Archive for the "Mitt Romney" Category

27.Oct.2012 Obama campaign transfers over $14 million to crucial states

Bloomberg reported on Friday night that the Obama campaign had transferred $14.4 million to Democratic parties in states where a defeat would jeopardize the incumbent president’s chances of being re-elected for a second term on Nov. 6. Bloomberg consulted filings that the Obama campaign had made with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

22.Oct.2012 Obama administration denies agreement on U.S.-Iran talks

The Obama administration denied on Saturday night that it had agreed to hold one-to-one talks with Iran over its nuclear program. However, the White House confirmed that it was willing to meet Iranian representatives in an attempt to find a diplomatic solution to the stand-off which has dragged on for the past 10 years or [...]

12.Oct.2012 Romney insists Benghazi events should be scrutinized

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney insisted on Thursday that the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, a month ago should indeed be a feature of the presidential campaign since the Obama administration had failed to recognize the seriousness of the events on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist strikes in the United [...]

05.Oct.2012 CNN wrongly accuses Obama campaign of lying about $5 trillion tax cut

CNN wrongly accused the Obama campaign on Thursday of lying about the fact that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would cut taxes by $5 trillion. Mr. Obama repeatedly stated that his opponent would not be able to offset such massive tax breaks by eliminating tax loopholes and tax deductions, and that the middle class would [...]

26.Sep.2012 Obama believes Benghazi attack was terrorism

White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed on Wednesday that President Barack Obama does believe that the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Sept. 11 was indeed a terrorism act. The Republicans have criticized Mr. Obama for failing to use the ‘T’ word when referring to the events of two weeks ago.

12.Sep.2012 Putin thanks Romney for describing Russia as America’s ‘foe’

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for portraying Russia as the United States “number-one geopolitical foe” earlier on this year. Mr. Romney made his comment at the end of March after President Obama was overheard telling then-Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that he would have more flexibility over the European missile defence [...]

05.Sep.2012 Republicans attack Obama as national debt reaches $16 trillion

The Republicans seized on the Treasury Department‘s announcement on Tuesday that the national debt had reached the $16 trillion mark to launch a new wave of attacks against President Obama, as the Democratic National Convention gets under way in Charlotte, North Carolina.

29.Aug.2012 Ann Romney: Mitt is the man America needs

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney‘s wife, Ann, gave the speech of her life when she addressed the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday. She recalled how she met the man of her life and got married 43 years ago. But, above all, she emphasized that life was never always rainbows and roses, as [...]

18.Aug.2012 Mitt Romney to hold several big-money fund-raisers on Cape and Islands

The Boston Globe reported on Friday that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney would be holding a series of fund raising events on Cape Cod and the Islands this weekend. The Romney camp is hoping to raise some $4.5 million over two days.

12.Aug.2012 Obama campaign: “Get to know the real Paul Ryan”

The Obama campaign is urging American voters to spend a little time finding out who Paul Ryan really is. Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney announced on Saturday morning that he had selected the Wisconsin representative to be his vice president. The Obama team also encouraged voters to reflect on what a Romney-Ryan administration would mean [...]