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Romney scraps Monday night, Tuesday campaigning

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Mitt Romney juggled politics and Hurricane Sandy's fury on Monday as he tweaked his campaign schedule and political rhetoric eight days before most voters head to the polls. In two campaign stops in two states, the Republican

Democratic PAC buys $180K in anti-DesJarlais ads

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By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A national political action committee on Monday launched $180,000 worth of television ads against Republican Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who is anti-abortion rights, for reports that he once urged a mistress to terminate a pregnancy. "The

New McCaskill ad declares: 'Todd Akin is scary'

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By DAVID A. LIEB and JIM SALTERAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill on Monday launched a Halloween-week ad casting her Republican challenger Todd Akin as "scary" because of his remarks about "legitimate rape." Akin, meanwhile, is gaining some outside help in his

Democratic PAC buys $180K in anti-DesJarlais ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 29th

By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A political action committee that supports Democrats is launching $180,000 worth of television ads criticizing Republican Rep. Scott DesJarlais over revelations he once urged a mistress to seek an abortion. The House Majority PAC's

Obama cancels campaign event scheduled Tuesday in Green Bay, Wis., to focus on Hurricane Sandy

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - Obama cancels campaign event scheduled Tuesday in Green Bay, Wis., to focus on Hurricane Sandy. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Obama hopes Nevada turnout team trumps bad economy

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By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - It's people like Paul Prekop who make Nevada a maddeningly difficult state for President Barack Obama to lock down, and who give Republican Mitt Romney hope that there's a route to the White House even if he loses the big prize of Ohio

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. SANDY: The Superstorm barreling up the East Coast is threatening several important battleground states - Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and New

No high court action on voting rights law

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By JAY REEVES and MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to millions of African-Americans. Now, opponents of a key part of the Voting Rights

Ryan tries to sell Ohioans that he's one of them

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By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press SABINA, Ohio (AP) - Paul Ryan might as well be an Ohioan. The farm fields smell familiar. They small town streets look just like his. The chill in the air and the harvested fields look plucked right from the next Wisconsin town over from his. Heck, his state's

Endorsements flood in, but do voters care?

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By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In one October weekend, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama each scored a victory from a major newspaper in the all-important state of Florida. On one end, the Tampa Bay Times endorsed Obama, praising him for steady economic