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All rights reservedFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:35:26 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/gop/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vp-candidate-ryan-releases-two-years-tax-returns-013526466.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7.yzYvGm6UlA6KwP6EBxTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T013526Z_1_CBRE87G1PNC00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-RYAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Friday released tax returns showing he paid an effective tax rate of 20 percent last year, roughly in line with President Barack Obama&#039;s rate and likely higher than that of his running mate Mitt Romney. Ryan&#039;s release of his 2010 and 2011 tax returns aligns him with Romney&#039;s position that giving out two years of tax returns is adequate. Democrats have held the Republican presidential candidate to the fire for not making public more years of tax information. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vp-candidate-ryan-releases-two-years-tax-returns-013526466.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:35:26 -0400Reutersvp-candidate-ryan-releases-two-years-tax-returns-013526466<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vp-candidate-ryan-releases-two-years-tax-returns-013526466.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7.yzYvGm6UlA6KwP6EBxTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T013526Z_1_CBRE87G1PNC00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-RYAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Friday released tax returns showing he paid an effective tax rate of 20 percent last year, roughly in line with President Barack Obama&#039;s rate and likely higher than that of his running mate Mitt Romney. Ryan&#039;s release of his 2010 and 2011 tax returns aligns him with Romney&#039;s position that giving out two years of tax returns is adequate. Democrats have held the Republican presidential candidate to the fire for not making public more years of tax information. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/668CY9NkGGr7im7_8NJeYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d2669d427038d17180f6a706700ae61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>When it comes to their federal taxes in the last two years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has paid a lower federal tax rate than his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 21:32:17 -0400Associated Pressryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-paid-higher-federal-tax-rate-romney-233217119.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/668CY9NkGGr7im7_8NJeYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5d2669d427038d17180f6a706700ae61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>When it comes to their federal taxes in the last two years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has paid a lower federal tax rate than his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/group-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-005052842.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EY5O_lZihVK2x52qgO.ifg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T005052Z_1_CBRE87G1P7Q00_RTROPTP_2_BINLADEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" align="left" title="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of former U.S. spies and commandos that launched a media campaign this week criticizing President Barack Obama&#039;s national security record has extensive links to the Republican Party, public records indicate. Records filed with federal and state authorities, and material posted on the Internet, show that key players in the campaign by the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund include individuals with current or former affiliations with national and local Republican Party organizations. These include the group&#039;s treasurer, lawyer and TV producers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/group-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-005052842.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:50:52 -0400Reutersgroup-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-005052842<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/group-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-005052842.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EY5O_lZihVK2x52qgO.ifg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T005052Z_1_CBRE87G1P7Q00_RTROPTP_2_BINLADEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" align="left" title="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of former U.S. spies and commandos that launched a media campaign this week criticizing President Barack Obama&#039;s national security record has extensive links to the Republican Party, public records indicate. Records filed with federal and state authorities, and material posted on the Internet, show that key players in the campaign by the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund include individuals with current or former affiliations with national and local Republican Party organizations. These include the group&#039;s treasurer, lawyer and TV producers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Friday dropped 32 remaining criminal charges accusing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas of performing late-term abortions, ending the first-ever criminal case against a U.S. Planned Parenthood clinic over abortion. The case, brought in 2007 by then-Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, accused Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri of 107 charges, some of them felonies. Kline, a Republican, said the clinic provided illegal abortions by not verifying the gestational age and viability of some fetuses. ...http://news.yahoo.com/abortion-charges-against-kansas-planned-parenthood-clinic-dropped-004025673.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 20:40:25 -0400Reutersabortion-charges-against-kansas-planned-parenthood-clinic-dropped-004025673<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-downplays-signature-issue-u-campaign-trail-222804498.