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WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) —Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney Friday attacked U.S. President Barack Obama for what he called a “weak and very troubling jobs report” for March. The Labor Department said Friday the U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs in

(AP) Obama: Women are not an interest groupBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama on Friday showered attention on helping women yet warned in the same motion that they should not be reduced to a uniform political bloc, declaring

Even as political speculation swirls that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley may be on Mitt Romney’s shortlist as a vice presidential candidate, rumors rise in South Carolina that members of the state legislature may be looking to impeach her. The

By Sam Youngman and Alistair Bell  Tumbling in the polls and under increasing pressure to abandon his White House campaign, Republican Rick Santorum huddled with conservative leaders and aides on Thursday to plot strategy. Among the options on the table:

(AP) Romney says he’ll win Pennsylvania in the fallKASIE HUNTAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.Mitt Romney says winning Pennsylvania in November will win him the White House. Romney campaigned Thursday in Pennsylvania and spoke as the Republican nominee-in-waiting. He told reporters he “will

(AP) Romney questions Obama’s candor on range of issuesBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONRepublican presidential challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of running a hide-and-seek re-election campaign that assumes what the voters don’t know about his plans for

Republican Rick Santorum campaigned across Pennsylvania, insisting after a triple loss to rival Mitt Romney that winning his home state will light a fire under his struggling White House bid. Front runner Romney swept the contests in Wisconsin, Maryland and

(AP) Geithner criticizes proposed US GOP budget cutsBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner criticized Republicans for focusing too much on cutting spending and taxes and not doing enough to support economic growth. In a speech in

(AP) GOP’s McCain to Santorum: Time for ‘graceful exit’WASHINGTONSen. John McCain says Rick Santorum should recognize “it’s time for a graceful exit” from the Republican presidential campaign in the wake of Mitt Romney’s sweep of primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and

(AP) Romney: Obama surrounded by ‘true believers’KASIE HUNTAssociated PressMILWAUKEERepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney assailed President Barack Obama as an “out of touch” liberal Tuesday night as he looked past three primary victories and toward the fall’s general election. Romney’s decisive

(AP) Sarah Palin: Anyone but Obama in the White HouseBy FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKSarah Palin doesn’t sound too gung-ho about Mitt Romney as the GOP presidential candidate, but she insists that anyone is better than Barack Obama in the

(AP) Recovery threatened by runaway student loan debtBy TOM RAUMAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe federal student loan program seemed like a great idea back in 1965: Borrow to go to college now, pay it back later when you have a job. But many

MILWAUKEE, April 3 (UPI) —Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum faced a close race in the Wisconsin Republican primary Tuesday, while Romney was favored in Maryland and the District of Columbia. He trailed Romney by several percentage points in most polls

This week, the Republican National Committee plans to begin raising money in tandem with the Mitt Romney campaign. The Wall Street Journal reports: The arrangement will allow top donors to write checks as large as $75,000 per person, by giving

(AP) Romney halfway to clinching GOP nominationBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONMitt Romney is halfway to clinching the Republican nomination for president. The former Massachusetts governor inched up to 572 delegates on Monday, exactly half the 1,144 needed, after the Tennessee Republican

The list of potential vice presidential picks for presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney is narrowing dramatically. First, Marco Rubio begged off, stating he wouldn’t be on the ticket; now, South Carolina Governor and Mitt Romney backer Nikki Haley is saying

(AP) Dems sharpen attack as GOP rallies behind RomneyBy STEVE PEOPLES and BETH FOUHYAssociated PressMILWAUKEEPresident Barack Obama’s administration launched a multi-pronged assault on Mitt Romney’s values and foreign policy credentials Sunday, while a fresh set of prominent Republicans rallied behind

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum said today he wouldn’t be dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination until Mitt Romney had locked up the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the nomination. “There’s one thing worse than … a convention