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Mitt Romney quotes and sayings are all over the Internet these days—and for good reason. Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, is challenging Barack Obama for the most powerful office in the world. To the extent a person is defined by their words, we can learn a lot about Mitt Romney by the 10 quotes […]

Should Mitt Romney (pictured) be panicking? His campaign has reportedly decided to abruptly shift its strategy. With poll after poll unanimously showing an upswing for President Barack Obama, it has finally dawned on Team Romney that a White House bid built on largely dishonest damning of Obama while being disingenuous about his own vision for […]

Nation, Politics

How old is Mitt Romney? Mitt Romney is 65 years old. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee was born March 12, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan. Should Romney defeat President Barack Obama in the November 2012 election, the former Massachusetts governor would become the fourth-oldest president-elect in U.S. history, after Ronald Regan, William Henry Harrison, and James […]

UPDATE Sept. 18 4:41 P.M. (EST): Full video of Mitt Romney’s secretly recorded comments have been released in two YouTube clips. The GOP presidential nominee is under fire for telling well-heeled campaign donors at a recent fundraiser that his job is not to worry about “those people,” referring to voters who voted for President Barack […]

Nation, Politics

Who is Paul Ryan? Paul Ryan is the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee. Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman and chair of the House Budget Committee, is running with Mitt Romney, who’s challenging President Barack Obama for the White House. Born Jan. 29, 1970 in Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 1998. […]

NewsOne Original, Politics

The major headline in most newspapers and media outlets was the notion that the national poverty rate remained virtually unchanged from the previous year. While millions of Americans continue to struggle to find work and provide for their families, it’s important to take a moment to reflect on what has actually transpired under President Obama’s […]

Politics

According to a recent Yahoo and Esquire poll, if President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney decided to step outside, Obama would easily mop the floor with the former Bain Capital CEO. RELATED: Good News! Obama Ahead Of Romney In Five Swing States While 20 percent had no opinion on the matter, 58 percent of respondents […]

After being polled following the Democratic National Convention, residents in key battleground states favor President Barack Obama over leading GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to the L.A. Times. According to the most-recent NBC/Wall St. Journal/Marist University poll, President Obama is leading Romney five to seven points in key swing states: In Florida, Obama leads […]

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney found himself in the cross-hairs of President Obama’s campaign team after a conference call on Monday. SEE ALSO: The Election-Season Poverty Tour The call, held by the Obama For America (OFA), featuring retired Army General Wesley Clark, OFA’s National Press Secretary Ben LaBolt and OFA’s National Families and Military Vote Director Rob […]

Nicki Minaj (pictured) made quite a stir in the political arena recently, after she placed her name in the middle of President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s tightly contested battle for the White House this fall. Minaj, signed to rapper Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint, made a return to her mixtape rap roots […]

Politics

Civil Rights icon John Lewis may not have gotten a primetime slot during this week’s Democratic National Convention. But his steering speech was not less spectacular. Watch the video above to hear his powerful words. MUST READ: Clinton On ‘Obamacare’ Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook!