Inside Politics Archive: September 2012
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Biden: 'I'm good at being No. 2'
Vice President Joe Biden gave himself a little pat on the back today during a campaign stop in Muscatine, Iowa. Published September 17 2012
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Poll: Obama keeps 5-point lead in Va. after convention
President Obama has a 5-point lead in the crucial battleground state of Virginia in a new survey from the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling — the same margin he enjoyed last month before both the Democratic and Republican National conventions. Published September 17 2012
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Green Party slams Democrats for failing 'Occupy' movement
The Green Party had a message Monday for the Obama campaign and Democrats: Hands off our Occupiers. Published September 17 2012
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Eastwood: Obama 'actually seems very charming'
Legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood found himself in the headlines after the final night of the Republican National Convention last month for his impromptu performance in which he debated an invisible President Obama supposedly sitting in an empty chair next to him. Published September 17 2012
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'Saturday Night Live' reloading for second Obama term?
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" returned from summer vacation this weekend with a new President Obama, replacing longtime Barack impersonator Fred Armisen with African American cast member Jay Pharoah. Published September 16 2012
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Romney camp warns looming spending cuts will 'devastate' nation
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said Saturday that the plan laid out by the White House this week on where exactly it will have to cut spending to adhere to the bipartisan debt deal hashed out by members of Congress last year would "devastate" the nation both at home here and overseas. Published September 15 2012
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Ryan: Federal Reserve action just the latest Obama bailout
Hitting swing-state Florida again on Saturday, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told a crowd of several thousand in Oldsmar, north of Tampa Bay, that the Federal Reserve's new economic stimulus plan is just another doomed bailout. Published September 15 2012
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Santorum trumpets Romney ticket at Values Voter Summit
Former Mitt Romney rival Rick Santorum urged the social conservatives gathered at the Values Voter Summit on Saturday to get behind the Republican presidential nominee. Published September 15 2012
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Obama campaign blasts pro-Romney casino developer Adelson
The Obama campaign is calling out one of Mitt Romney's wealthiest donors in an effort to paint the Republican presidential nominee as beholden to the rich. Published September 14 2012
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Gallup: Married voters prefer Romney
More than half of married voters prefer Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to President Barack Obama, according to a poll released Friday. Published September 14 2012
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'The Body' jumps in the ring with Gary Johnson
Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson has a new tag team partner: former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, the onetime wrestling star who went by the stage name "The Body." Published September 14 2012
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Obama, Romney still dead even in Colorado
President Obama and Mitt Romney have practically made Colorado their second home, but all those campaign stops and television ads haven't broken the deadlock. Published September 14 2012
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Poll: Romney losing ground in swing states
President Obama is building his lead in Florida, Ohio and Virginia over Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to polls released Thursday. Published September 14 2012
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Poll: Americans say Democrats, GOP equal on terrorism
For the first time in five years, Americans do not consider Republicans to be tougher on terrorism than Democrats, according to a poll released Thursday. Published September 13 2012
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Obama, Libyan president vow to do 'whatever is necessary' to find attackers
President Obama called Libyan President Magariaf on Wednesday night to thank him for the cooperation the U.S. has received from the Libyan government in responding to the attacks on the U.S. Embassy that left four dead. Published September 13 2012
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Jay-Z, Beyonce to host Obama fundraiser
President Obama is tapping into his celebrity appeal by calling on one of music's preeminent power couples to help raise money for his reelection campaign. Published September 13 2012
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Judge: Terror suspects who are U.S. citizens can't be detained indefinitely without trial
A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional a controversial provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that many argue would allow the federal government to indefinitely detain American citizens without trial if suspected of terrorism or association with terrorists and issued a permanent injunction against its use. Published September 13 2012
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Kaine helicopters past power plant in new 'Unleashed' ad
U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine took to the skies of southwest Virginia in his latest ad touting his energy policy vision with a coal-fired power plant as the backdrop — but the campaign of his opponent, Republican George Allen, immediately tried to bring him back down to earth. Published September 13 2012
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'The Most Interesting Man in the World' to host Obama fundraiser
President Obama doesn't always ask beer pitchmen for endorsements, but when he does, he prefers "the most interesting man in the world." Published September 13 2012
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Portman: Romney had 'the reaction that most Americans would have' to attacks
Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, on Thursday defended GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's response late Tuesday to the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo when Mr. Romney said a statement from the embassy amounted to an opinion of the Obama administration and called the contents of it "akin to an apology" for Americans' freedom of speech. Published September 13 2012