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FkR_dbcRfGN_YEYBGfQlPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T222804Z_1_CBRE87G1QF200_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-RYAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON/SPRINGFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) - In his first week as a Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate, Paul Ryan has quietly moved away from the Medicare reform plan that has defined his political career. At campaign stops, Ryan has made little mention of the Medicare and budget savings that conservatives cheered when presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced his running mate. When Medicare comes up, it&#039;s more often than not in an attack on Democratic President Barack Obama. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-downplays-signature-issue-u-campaign-trail-222804498.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 19:24:18 -0400Reutersryan-downplays-signature-issue-u-campaign-trail-222804498<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-downplays-signature-issue-u-campaign-trail-222804498.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FkR_dbcRfGN_YEYBGfQlPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T222804Z_1_CBRE87G1QF200_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-RYAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a campaign rally at Miami University in Oxford" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON/SPRINGFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) - In his first week as a Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate, Paul Ryan has quietly moved away from the Medicare reform plan that has defined his political career. At campaign stops, Ryan has made little mention of the Medicare and budget savings that conservatives cheered when presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced his running mate. When Medicare comes up, it&#039;s more often than not in an attack on Democratic President Barack Obama. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/group-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-212647941.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Sxipflvf7xk8oit8W5ACBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T220212Z_1_CBRE87G1P7Q00_RTROPTP_2_BINLADEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" align="left" title="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of former U.S. spies and commandos that launched a media campaign this week criticizing President Barack Obama&#039;s national security record has extensive links to the Republican Party, public records indicate. Records filed with federal and state authorities, and material posted on the Internet, show that key players in the campaign by the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund include individuals with current or former affiliations with national and local Republican Party organizations. These include the group&#039;s treasurer, lawyer and TV producers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/group-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-212647941.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 17:26:47 -0400Reutersgroup-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-212647941<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/group-behind-obama-attack-ad-republican-party-ties-212647941.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Sxipflvf7xk8oit8W5ACBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T220212Z_1_CBRE87G1P7Q00_RTROPTP_2_BINLADEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" align="left" title="Shopkeepers gather around television screens showing a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at a market in Quetta" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of former U.S. spies and commandos that launched a media campaign this week criticizing President Barack Obama&#039;s national security record has extensive links to the Republican Party, public records indicate. Records filed with federal and state authorities, and material posted on the Internet, show that key players in the campaign by the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund include individuals with current or former affiliations with national and local Republican Party organizations. These include the group&#039;s treasurer, lawyer and TV producers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iran's threatening comments about Israel's existence is spilling over into the presidential campaign, with both the White House and Republican Mitt Romney responding to the sharp attacks against the Jewish state.http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-romney-assail-iran-comments-israel-211730315.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 17:17:50 -0400Associated Presswhite-house-romney-assail-iran-comments-israel-211730315<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-physical-fitness-lifelong-endeavor-182216810.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eRARRBhRtYSxP3L7XU1bAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/377e3871262c8917180f6a706700a68a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE In this June 1, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul Ryan&#039;s fastidious commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986. That&#039;s when he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family&#039;s Wisconsin home, becoming the latest in a long line of men in the family to die prematurely. Today, Ryan is 42. He boasts of body fat between just 6 and 8 percent. He doesn&#039;t eat sweets _ even on his birthday. He holds early morning work outs in the House gym for colleagues. And he favors a high-intensity workout called P90X. The youthful Ryan&#039;s intensity _ and the story behind it _ has been in the spotlight since Romney announced his running-mate selection last weekend. