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GOVERNOR PATRICK'S TRAVELS
Full or partial days he spent away from Massachusetts last year, as of Dec. 31, 2011.
Number of days
95
Current status: The governor is in Massachusetts after a year of travel promoting the state, his book, President Obama, and enjoying personal leave.
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Warren pulls even with Brown
Elizabeth Warren has pulled into a virtual tie with US Senator Scott Brown, according to a new Suffolk University/7News poll. (Globe)
Sweep has Romney 1 win from GOP nomination
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Mitt Romney swept all the delegates in GOP primaries in Kentucky and Arkansas and picked up more endorsements from party leaders, putting him one win away from claiming the Republican nomination for president. (AP, 5/23/12)
Obama donors lagging in Mass.
The number of Mass. supporters contributing the maximum to President Obama’s campaign fund has plunged nearly 50 percent compared with his 2008 run. (Boston Globe)
Romney, Brown play down past connections
Mass. Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers, but with each facing a tough election, neither is playing up that history. (AP)
Romney, Obama campaign ads heat up
In his first ad of the general election, Mitt Romney says he would start his first day in office by approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, introduce tax cutting legislation, and seeking to repeal President Obama’s health law.
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Mitt Romney pledges 6 percent unemployment by the end of first term
Mitt Romney pledged Wednesday that if elected president he will drive down unemployment to 6 percent or lower by the end of his first term. Romney has made the promise at least once before, but he has rarely given voters such a specific figure to which he could be held accountable. The guarantee is also notable because Romney has repeatedly claimed President Obama broke a promise to hold the jobless rate under 8 percent.Colin Powell questions Mitt Romney’s foreign policy: “C’mon, Mitt, think.”
“C’mon, Mitt, think.” So said Colin Powell on Wednesday as he assessed Mitt Romney’s foreign policy. Powell, appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” said he was befuddled when he heard that Romney had declared that Russia was the top geopolitical foe of the United States.Mitt Romney lays out education views in speech before Latino group
Mitt Romney on Wednesday proposed a significant restructuring of the American education system, one that would revamp the funding formulas, encourage more charter schools, and revive the debate over how poor and disabled students choose the schools they attend. Saying the country is “in the midst of a national education emergency,” Romney lamented that the current education system does not live up to the country’s standards.Mitt Romney adviser welcomes debate on Bain Capital and jobs
Mitt Romney’s campaign, following several days of intense attacks on his experience at Bain Capital, said they welcomed the discussion. “Look, we’re happy to compare Governor Romney’s record of success -- both at the state house in Massachusetts, and as a businessman for 25 years in the private sector -- to the lack of real world economic experience of President Obama,” Eric Fehrnstrom, a senior adviser, told reporters on a conference call on Wednesday morning.Taking page from President Obama’s playbook, Mitt Romney features laid-off workers in new ad
Mitt Romney gave President Obama a taste of his own medicine Wednesday with a new Web video featuring struggling Americans who pin their financial straits on unfulfilled economic promises by the president. In recent ads, it has been the Obama campaign spotlighting people who have lost jobs, benefits and pensions, but they have blamed Romney and Bain Capital, the private equity firm he led from 1984 to 1999.Candidate Tracker
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Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official
Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall. (Associated Press, 1:09 a.m.)
Obama team wrongly says Romney moves goal posts
President Barack Obama's campaign says Republican rival Mitt Romney is trying to "move the goal posts" and reverse his position on unemployment. Actually, that's a fumble of the facts. (Associated Press, 1:09 a.m.)
Romney promotes education agenda, defends Bain
Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he's a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack Obama. (Associated Press, 1:09 a.m.)