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Romney's Fla. ads tie Obama to Chavez, Castro

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By KASIE HUNTAssociated Press ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Mitt Romney's campaign is running a Spanish-language ad in Florida that claims Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro's niece would support President Barack Obama. The spot shows a clip of Chavez saying that if he were

Former GOP Sen. Hagel to back Democrat Kerrey

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By GRANT SCHULTE and MARGERY A. BECKAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Democrat Bob Kerrey got an atta-boy Thursday from former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, who said the former senator would break the partisan "nonsense that's literally strangling our country." Republicans supporting GOP

Ryans take their 3 children out for Halloween

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By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan took his three children trick-or-treating in their Wisconsin hometown of Janesville on Halloween. Ryan and his wife, Janna, took the threesome around their neighborhood Wednesday evening.

Polls giving partisans lots of room to argue

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't like the latest poll numbers on the presidential race? Just wait. More are coming - probably before you can say "margin of sampling error." Regardless of what any given poll says, it's likely that someone - a campaign, an

5 things to watch for in the campaign homestretch

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Five things to watch for in the final week of the presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney: 1. OBAMA BACK ON THE ROAD: After a three-day absence from the campaign trail, the president dives back into the battleground states with events

Tribal leaders push for big Indian voter turnout

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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A tribal newspaper in Arizona is publishing a detailed voter guide for the first time ever. A New Mexico pueblo is sending kindergartners home with get-out-the-vote buttons for their parents. Tribes in Wisconsin are reaching out to

Romney & Obama: I'm the real candidate of change

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By DAVID ESPO and KASIE HUNTAssociated Press DOSWELL, Va. (AP) - Five days before the election, Republican challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama vied forcefully for the mantle of change Thursday in a country thirsting for it after a painful recession and uneven recovery, pressing

'Oops' and beyond: Notable quotes from 2012 race

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By NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of words have been spoken, shouted, whispered and wasted in the day-in, day-out grind that was the 2012 presidential campaign. Precious few of them will endure past Election Day. But a few caught people's attention long enough to bring

Early voting update

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By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - About 22 million people have already voted in the upcoming election, either by mail or in person. No votes will be counted until Nov. 6, but some key states are releasing the party affiliation of those who have voted. ___ Colorado Votes: 1

Romney and Obama pop up in latest GOP Senate ads

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By ANDREW MIGA and KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A resurgent Mitt Romney is popping up more in other Republican candidates' ads as both parties press their closing arguments in closely contested Senate races. President Barack Obama continues to be referenced in negative