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE In this June 1, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul Ryan&#039;s fastidious commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986. That&#039;s when he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family&#039;s Wisconsin home, becoming the latest in a long line of men in the family to die prematurely. Today, Ryan is 42. He boasts of body fat between just 6 and 8 percent. He doesn&#039;t eat sweets _ even on his birthday. He holds early morning work outs in the House gym for colleagues. And he favors a high-intensity workout called P90X. The youthful Ryan&#039;s intensity _ and the story behind it _ has been in the spotlight since Romney announced his running-mate selection last weekend. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>Paul Ryan&#039;s dogged commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986 when, at age 16, he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family&#039;s Janesville, Wis., home.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-physical-fitness-lifelong-endeavor-182216810.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 16:23:37 -0400Associated Pressryan-physical-fitness-lifelong-endeavor-182216810<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-physical-fitness-lifelong-endeavor-182216810.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eRARRBhRtYSxP3L7XU1bAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/377e3871262c8917180f6a706700a68a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE In this June 1, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul Ryan&#039;s fastidious commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986. That&#039;s when he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family&#039;s Wisconsin home, becoming the latest in a long line of men in the family to die prematurely. Today, Ryan is 42. He boasts of body fat between just 6 and 8 percent. He doesn&#039;t eat sweets _ even on his birthday. He holds early morning work outs in the House gym for colleagues. And he favors a high-intensity workout called P90X. The youthful Ryan&#039;s intensity _ and the story behind it _ has been in the spotlight since Romney announced his running-mate selection last weekend. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE In this June 1, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul Ryan&#039;s fastidious commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986. That&#039;s when he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family&#039;s Wisconsin home, becoming the latest in a long line of men in the family to die prematurely. Today, Ryan is 42. He boasts of body fat between just 6 and 8 percent. He doesn&#039;t eat sweets _ even on his birthday. He holds early morning work outs in the House gym for colleagues. And he favors a high-intensity workout called P90X. The youthful Ryan&#039;s intensity _ and the story behind it _ has been in the spotlight since Romney announced his running-mate selection last weekend. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>Paul Ryan&#039;s dogged commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986 when, at age 16, he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family&#039;s Janesville, Wis., home.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-nixes-obama-bid-5-tax-disclosure-140543281.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iZFPsgJeFSFwzor_H34E5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/99d3476626508a17180f6a706700fb5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leaves his headquarters in Boston, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leaves his headquarters in Boston, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending Obama&#039;s record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-nixes-obama-bid-5-tax-disclosure-140543281.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 15:16:30 -0400Associated Pressromney-nixes-obama-bid-5-tax-disclosure-140543281<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-nixes-obama-bid-5-tax-disclosure-140543281.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iZFPsgJeFSFwzor_H34E5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/99d3476626508a17180f6a706700fb5a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leaves his headquarters in Boston, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leaves his headquarters in Boston, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending Obama&#039;s record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of civil rights groups has asked Pennsylvania's highest court to review a voter identification law that it says will disenfranchise over 1 million voters ahead of the U.S. presidential election in the battleground state. A state judge this week rejected their challenge to the law, which requires voters to present photo identification such as a driver's license in order to cast a ballot. Republican lawmakers say it will help prevent voter fraud. Critics charge that it is a ploy to keep mainly Democratic voters from casting ballots. ...http://news.yahoo.com/pennsylvania-groups-appeal-judges-ruling-voter-id-case-190649280.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 15:06:49 -0400Reuterspennsylvania-groups-appeal-judges-ruling-voter-id-case-190649280Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told The Daily Caller that the Medicare reform plan put forth by Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan is a ?serious proposal? but President Obama has ?made it clear? that it is not the right direction for the program.http://news.yahoo.com/sebelius-paul-ryan-medicare-reform-plan-serious-proposal-183602997.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 14:36:02 -0400The Daily Callersebelius-paul-ryan-medicare-reform-plan-serious-proposal-183602997Can?t make it to the GOP convention in Tampa? Tech fans, fret not: There?s an app for that. The Republican National Convention host committee today launched its free mobile app, ?Tampa 2012,? as part of its ?Convention Without Walls? social media push. The app will...http://news.yahoo.com/rnc-launches-mobile-convention-app-181323124--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 14:13:23 -0400ABC OTUS Newsrnc-launches-mobile-convention-app-181323124--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-obama-teams-clash-over-tax-returns-175234845.