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Romney Hits Obama on Economy, Campaigns in Florida

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Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's record on debt as he campaigns in Florida, a critical battleground state. More>>

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Romney Visits Iowa and Blames Obama for "Prairie Fire of Debt"

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Republican Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama's reckless spending has fanned a "prairie fire of debt" while portraying himself in a speech in battleground Iowa as the defender of fiscal responsibility. More>>

Paul: We Will No Longer Spend Resources

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Ron Paul says he is done spending money on his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. More>>

Romney Plans Speech on Debt & Spending

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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is planning his first trip to Iowa since effectively locking up the presidential nomination. More>>

Romney Wants To Shift Focus Back to Economy

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Republican Mitt Romney is trying to return the focus of his campaign to the sluggish economic recovery. More>>

Obama Voices Support For Same-Sex Marriage

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President Barack Obama says he now supports same-sex marriage, ending months of equivocation on a subject with powerful election-year consequences. More>>

Dem Plan: Throw it All At Romney, See What Sticks

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President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an "all of the above'' strategy against Mitt Romney. More>>

Primaries Reflect Conservative Enthusiasm For 2012

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In a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban. More>>

Romney, Santorum Meet in Pittsburgh

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has met with former rival Rick Santorum. More>>

Romney Wanted Gay Spokesman to Stay on the Job

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he wanted an openly gay spokesman who resigned from his campaign this week to stay on. More>>

Democrats in GOP-Leaning House Races May Aid Obama

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Republican-leaning areas in states vital to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign are drawing top-tier Democratic congressional candidates who, even if they lose, could help voter turnout and boost the Democratic president's chances of winning More>>

Obama, Romney Star Power Shines on Businesses

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Call it the Obama effect: A presidential visit can be good advertising for restaurants and businesses. More>>

Political candidates are criss-crossing Iowa as we countdown to the first in the nation Iowa Caucuses. ABC5 News has teamed up with ABC News to help you track all the candidates on the 2012 political radar and to let you know exactly where they will be. More>>

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