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Most Americans say the rich don’t pay enough taxes

by Hope Yen / The Associated Press August 27, 2012

The poll found that many Americans believe rich people to be intelligent and hardworking but also greedy and less honest than the average American.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says the GOP platform ‘seems designed to alienate a lot of moderate women.’

The TV ad hopes to siphon progressive support from independent candidate Angus King to give Republican Charlie Summers a better change at winning.

After the Republican National Committee seats only half of Maine’s elected Ron Paul delegates, LePage opts to stay home.

by Julie Pace / The Associated Press August 24, 2012

“They get the loans they need, they can deal with all the regulation. They know how to find ways to get through the tax code.”

by Josh Lederman and Tom Raum / The Associated Press August 22, 2012

Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama.

by The Associated Press August 20, 2012

Meanwhile, Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown called Akins’ comments “outrageous” and said the congressman should drop his Senate bid.

by Philip Elliott / The Associated Press August 20, 2012

“It seems that the first victim of an Obama campaign is the truth,” Romney told about 3,000 people at an outdoor rally in Manchester.

by Charles Babington / The Associated Press August 17, 2012

A Romney spokesman says the Obama campaign’s offer was a ploy to distract from “the issues that matter to voters.”

by The Associated Press August 16, 2012

“The fascination with taxes I paid I find to be very small-minded,” he says.