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7MU8ZrBpNNNES1spvr9jAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T175234Z_1_CBRE87G1DON00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-ROMNEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Chillicothe Victory rally in Chillicothe, Ohio" align="left" title="Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Chillicothe Victory rally in Chillicothe, Ohio" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign said on Friday that if Mitt Romney releases five years of his tax returns, it would not press the Republican presidential challenger to release more - a proposal quickly rejected by Romney&#039;s campaign. Democrats have criticized Romney for not providing more than two years of tax information and questioned whether the millionaire former private equity executive has something to hide about his wealth. Romney said on Thursday he had paid at least a 13 percent tax rate for the last 10 years, but did not release tax documents. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-obama-teams-clash-over-tax-returns-175234845.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 14:05:18 -0400Reutersromney-obama-teams-clash-over-tax-returns-175234845<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-obama-teams-clash-over-tax-returns-175234845.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7MU8ZrBpNNNES1spvr9jAg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T175234Z_1_CBRE87G1DON00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-ROMNEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Chillicothe Victory rally in Chillicothe, Ohio" align="left" title="Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Chillicothe Victory rally in Chillicothe, Ohio" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign said on Friday that if Mitt Romney releases five years of his tax returns, it would not press the Republican presidential challenger to release more - a proposal quickly rejected by Romney&#039;s campaign. Democrats have criticized Romney for not providing more than two years of tax information and questioned whether the millionaire former private equity executive has something to hide about his wealth. Romney said on Thursday he had paid at least a 13 percent tax rate for the last 10 years, but did not release tax documents. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryans-favorite-shirt-campaign-staple-175623181--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9ldbcx4MrzkGb_xCfmmjqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/ap_paul_ryan_mitt_romney_ll_120813_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Paul Ryan&#039;s Favorite Shirt: the New Campaign Staple" align="left" title="Paul Ryan&#039;s Favorite Shirt: the New Campaign Staple" border="0" /></a>Paul Ryan proves it?s hip to be a square. Or at least have a bunch of them on your shirt. The new Republican running mate has a favorite pattern?and he?s been shamelessly sporting it on the campaign trail ever since he was announced as Mitt...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryans-favorite-shirt-campaign-staple-175623181--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 13:56:23 -0400ABC OTUS Newspaul-ryans-favorite-shirt-campaign-staple-175623181--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryans-favorite-shirt-campaign-staple-175623181--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9ldbcx4MrzkGb_xCfmmjqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/ap_paul_ryan_mitt_romney_ll_120813_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Paul Ryan&#039;s Favorite Shirt: the New Campaign Staple" align="left" title="Paul Ryan&#039;s Favorite Shirt: the New Campaign Staple" border="0" /></a>Paul Ryan proves it?s hip to be a square. Or at least have a bunch of them on your shirt. The new Republican running mate has a favorite pattern?and he?s been shamelessly sporting it on the campaign trail ever since he was announced as Mitt...</p><br clear="all"/>A quarrelsome U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held its first hearing on state laws that target illegal immigration, with Republican backers arguing Friday that the measures are vital to protecting American jobs and fighting crime.http://news.yahoo.com/civil-rights-panel-consider-immigration-crackdowns-173946518--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 13:39:46 -0400Associated Presscivil-rights-panel-consider-immigration-crackdowns-173946518--financeA new Obama campaign TV ad airing today in eight swing states invokes the powerful AARP in response to Republican attacks on the president?s Medicare plan. The 30-second spot, dubbed ?Facts,? is the first from Obama this campaign that addresses Medicare, citing AARP?s support for...http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-answer-romney-medicare-attack-aarp-165722359--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 12:57:22 -0400ABC OTUS Newsobamas-answer-romney-medicare-attack-aarp-165722359--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-rnc-aiming-convention-without-walls-164100752.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Drst.HN6GTsFv0GsbazjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2472192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="With Social Media, RNC Aiming to Be a &#039;Convention Without Walls&#039;" align="left" title="With Social Media, RNC Aiming to Be a &#039;Convention Without Walls&#039;" border="0" /></a>TAMPA -- If you are the last hold-out among your peers to get on the social media bandwagon and have any interest in politics, the wagon is about to leave you in the dust during this year&#039;s political conventions.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-rnc-aiming-convention-without-walls-164100752.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 12:41:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networksocial-media-rnc-aiming-convention-without-walls-164100752<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-rnc-aiming-convention-without-walls-164100752.