His pivot comes as the national debate has turned toward issues like rape, abortion and welfare 2½ months before Election Day.
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GOP Convention: ‘Distractions’ threaten to spoil Romney’s big party
Even Tropical Storm Isaac, bearing down on Florida, could add to the disruption that now includes the uproar over the refusal of Rep. Todd Akin to drop out of the Senate race.
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Tropical storm threatens Republican National Convention
All Isaac needs to do is come close to Tampa to bring a lot of problems to the Republican National Convention.
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Talks continue on Ron Paul’s Maine delegates
The discussions that were ongoing Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., could determine whether 20 of Maine’s 24-member delegation will be seated at the convention.
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Special operators to anti-Obama groups: zip it
Some special operations officers say activist veterans who made selective edits are breaking a sacred military creed: respect for the commander in chief. Watch the video.
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Poll shows White House race still tight
Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama.
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First lady announcing new hiring push for vets
“These companies know that if you can prepare a helicopter engine in Mayport, if you can coordinate thousands of pounds of supplies and deliver them to villages across Afghanistan, then clearly you have what it takes for a manufacturing or a logistics job right here in the U.S,” she says.
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A week before GOP convention, fate of Maine’s delegates still unknown
Maine’s elected delegates support Ron Paul, and Republicans may want to keep away anyone who doesn’t fully back Mitt Romney.
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Ron Paul adds convention delegates in Louisiana deal
Paul supporters are close to reaching a deal over disputed delegates in Massachusetts, but Maine’s situation is still ‘unsettled.’
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Ryan takes sharp aim at Obama remarks
VP candidate cites guns, religion and Joe the Plumber during stop in Pittsburgh.