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Entries by Zach Carter from 10/2012

Robert Gibbs: Mitt Romney's Budget Math Is 'Absolutely Crazy' (VIDEO)

Posted 10.07.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Former White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Sunday lit into Mitt Romney's recent debate performance, calling the Republican presidentia...

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Mitt Romney Endorsed By Two Swing State Newspapers

Posted 10.07.2012 | Politics
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On Sunday, two swing-state newspapers endorsed Mitt Romney for president in the 2012 election, with one explicitly citing last week's debate as part o...

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Newt Gingrich Endorses Jack Welch Conspiracy Theory About Obama Fudging Jobs Data (VIDEO)

Posted 10.07.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Sunday on "Meet the Press" that the recent conspiracy theory about the Obama administrat...

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Return Of Torchgate: Rep. Bill Young Contradicted By Committee Staff On Torch Whereabouts

Posted 10.11.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- With less than one month remaining before the 2012 elections, one of the strangest ethics imbroglios of the year remains unresolved: Tor...

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Mitt Romney Benefited From Offshoring Tax Break In 2001 While Listed As Bain CEO

Posted 10.22.2012 | Politics
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Bain Capital appears to have benefited from a provision in the U.S. tax code that grants companies tax breaks for costs associated with offshoring Ame...

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Jack DeWitt, Request Foods CEO, Urges Employees To Vote For Romney

Posted 10.25.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- In this month's employee newsletter, the head of a Michigan processed-food company endorsed Republican nominee Mitt Romney and criticize...

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Terry McTaggart, Forward Corporation President, Threatens To Cut Worker Hours Over Obamacare

Posted 10.28.2012 | Politics
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Terry McTaggart, the president of a Michigan convenience store, liquor and home heating conglomerate, sent his employees a letter this month suggestin...

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Tax Expert Calvin Johnson 'Skeptical' Of Mitt Romney's Taxes

Posted 10.29.2012 | Politics
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A respected tax attorney and deficit hawk wrote a letter to the editor of Tax Notes on Monday saying that, "There is good reason to be skeptical" of M...

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