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Drst.HN6GTsFv0GsbazjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2472192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="With Social Media, RNC Aiming to Be a &#039;Convention Without Walls&#039;" align="left" title="With Social Media, RNC Aiming to Be a &#039;Convention Without Walls&#039;" border="0" /></a>TAMPA -- If you are the last hold-out among your peers to get on the social media bandwagon and have any interest in politics, the wagon is about to leave you in the dust during this year&#039;s political conventions.</p><br clear="all"/>The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a lawsuit brought by Democrats in the statehouse against their Republican counterparts, according to Michigan Radio and other media outlets. House Democrats had charged that GOP representatives were not using the state's "immediate effect" procedures properly. The Court of Appeals has now sent the case back down to the Ingham County Circuit Court with orders to dismiss it in its entirety.http://news.yahoo.com/mich-court-appeals-rules-law-silent-house-procedure-164100243.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 12:41:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkmich-court-appeals-rules-law-silent-house-procedure-164100243<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-romney-whisperer-151503934.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lMLlz8vU_D6W57AIZqE5.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Paul_Ryan_Is_a_Romney-e628e53efbcd5290f65c991a13c6f87b" width="130" height="86" alt="Paul Ryan Is a Romney Whisperer" align="left" title="Paul Ryan Is a Romney Whisperer" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan had planned to spend a few weeks apart, but they&#039;re going to get together next week, because campaign aides say Ryan &quot;helps ease the former governor?s feeling of isolation,&quot;?Politico&#039;s Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei?report.?Feelings of alienation amid chaos is more associated with troubled teens than Republican presidential candidates, but Romney is not known for his social skills. In fact, he&#039;s famously awkward with voters. But with Ryan, he feels at ease, possibly because Ryan was once socially awkward, too. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-romney-whisperer-151503934.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 11:15:03 -0400The Atlantic Wirepaul-ryan-romney-whisperer-151503934<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-romney-whisperer-151503934.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lMLlz8vU_D6W57AIZqE5.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Paul_Ryan_Is_a_Romney-e628e53efbcd5290f65c991a13c6f87b" width="130" height="86" alt="Paul Ryan Is a Romney Whisperer" align="left" title="Paul Ryan Is a Romney Whisperer" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan had planned to spend a few weeks apart, but they&#039;re going to get together next week, because campaign aides say Ryan &quot;helps ease the former governor?s feeling of isolation,&quot;?Politico&#039;s Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei?report.?Feelings of alienation amid chaos is more associated with troubled teens than Republican presidential candidates, but Romney is not known for his social skills. In fact, he&#039;s famously awkward with voters. But with Ryan, he feels at ease, possibly because Ryan was once socially awkward, too. ...</p><br clear="all"/>An aide to Florida Gov. Rick Scott is defending the Republican's opposition to expanding Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul to cover another million state residents, even though the federal government would pick up most of the initial costs.http://news.yahoo.com/aide-defends-scotts-stance-health-care-dollars-150404497--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 11:04:04 -0400Associated Pressaide-defends-scotts-stance-health-care-dollars-150404497--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryans-hometown-route-back-prosperity-183530990.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5.mVLTiTQKgzzlvDm1SUSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e9b56ed60d557617180f6a706700cd77.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo taken Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, shows the closed down General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., hometown of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. A defining question of the campaign Ryan joined this week as the Republican Party&#039;s vice presidential nominee just might be what comes next for places like Janesville. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)" align="left" title="This photo taken Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, shows the closed down General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., hometown of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. A defining question of the campaign Ryan joined this week as the Republican Party&#039;s vice presidential nominee just might be what comes next for places like Janesville. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)" border="0" /></a>A defining moment for Paul Ryan&#039;s hometown came at the height of the Great Recession: General Motors, after nearly a century of making Chevrolets on the banks of the Rock River, shut down its oldest assembly plant and erased 6,000 jobs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ryans-hometown-route-back-prosperity-183530990.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:48:36 -0400Associated Pressryans-hometown-route-back-prosperity-183530990<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryans-hometown-route-back-prosperity-183530990.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5.mVLTiTQKgzzlvDm1SUSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e9b56ed60d557617180f6a706700cd77.