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1. Christie on the run as N.J.'s credit rating drops
(N.J./State)

... Mitt Romney’s gaffe about 47 percent of the voting population dependent on the government for aid and not part his core constituency, the GOP has been thrust into a position of explaining themselves. News ...

2. Omamacare law and regulations
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... GOP versions of healthcare reform coming out of the GOP Doctors Caucus will keep somethings as will Governor Romney which is ok and proper and certainly not flip flopping. Kurt Hahn, Healdsburg Ca ...

3. NJ Citizen Action demands Rep. Runyan reverse course on Bush Tax Cuts for richest 2%
(Opinion/Commentary)

... for the richest 2 percent to pay their fair share. Find out more at: www.checksformillionaires.com/Runyan.” The GOP bill to extend the Bush tax cuts for one year, including those that only would go to ...

4. Election 2012: Swing state economies vary by wide margins
(Money/Economy)

... home to Senator Paul Ryan, the GOP running mate of Mitt Romney. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is a Republican elected in 2010 with a 54 percent majority. Colorado is close to the national average ...

5. Hovering unemployment rate has economists worried
(N.J./State)

... Europe goes into a full blow recession it could damage the one mainstay of the U.S. economy—its exports. “What we really need is to have policies coming from Washington that are fiscally sound,” GOP ...

6. closet-Mormon Mitt
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... of millions of Chinese. Why Romney went Evangelical in his Presidential quest proves again that the GOP's runner consistently begins running for the best do-gooder rather than President and carries perverted ...

7. Weak jobs report follows DNC as Obama, Democrats fight back
(U.S./Nation)

... the GOPs mantra that the country is not better off than it was four years ago, the President admitted, “I recognize that times have changed since I first spoke to this convention. The times have changed, ...

8. Bill Clinton's DNC speech laced into GOP for 48 minutes
(U.S./Nation)

... punch aimed solely at the GOP. Once at odds with Obama during the 2008 Presidential primary when his wife, Hillary Clinton, challenged him for the White House, the two men now stand together in solidarity ...

9. First Lady Michelle Obama's DNC speech balanced power and emotion
(U.S./Nation)

... then to thunderous applause and standing ovations across the convention floor, as if directly addressing her husband’s GOP opponents, Mrs. Obama said, “Success isn’t about how much money you make. It’s ...

10. The question President Barack Obama and the DNC cannot answer for you
(U.S./Nation)

...  The Romney campaign is holding tight to the idea that Obama has failed to deliver more jobs to the American people. One GOP talking point: “Every president since the Great Depression, except Jimmy ...

11. Obama shrugs off Eastwood chair skit
(U.S./Nation)

... are debating and even discussing Clint Eastwood is because there is nothing memorable about Mitt Romney’s speech.” Former GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich discussed the invisible chair interview ...

12. Sen. Lindsey Graham got it wrong: Republicans have plenty of 'angry white guys'
(Opinion/Commentary)

... [sic],”the senior senator from South Carolina explained. “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long-term.” How do you suppose the GOP generate more angry white guys, ...

13. Clint Eastwood spoke to empty chair at RNC: Did he make your day?
(U.S./Nation)

BY ADELE SAMMARCO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The GOP pulled out all the stops Thursday calling on Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood as their special guest to rally behind Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts ...

14. Why Gov. Chris Christie's keynote was a success
(Opinion/Commentary)

... about at all is also revealing. Earlier in the convention, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell summed up much of the day by boiling down the GOP platform to “the sanctity of life, the 2nd amendment, and a balanced ...

15. Double-dipping not a topic Christie can address in 'reform' keynote
(N.J./State)

... a coy cat and mouse-type "will he or won't he" run as Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's second in command, the GOP thrust Christie into the national spotlight as their keynote speaker as Wisconsin ...

16. Christie makes keynote tonight: Help show ‘Jersey Comeback’ is a lie
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY JOSHUA HENNE ONE NEW JERSEY COMMENTARY Tonight, Governor Chris Christie will step onto the national stage at 10:30 p.m. sharp to deliver the keynote address at the GOP convention down in Tampa ...

17. Isaac on Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Bad memories for GOP
(U.S./Nation)

... stretch from the bayous southwest of New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle, according to USA Today. Maybe, it’s because the convention will give GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney his first chance ...

18. GOP rumor: Christie thought Romney may lose election
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate about two weeks ago, but a report is saying New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took ...

19. GOP hurting after Akin's comments, but Obama's lead is shrinking
(Opinion/Commentary)

... severely the Republicans’ chance of winning back the Senate.” Akin’s ego is strike three for the Republicans, if you are keeping count. The GOP brand is already facing an uphill battle going into election ...

20. Christie weighs in on Akin's rape comments and 'Jersey Comeback'
(N.J./State)

... Congressman to resign. “What I care about is what my positions are,” Christie said, adding he’s not going to fall into the trap of being pigeonholed as too moderate for the GOP. “I’m a Republican,” ...