to run

(Newser) - Had Chris Christie joined Mitt Romney's ticket, he would have had to quit as New Jersey governor—and he just didn't have the confidence in a GOP victory to justify that sacrifice, reports the New York Post in an exclusive. Christie "felt, at one point, that (President)...

Isaac Dumps on GOP Parade
 Isaac Dumps on GOP Parade 
Aug 27, 2012 5:54 AM CDT

Isaac Dumps on GOP Parade

Republicans scramble to re-write convention

(Newser) - With Tropical Storm Isaac ripping close to the coast of Florida, forcing the GOP to cancel today's convention events , Mitt Romney and the Republican leaders are now scrambling to condense their four nights of carefully choreographed political theater into just three, reports the New York Times . Already wind speeds...

Ron Paul: I Don't Fully Endorse Mitt

Rebuffed at convention, he holds own rally

(Newser) - It's a good thing for Mitt Romney that Ron Paul isn't speaking at the Republican National Convention because ... he doesn't actually endorse the candidate. The GOP apparently tried to throw a bone to the popular loser by offering him an opportunity to speak. But the offer came...

In Appeal to Working Class, Romney's Tone Sharpens

Campaign thinks it not enough to criticize Obama's economics

(Newser) - Still narrowly trailing President Obama, Mitt Romney is hardening his message in an attempt to nail down the white working-class vote, reports the New York Times . Now concluding that it is not enough to campaign on Obama's economic failings, Romney and his advisers are trying to add edgy overtones...

Romney: Birther Joke Wasn't Dig at President

It's just a little humor, he says, but White House isn't laughing

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's joke at a rally today that "no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate" is living on. (It was "off the cuff," an aide tells BuzzFeed .) Some reaction:
  • Obama campaign: Romney has long "embraced the most strident voices in his
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Romney: No One's Asked for My Birth Certificate

He cracks a birther joke on the trail

(Newser) - Mitt Romney gave something of a "birther" shout-out at a campaign stop in Michigan today. "I love being home in this place where Ann and I were raised, where both of us were born," he told a crowd at a rally in front of a farm. "...

To ID Rich Donors, Romney Uses Secret Data-Mining

Marketing databases reveal purchase history, family details

(Newser) - Team Obama may no longer be the data-savviest kid on the block. Mitt Romney's campaign is running a behind-the-scenes operation that uses data mining to ID potential donors—rich ones. Texas analytics firm Buxton has been employed by Romney to analyze thousands of databases containing a trove of legally...

What Bain Capital Taught Me
 What Bain Capital Taught Me 
Mitt Romney
Aug 24, 2012 11:14 AM CDT

What Bain Capital Taught Me

Mitt Romney on how his time in business prepared him for presidency

(Newser) - If you're shopping for school supplies at Staples this fall, you can thank Mitt Romney, the presidential candidate reminds readers in today's Wall Street Journal . Staples was "one of many businesses we helped create and expand at Bain Capital," he writes. "The lessons I learned...

Meet the 'Mad Men' Behind Romney's Ads

Ad whizzes toil over message

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has been raking in the big bucks, and the Washington Post takes a look at what he has done with some of that campaign cash: assembled his own "Mad Men" team. The candidate has hired a motley crew of Madison Avenue all-stars to bolster his advertising campaign,...

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