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Romney turns in strong debate performance
Republican challenger Mitt Romney performed strongly Wednesday in his first presidential debate, putting Barack Obama on the back foot as he reignited hope in his flagging campaign.
05 October 2012
Americans set to measure Obama and Romney in key debate
Barack Obama and his Republican foe Mitt Romney clash Wednesday in the first of a trio of debates, a test of nerve, temperament and presidential mettle before tens of millions of viewers.
02 October 2012
Romney attacks Obama's 'dangerous' Mideast policy
US Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama's Middle East policy late Sunday, stepping up the pressure after a wave of anti-US protests in the Islamic world.
01 October 2012
Widening Obama lead piles pressure on Romney
A flurry of polls showing widening leads for President Barack Obama Wednesday heaped pressure on Mitt Romney to use their first head-to-head debate next week to launch a major comeback bid.
28 September 2012
Obama eyes US voters in Arab Spring defense
President Barack Obama delivered an unapologetic defense of American values and his under-fire Arab Spring policy, speaking to US voters from a world stage at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
27 September 2012
Afghan war forgotten again in White House race
America's "forgotten war" in Afghanistan, is missing in action again, squeezed out of the campaign narrative as President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney duel for the White House.
22 September 2012
Romney tells Hispanic voters: 'I care for the 100%'
Sounding a note of inclusion and unity that belied tension coursing through the campaign, White House hopeful Mitt Romney told Hispanic voters Wednesday he would be president for "100 percent" of Americans.
20 September 2012
Obama raps Romney on 'victims' comment
Barack Obama said Tuesday presidents must represent all of America, not just their own core voters, capitalizing on Mitt Romney's gaffe that 47 percent of his countrymen were tax-dodging "victims."
19 September 2012
Romney rocked by secret video
Mitt Romney was rocked Monday by a secretly filmed video in which he said nearly half of Americans back President Barack Obama because they are government-dependent "victims" who dodge taxes.
18 September 2012
Obama to launch China WTO action on autos
President Barack Obama will launch a new WTO enforcement action against Chinese auto subsidies Monday, countering his Republican foe Mitt Romney's accusations that he is too timid towards Beijing.
17 September 2012
Romney: Middle East needs US leadership
Mitt Romney paid tribute Thursday to four American diplomats killed in Libya, insisting that US power was vital in the Middle East, but he halted his criticism of President Barack Obama's handling of the crisis.
16 September 2012
Obama holds three-point lead over Romney in new poll
US President Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival Mitt Romney by three points, even though many Americans remain dissatisfied with the situation in the country.
15 September 2012
Romney hit from all sides for Egypt attack remarks
Republicans and Democrats alike came down hard on Mitt Romney Wednesday for an act of political opportunism when the White House hopeful said the Obama administration "sympathized" with attackers in Egypt.
15 September 2012
Obama: Romney's math doesn't add up
President Barack Obama mocked Mitt Romney's "two plus one equals five" economics Sunday, poking his Republican foe as he enjoyed a polling spurt after the Democratic convention.
10 September 2012
Poor US jobs report puts Obama on back foot
Mitt Romney used a terrible US jobs report to hammer President Barack Obama on the economy Friday, leaving the White House incumbent flat-footed on the defining issue of the 2012 race.
09 September 2012
Obama: Romney has no 'single new idea'
US President Barack Obama accused Republican foe Mitt Romney on Sunday of failing to offer "a single new idea" and of being a relic of the last century as he revved up a pre-convention tour.
03 September 2012
US campaigns duel over storm-ravaged New Orleans
White House challenger Mitt Romney has toured storm-ravaged New Orleans in a bid to burnish his presidential credentials ahead of his November battle with Barack Obama.
01 September 2012
Obama campaign launches Romney counter attack
President Barack Obama's team on Friday ripped into Republican Mitt Romney's big convention speech, complaining it lacked a governing vision and disguised plans to punish the middle class.
01 September 2012
Romney promises tougher US stance on Russia
White House challenger Mitt Romney promised on Thursday to take a tougher line on Russia if he is elected in November, accusing Barack Obama of lacking backbone in the relationship.
31 August 2012
Ann brings the love as Romney wraps up nomination
Republicans crowned Mitt Romney the presidential nominee on Tuesday as his wife Ann sold their wholesome family and college sweetheart love story to US voters in a prime-time convention speech.
29 August 2012