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      <title>[Des Moines Register] Editorial Meeting with Mitt Romney</title>
      <description>Republican 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney was interviewed by [Des Moines Register] editorial board members. He talked about some of the differences between himself and fellow Republican candidate Newt Gingrich.</description>
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      <title>President Obama Campaign Rally in Roanoke</title>
      <description>President Barack Obama gave a speech to campaign supporters in Roanoke, Virginia. He talked about his middle-class tax cut plan and other economic issues. The speech generated controversy from Mitt Romney's campaign and among conservatives because of the president's statement regarding the infrastructure used by business owners: "Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."</description>
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      <title>Rick Perry Remarks</title>
      <description>Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry spoke at a Politics and Eggs breakfast in Bedford, New Hampshire. In his remarks he addressed his statement that Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke's efforts to improve the U.S. economy before the 2012 election are "almost treasonous." He also contrasted President Obama's economic and job creation policies with his own, and he talked about his beliefs regarding global climate change.</description>
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      <title>Obama New Hampshire Election</title>
      <description>Senator Obama spoke about the results of the New Hampshire primary election from Nashua South High School.</description>
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      <title>Paul Campaign Speech</title>
      <description>Representative Ron Paul spoke about his presidential campaign, focusing on reducing the size of government, libertarian ideals, and protecting individual liberties. He also talked about foreign policy and limiting American military entanglements overseas.He answered questions from the audience, including questions about drug policy and prohibition.</description>
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      <title>New Hampshire Pancake Breakfast</title>
      <description>At a pancake breakfast to raise funds for Republican presidential candidates Governor Bush and Mr. Bauer greeted the crowd and made a pancake. While flipping his pancake, Mr. Bauer fell through the backdrop erected for the event.</description>
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      <title>The Future of the Republican Party</title>
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      <title>2012 Presidential Candidates Debate</title>
      <description>President Obama and Mitt Romney debated domestic policy issues in a nationally televised debate from the University of Denver. The debate, presented in the a split-screen format, focused on domestic policy. Topics included the state of the economy, tax policy, the future of Medicare, education, and government regulation.</description>
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      <title>Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner</title>
      <description>President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave keynote speeches at the 67th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The charity fundraiser is a traditional light-hearted joint appearance for presidential candidates where they joked about themselves, their opponents, and the 2012 campaign. 
Founded in 1946 by Francis Cardinal Spellman, the Foundation honors the memory of Alfred E. Smith who died in in 1944. Al Smith was a four-time governor of the state of New York and former presidential candidate.</description>
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      <title>Ron Paul Veterans Campaign Rally</title>
      <description>Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) held a campaign rally with veterans at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. His remarks were briefly disrupted by protestors. Following his remarks he had informal conversations with members of the audience.</description>
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      <title>Romney Campaign Rally</title>
      <description>New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined Former Governor Mitt Romney at a campaign event at the Hy-Vee West Lakes Shore grocery store in West Des Moines, Iowa.</description>
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      <title>Presidential Candidates Debate</title>
      <description>President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney met at Hofstra University for the second of three presidential debates. The debate was presented in a switched screen format. CNN's Candy Crowley moderated the debate.</description>
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      <title>President Obama on Jobs and the Economy</title>
      <description>President Obama talked about jobs and the economy at Cuyahoga Community College. In his remarks he framed the voters' choice as one on the future direction of the country, not as a referendum on the state of the economy. He acknowledged that the economy was not where it needed to be, but said he believed Mitt Romney's recipe for growth was wrong. He also emphasized the refusal of Republicans to pass any economic plans that involved raising taxes for the wealthy.</description>
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      <title>Presidential Candidates Debate</title>
      <description>President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney met in the last of three debates prior the 2012 presidential election.*The debate focused on foreign policy, including policy toward the Middle East, China, and North Africa, as well as military commitments in Afghanistan and Pakistan.*The candidates were seated in the Wold Performing Arts Center of Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. CBS's Bob Schieffer moderated the debate which was presented in a split screen.</description>
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      <title>President Obama Remarks at Burlington, Vermont, Fundraiser</title>
      <description>President Obama made remarks at a campaign fundraising luncheon in Burlington, Vermont.</description>
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      <title>Presidential Remarks at Gen44 Summit</title>
      <description>President Obama spoke at the first National Gen44 Summit. In his remarks he urged citizens to participate in the 2010 midterm elections. He also used the pep rally-style gathering to criticize Republicans, who he said wanted to bring back failed Bush-era economic policies if they regained control of Congress.</description>
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      <title>Herman Cain-Newt Gingrich Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate</title>
      <description>Republican 2012 presidential candidates Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich met in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate on current economic and social issues facing the U.S. The debate focused on entitlement programs, deficit spending, the national debt, and the role of media in election campaigns.