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo taken Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, shows the closed down General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., hometown of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. A defining question of the campaign Ryan joined this week as the Republican Party&#039;s vice presidential nominee just might be what comes next for places like Janesville. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)" align="left" title="This photo taken Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, shows the closed down General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., hometown of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. A defining question of the campaign Ryan joined this week as the Republican Party&#039;s vice presidential nominee just might be what comes next for places like Janesville. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)" border="0" /></a>A defining moment for Paul Ryan&#039;s hometown came at the height of the Great Recession: General Motors, after nearly a century of making Chevrolets on the banks of the Rock River, shut down its oldest assembly plant and erased 6,000 jobs.</p><br clear="all"/>Forget ballot box irregularities. There's a virtual dust-up under way over how Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney amassed more than 100,000 new Twitter followers in just one weekend.http://news.yahoo.com/fake-followers-newest-ploy-accusation-politics-074836615.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:46:52 -0400Associated Pressfake-followers-newest-ploy-accusation-politics-074836615GLEN ALLEN, Va. ? Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan adopted a populist tone on Friday as he accused big government and big business of trying to ?rig the rules? against the middle class.http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-strikes-populist-tone-virginia-134947455.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:31:48 -0400National Journalryan-strikes-populist-tone-virginia-134947455Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Thursday reversed course and acknowledged lobbying the government for millions of dollars in economic stimulus money after twice denying he had done so.http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-says-did-seek-economic-stimulus-money-080532766.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 09:40:44 -0400Associated Pressryan-says-did-seek-economic-stimulus-money-080532766<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/medicare-costs-too-much-rein-210640832.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9A2Bje6W973QGjmSvGos.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0bb2312a08a26017180f6a7067003242.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama addresses the crowd during a campaign stop Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama addresses the crowd during a campaign stop Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney agree there has to be a limit to how much seniors pay for Medicare, but they&#039;re worlds apart on how to make that happen.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/medicare-costs-too-much-rein-210640832.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 09:39:58 -0400Associated Pressmedicare-costs-too-much-rein-210640832<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/medicare-costs-too-much-rein-210640832.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9A2Bje6W973QGjmSvGos.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0bb2312a08a26017180f6a7067003242.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama addresses the crowd during a campaign stop Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama addresses the crowd during a campaign stop Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney agree there has to be a limit to how much seniors pay for Medicare, but they&#039;re worlds apart on how to make that happen.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mitt-romneys-whiteboard-blues-124244948--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m9j8K82cR8cDtrVd6N2mjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/ap_mitt_romney_jef_120816_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mitt Romney&#039;s Whiteboard Blues" align="left" title="Mitt Romney&#039;s Whiteboard Blues" border="0" /></a>By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: UNLUCKY 13: More than two weeks after ABC?s David Muir asked Mitt Romney about his tax rates, the presumptive Republican nominee finally shed some light on that question yesterday. Back in July, Muir asked Romney in...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mitt-romneys-whiteboard-blues-124244948--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 08:42:44 -0400ABC OTUS Newsmitt-romneys-whiteboard-blues-124244948--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mitt-romneys-whiteboard-blues-124244948--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m9j8K82cR8cDtrVd6N2mjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/ap_mitt_romney_jef_120816_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mitt Romney&#039;s Whiteboard Blues" align="left" title="Mitt Romney&#039;s Whiteboard Blues" border="0" /></a>By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: UNLUCKY 13: More than two weeks after ABC?s David Muir asked Mitt Romney about his tax rates, the presumptive Republican nominee finally shed some light on that question yesterday. Back in July, Muir asked Romney in...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/executives-obama-better-world-economy-poll-092717460--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rpW4BAXcoyoQBkoxoY1Ygw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T092717Z_1_CBRE87G0Q9S00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama points after he addresses a campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama points after he addresses a campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Twice as many business executives around the world say the global economy will prosper better if incumbent President Barack Obama wins the next election than if his Republican challenger Mitt Romney does, a poll showed on Friday. Democrat Obama was chosen by 42.7 percent in the 1,700 respondent poll, compared with 20.5 percent for Romney. The rest said &quot;neither&quot;. The result was different among respondents in the United States, where a slim majority thought Romney would be better for their businesses than Obama. