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DETROIT — Friday was supposed to be the moment for Mitt Romney’s triumphant return to his birthplace, when he would use the cavernous Ford Field to deliver a policy address that established him as the lone Republican capable of both fixing the…
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Who’d believe it? Some governors face fallout from an improving economy.
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The fiscal crises that ignited pitched partisan battles in states across the country in the recession’s wake are beginning to ease, leaving Republican governors in several crucial swing states struggling to overcome the political damage caused by…
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Romney faces abortion questions, boasts of dad’s ‘deal’ on a gravesite
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Mitt Romney waded into socially conservative Western Michigan on Friday night and things were going smoothly until about 33 minutes into his town hall meeting.
That’s when a woman rose to ask a question.
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The art of the presidential apology
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When should a president say he’s sorry? President Obama’s apology to his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, has resurrected the politically vexing issue of national contrition at a delicate moment in both the war in Afghanistan and in the…
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U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb
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At the center of the debate is the question of Iran’s ultimate ambitions and despite a new report claiming that Iran has accelerated its uranium enrichment program, U.S. analysts said there is no hard evidence of plans to build a nuclear bomb.
Via www.nytimes.com
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LANSING PARK, Mich. —Rick Santorum unveiled a 100-day vision for the country Friday night that calls for reviving the economy and restoring U.S. competitiveness while reining in the federal budget and reforming federal entitlement programs.
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The Caucus: Santorum’s Grim Vision of America
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Rick Santorum painted a grim picture of American life on Friday night, offering not a feel-good speech but a feel-bad speech.
Via thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
Teacher Quality Widely Diffused, NYC Ratings Indicate
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The ratings of roughly 18,000 New York City teachers showed that those who were most and least successful in improving their students’ test scores could be found all over.
Via www.nytimes.com
Empty Stadium Overshadows Romney Coverage
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Team Romney must want a do-over. Coverage of a much-hyped economic speech at Detroit’s Ford Field yesterday is getting attention mainly for two things: His poorly received ad lib about owning a few Cadillacs and, more prominently, all those empty…
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Romney, Santorum campaign in Michigan as primary looms
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MILFORD, Mich. – His fine old boyhood home in the Palmer Park neighborhood of Detroit has since been bulldozed as a drug den, but Republican Mitt Romney reminisced about how fine it was, back when Woodward Avenue was paved with gold – well, spray…
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