Mitt Romney

Man who took Mitt Romney's '47 percent' video reveals himself

Reuters | Thursday March 14, 2013

Scott Prouty was at a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last year as the bartender, and ended up secretly taping a video that changed the trajectory of the 2012 presidential campaign.

'It kills me' not to be President: Mitt Romney

Agence France-Presse | Monday March 4, 2013

Defeated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said it "kills" him to be just another spectator rather than US President as political gridlock paralyses Washington.

Barack Obama pledges to lift economy to benefit middle class

Mark Landler, The New York Times | Wednesday February 13, 2013

President Barack Obama, seeking to put the prosperity and promise of the middle class at the heart of his second-term agenda, called on Congress on Tuesday night to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, saying that would lift millions out of ...

White House offers proof of Obama's shooting hobby

Peter Baker and Mark Landler, The New York Times | Sunday February 3, 2013

When President Barack Obama mentioned last week that he had picked up a new hobby - skeet shooting at Camp David - it was a surprising disclosure by a president whose main identification with guns these days is his effort to ban assault rifles and hi...

Barack Obama's ad team used cable TV to outplay Mitt Romney

Reuters | Sunday January 6, 2013

As political experts assess Republican Mitt Romney's failed U.S. presidential bid, an analysis of how his campaign and President Barack Obama's winning team used cable TV to target ads at specific groups of voters may offer some valuable tips for the...

Son says Mitt Romney was reluctant to run for US President again: report

Reuters | Monday December 24, 2012

Republican Mitt Romney's family had to convince him to make a second bid for the presidency because he was reluctant to run again after failing to secure his party's nomination in 2008, Romney's son told the Boston Globe on Sunday.

Mitt Romney arrives at White House for lunch

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 29, 2012

Defeated Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney arrived at the White House on Thursday for a private lunch with the man who dashed his political dreams, President Barack Obama.

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney share lunch after bitter campaign

Associated Press | Thursday November 29, 2012

Bitter campaign foes just weeks ago, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are sharing lunch at the White House with an eye on overlapping interests rather than the sharp differences that defined their presidential contest.

Barack Obama to host Mitt Romney for lunch in their first encounter since US elections

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 28, 2012

US President Barack Obama will host his defeated Republican foe Mitt Romney for a conciliatory private lunch at the White House on Thursday in their first encounter since a bitter election.

US declines to name China currency manipulator

Wednesday November 28, 2012

The Obama administration said on Tuesday that China's currency remained "significantly undervalued," but stopped short of labeling the world's second-biggest economy a currency manipulator.

Mitt Romney breaks silence in bitter broadside at Barack Obama

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 15, 2012

Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama won by showering "gifts" on women, African American and Hispanic supporters, in his first published remarks since conceding last week's election.

Bobby Jindal asks Republicans to 'stop being the stupid party'

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 15, 2012

Asking Republicans to "stop being the stupid party", Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal forcefully rejected Mitt Romney's claim that President Barack Obama won with "gifts" to minorities and young voters.

Barack Obama wins Florida, topping Mitt Romney in final tally

Associated Press | Sunday November 11, 2012

President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.

Mitt Romney's 'transition website' was ready to go

Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 8, 2012

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had a "transition" website that apparently was on the Internet briefly after Tuesday's election loss.

Why the Wall Street saw its biggest sell-off of 2012

Friday November 9, 2012

Hours after President Obama defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney in a cliffhanger election, the Wall Street saw its sharpest sell-off of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 313 points or 2.4 percent to 12,933. It was the worst da...