Due to technical problems at the event, audio quality is poor for the first 15 minutes of the debate.</description>
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      <title>Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition</title>
      <description>Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, and others addressed the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.</description>
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      <title>Bush Campaign Rally</title>
      <description>President Bush spoke about the accomplishments of his administration and criticized Senator Kerry. The President described himself as a "compassionate conservative, and proudly so."</description>
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      <title>Senator Bayh (D-IN) Retirement Announcement</title>
      <description>Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) announced today he will not seek a third term to the United States Senate. At a news conference at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), he reflected on nearly a quarter-century of public service as Indiana's Secretary of State, a two-term Governor, and a two-term United States Senator.</description>
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      <title>Newt Gingrich Nevada Caucus Night Speech</title>
      <description>Republican 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich spoke to supporters about the results of the Nevada caucus.</description>
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      <title>Libertarian Party Perspectives</title>
      <description>The Libertarian Party is explained. Libertarian views on the economy, foreign policy, and military conflict are discussed. The Persian Gulf crisis is explained through the Libertarian interpretation of the Constitution and a national security perspective.</description>
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      <title>Third Party Presidential Candidates Debate</title>
      <description>Four third-party presidential candidates debated. Participants included Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson, Jill Stein of the Green Party, former Congressman Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party, and Rocky Anderson of the Justice Party. The candidates discussed ending the federal government's war on drugs, how to change the two-party system, and repealing laws such as the Patriot Act as well as the recent debates between President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Former CNN talk show host Larry King moderated the debate held by the Free and Equal Elections Foundation in the Chicago Hilton Hotel.</description>
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      <title>Mitt Romney on Health Care Policy</title>
      <description>Mitt Romney spoke about health care policy. He focused on differences between the health care plan he passed while he was governor of Massachusetts and the 2010 health care law, which he said he would repeal and replace if elected president. Following prepared remarks, he answered audience members' questions.</description>
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      <title>Vice Presidential Debate</title>
      <description>Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) for the 2012 vice presidential debate in the Norton Center for the Arts at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Both foreign and domestic issues were covered, including terrorism and intelligence, Libya, Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Medicare, Social Security, tax policy, unemployment, health care, and abortion. Martha Raddatz moderated the debate which was presented in a split screen.</description>
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      <title>Gingrich Town Hall Meeting</title>
      <description>Newt Gingrich spoke to a group of Iowa mothers at Java Joe's CoffeHouse in Des Moines, Iowa. During the event he teared up, openly weeping while talking about his own mother, who suffered from bipolar disorder and depression. Frank Luntz and Lindsay Ferrier moderated the town hall meeting. After the meeting Mr. Gingrich and his wife, Callista, spoke informally with attendees.</description>
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      <title>2008 Republican Convention, Day 3</title>
      <description>The theme of third day of the Republican National Convention at the Excel Enegry Center in St. Paul, Minnesota was "Prosperity: Meeting Our Challenges for a New Era."  The evening featured speeches by former presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Rudy Giuliani, as well as several citizens who spoke about thier support of the McCain/Palin campaign. Governor Sarah Palin spoke near the end of the night and said she would accept the Republican vice presidential nomination. Following her speech delegates nominated Senator McCain and Governor Palin in a roll call vote.</description>
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      <title>Presidential Candidates Debate</title>
      <description>In the second of three debates between presidential candidates, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama answered questions submitted by a group of uncommitted voters identified by the Gallup Organization and via electronic mail. Questions focused on the economy, the crisis in the financial markets, U.S. troop deployments overseas, and other foreign policy issues.
During this town hall format debate, the candidates were seated on stools and free to move around the stage. Tom Brokaw moderated the event held at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The debate was shown in a full-screen format provided by the television network pool.</description>
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      <title>New State Voter Identification Laws</title>
      <description>Civil rights experts talked about the current status and impact of new state voter identification laws. Hans Von Spakovsky said the laws do not suppress voter turnout and help address the problem of voter fraud, while Laura Murphy said the laws amount to a poll tax that disproportionately impacts minority groups and the poor.</description>
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      <title>The Contenders, Historians Preview</title>
      <description>Richard Norton Smith, Carl Cannon, and Jean Baker participated in a roundtable discussion as a preview to C-SPAN's upcoming series, "The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political History."
