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A list of the most recent stories about Mitt Romney.

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President Barack Obama walks off of Marine One on the South Lawn after returning to the White House in Washington, Sunday, May 19, 2013. Obama delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College earlier in the day in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Column: Dustups have government's role in common

A big brother you can trust to keep you safe, give you a hand and do right by you? Or a big brother who snoops, lies and bullies you in all corners of your life? There's a common thread running through a series of controversies dogging President Barack Obama: the ...

In this photo taken June 29, 2011, photo Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Whitehouse is among a small group in the Senate pushing campaign finance reform measures that would force outside groups to disclose their donors. The Internal Revenue Service has endured withering criticism for its scrutiny of conservative political groups during the 2012 elections. "The IRS goes AWOL when wealthy and powerful forces want to break the law in order to hide their wrongful efforts and secret political influence," he says. "Picking on the little guy is a pretty lousy thing to do."  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were notified in the midst of the 2012 presidential election season that an internal investigation ...

Election will decide health law's future

The highest court in the country upheld most of the Affordable Care Act in June. But everybody knew it was only an overture. The law "will fall in November by a vote of the American people," Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant pledged that day, speaking for many other Republicans. Democrats were more ...

Employers expected to keep some of health law's popular provisions, even if Obama loses

No matter who wins the presidential election, most workers who get health insurance through their jobs won't see a lot of immediate changes in their health benefits. Employers will continue looking for ways to cap expenses, moving toward higher deductible policies, or placing limits on how much they pay toward ...

Ohio Senator Rob Portman (left) and Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney point out the massive amounts of people who gather for his visit in downtown Lebanon Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

Latest updates: Mitt Romney in Lebanon

@5:54 Romney wraps up by thanking veterans, telling the crowd he “believes in America” and saying if he wins Ohio that he will the election. He is in the crowd shaking hands. @5:44 Romney’s five keys to job growth: American produced energy, international trade, skill training, cut federal spending to ...

Obama doubts rapper Nicki Minaj's apparent Romney endorsement

In an interview on Orlando radio station Power 95.3, President Barack Obama weighed in on whether rapper Nicki Minaj really was endorsing Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney. During the program (about 6 minutes into the interview), the hosts of the "Obie and Lil'Shawn" show directed the conversation to Minaj and ...

Is Nicki Minaj voting for Mitt Romney?

"Nicki Minaj" and "conservative" are not two words that normally go together, but her latest musical venture suggests the out-there rapper might lean further right than you'd think. Lil Wayne's song"Mercy," from his new release Dedication 4,features Nicki rapping these instantly controversial lyrics: "I'm a Republican voting for Mitt Romney." But is ...

Paul Ryan Biography

Here is a biographical look at U. S. Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), Republican Mitt Romney's pick for vice president: Represents: Wisconsin's 1st District Home: Janesville, Wis. Born: Jan. 29, 1970, in Janesville. Key positions: Chairman of the House Budget Committee; member House Ways and Means Committee. Campaigns: Elected to ...

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