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/executives-obama-better-world-economy-poll-092717460--business.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 08:22:24 -0400Reutersexecutives-obama-better-world-economy-poll-092717460--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/executives-obama-better-world-economy-poll-092717460--business.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rpW4BAXcoyoQBkoxoY1Ygw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T092717Z_1_CBRE87G0Q9S00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama points after he addresses a campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama points after he addresses a campaign event at Rollins College in Orlando" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Twice as many business executives around the world say the global economy will prosper better if incumbent President Barack Obama wins the next election than if his Republican challenger Mitt Romney does, a poll showed on Friday. Democrat Obama was chosen by 42.7 percent in the 1,700 respondent poll, compared with 20.5 percent for Romney. The rest said &quot;neither&quot;. The result was different among respondents in the United States, where a slim majority thought Romney would be better for their businesses than Obama. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-campaign-offers-romney-5-tax-disclosure-114057169.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FjdUG32O4xIuLKCfKNMNBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f82af2d90c907217180f6a7067001b92.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending the president&#039;s record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-campaign-offers-romney-5-tax-disclosure-114057169.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:42:34 -0400Associated Pressobama-campaign-offers-romney-5-tax-disclosure-114057169<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-campaign-offers-romney-5-tax-disclosure-114057169.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FjdUG32O4xIuLKCfKNMNBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f82af2d90c907217180f6a7067001b92.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending the president&#039;s record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-defends-medicare-record-ad-100428874.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FjdUG32O4xIuLKCfKNMNBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f82af2d90c907217180f6a7067001b92.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending the president&#039;s record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-defends-medicare-record-ad-100428874.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:31:59 -0400Associated Pressobama-defends-medicare-record-ad-100428874<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-defends-medicare-record-ad-100428874.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FjdUG32O4xIuLKCfKNMNBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f82af2d90c907217180f6a7067001b92.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Barack Obama&#039;s re-election campaign kept up pressure against Republican rival Mitt Romney on two fronts Friday, launching a new ad defending the president&#039;s record on Medicare while challenging Romney to release at least five years of tax returns.</p><br clear="all"/>In 2008, Hispanic voters helped make Barack Obama president. Will they now save his re-election campaign?http://news.yahoo.com/obama-hold-latino-vote-110600247.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:06:00 -0400The Weekobama-hold-latino-vote-110600247WASHINGTON, D.C., August 17, 2012 -- National Journal and?on-demand car service Uber are teaming up to make getting around at the Republican and Democratic conventions easier. Today National Journal and Uber announced an official partnership for each of the conventions that will feature discounted transportation to National Journal events and copies of National Journal publications in all of Uber's convention cars. ...http://news.yahoo.com/national-journal-uber-team-gop-dem-conventions-100229073.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 06:02:29 -0400National Journalnational-journal-uber-team-gop-dem-conventions-100229073<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-skips-swing-states-raise-more-money-074946624.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FjdUG32O4xIuLKCfKNMNBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f82af2d90c907217180f6a7067001b92.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is spending much of this week in Alabama, South Carolina, Massachusetts and New York. He plans visits next week to Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-skips-swing-states-raise-more-money-074946624.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 04:48:18 -0400Associated Pressromney-skips-swing-states-raise-more-money-074946624<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-skips-swing-states-raise-more-money-074946624.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FjdUG32O4xIuLKCfKNMNBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f82af2d90c907217180f6a7067001b92.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="El candidato presidencial republicano, ex gobernador de Massachusetts, Mitt Romney escribe en una pizarra mientras hablaba de Medicare durante una conferencia de prensa en Greer, Carolina del Sur, el jueves 16 de agosto de 2012. (Foto AP/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is spending much of this week in Alabama, South Carolina, Massachusetts and New York. He plans visits next week to Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/>Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, offering new detail on his taxes w

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