"The Contenders" is a C-SPAN 14-week series of live programs about presidential contenders before 1996 who lost the election but who had a lasting effect on U.S. politics. They talked about the concept of the series and each of the 14 candidates chosen for the series.</description>
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      <title>Bush Campaign Reaction</title>
      <description>Secretary Baker said Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney were pleased with the U.S. Supreme Court's 10:00 p.m. decision that there were constitutional problems with the vote recount ordered by the Florida Supreme Court. He also expressed their thanks to all the persons who have worked so hard during the past month. He did not answer questions from the media.</description>
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      <title>Massachusetts Senate Debate</title>
      <description>In their their first debate in the Massachusetts Senate race Republican incumbent Scott Brown criticized Democrat Elizabeth Warren for withholding records that might show she claimed Native American ancestry in job applications, while she assailed him for supporting billionaires and opposing legislation to create new jobs. Other issues included pay equity, tax policy, education, climate change, and foreign policy issues.</description>
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      <title>Clinton Declines Candidacy</title>
      <description>Governor Clinton announced that he will not seek the 1988 Democratic nomination for president.</description>
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      <title>Sarah Palin Remarks to Tea Party Convention</title>
      <description>Sarah Palin gave the keynote address at the first Tea Party Nation convention. She talked about the potential importance of the movement, encouraged tea party-aligned candidates to compete in Republican primaries, and criticized the Obama administration's policies to date. Following her remarks she responded to  questions submitted by members of the audience. Judson Phillips moderated the question period.</description>
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      <title>President Obama Final Campaign Rally in Iowa</title>
      <description>President Obama held his final rally of the 2012 presidential campaign in the East Village in Des Moines, Iowa. Bruce Springsteen performed, including a song he wrote for President Obama, and he introduced first lady Michelle Obama introduced the president.</description>
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      <title>Mitt Romney Remarks to Associated Builders and Contractors</title>
      <description>Mitt Romney spoke to the Associated Builders and Contractors trade group. In his speech he criticized fellow candidate Rick Santorum's performance in the previous night's debate. He also promoted his plan to reduce taxes across the board by 20 percent.</description>
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      <title>Mitt Romney Nevada Caucus Night Speech</title>
      <description>Republican 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke to supporters about the results of the Nevada caucus.</description>
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      <title>Mitt Romney Remarks</title>
      <description>Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at the Iowa State Fair at the [Des Moines Register]'s soap box booth. During a question and answer session with the audience, he was confronted by questioners on saving Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid without any loss of benefits. He again stated that he will not raise taxes and also said that "corporations are people." He was introduced by [Register] Politics Editor Carol Hunter.</description>
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      <description>Mitt Romney was a keynote speaker at the annual convention of the American Society of News Editors (ASNE). In his remarks he talked extensively about President Obama's policies, saying they made the economic crisis worse and slowed recovery. Following his remarks, he answered questions from Ken Paulson of ASNE. The first question had to do with President Obama's previous day remarks at the ASNE Associated Press lunch. Mr. Romney said the president's comments were full of "distortions and inaccuracies." Other question topics included Iran, and women voters' attitudes toward the Republican Party.</description>
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      <description>Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke to Iowa Republicans about a number of issues including federal spending levels, proposed budget cuts, the influence of the tea party movement, and the history of political compromise in the Senate.</description>
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      <description>Republican 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney held a town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire. Former presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, also spoke and lent his endorsement.</description>
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 The debate was presented in a full-screen format provided by the network pool showing candidates as they spoke with few shots as they reacted to their opponents' remarks. Questions posed by the moderator were also summarized in the lower third of the screen.</description>
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Mayor Rham Emanuel's introduction of the president was joined in progress.</description>
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      <description>Former Governor Mitt Romney addressed Liberty University graduates at their 2012 commencement ceremony. He remarked on the values of home, education, service, and religious freedom.
During the ceremony honorary doctorate degrees were presented to Worth Harris Carter, Jr., S. Truett Cathy, and former Governor Mitt Romney.</description>
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      <description>President Obama thanked supporters gathered at his presidential campaign headquarters at McCormick Place in Chicago. He thanked them for their efforts in his re-election campaign and called for unity in his next term. He was joined on stage by his family.</description>
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 The debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was presented in a full-screen format provided by the network pool showing candidates as they spoke with occassional shots as they reacted to their opponents' remarks.</description>
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      <description>Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden participated in a televised vice presidential candidates debate at Washington University in St. Louis. Gwen Ifill moderated the debate which focused on several issues including the current economic and financial crisis, foreign policy, and the role of the vice president.
The debate was presented in a full-screen format provided by the network pool showing candidates as they spoke with few shots as they reacted to their opponents' remarks. Questions posed by the moderator were also summarized in the lower third of the screen.</description>
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      <description>Real estate developer and potential Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at a "Tax Day" rally organized by the South Florida Tea Party. He criticized the Obama administration on several domestic and foreign policy issues including U.S. policy in Libya, the economy and foreign debt, health care and energy policy. He said he would decide by June whether or not he would seek the Republican presidential nomination.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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