Mitt Romney
What Do Mothers Want? (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
Mothers have earned the right not to be second-guessed. read more >
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Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Avoiding Shutdown
The measure extends spending to Feb. 18 and includes $7 billion to support Afghanistan evacuees. read more >
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$15 U.S. Wage Plan: How Would Arkansas Fare?
Some in the hospitality industry question the timing of raising the federal minimum to $15, fearing added burdens could halt recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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Update: Treasury Proposal Would Deliver $500B to Americans Starting in April
The Treasury Department wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy amid the coronavirus epidemic. read more >
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Cindy Gillespie, Former Romney Health Care Advisor, to Lead Arkansas DHS
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday announced Cindy Gillespie, a former health care advisor to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, as the new director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services. read more >
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Interest Waning in Straw Poll, Iowa GOP to Discuss its Fate
As a rising number of 2016 GOP hopefuls distance themselves from Iowa's Republican Straw Poll, state party officials are set to discuss the future of the event during a Friday conference call. read more >
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Hillary Clinton Already Uniting Prospective GOP Presidential Field
Hillary Rodham Clinton made no mention of her potential Republican rivals when kicking off her second campaign for president. They didn't share her restraint. read more >
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Arkansas Races Attract National Figures (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
The parade of national Republican Party figures through Arkansas touting the GOP's candidates underscores just how much the party is counting on a state that had once been considered a Democratic stronghold. read more >
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Mitt Romney Casts Cotton-Pryor Senate Race as Way to Fight Obama
Mitt Romney cast Arkansas' Senate race as a way to fight the agenda of the president who defeated him two years ago, as he campaigned Thursday on behalf of Congressman Tom Cotton's bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor. read more >
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Mitt Romney, Kevin McCarthy Praise Arkansas GOP Candidates
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy praised their party's nominees for governor and Congress in Arkansas, as the state GOP enlisted the help of national figures to boost their campaigns. read more >
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Kevin McCarthy, Mitt Romney Campaign in Arkansas
U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is calling for the Keystone XL pipeline to move forward as he kicks off a series of campaign visits for congressional hopefuls in Arkansas. read more >
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Chris Christie, Mitt Romney to Stump for Asa Hutchinson
Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson is enlisting the help of former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie next month. read more >
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The Bearable Likeness of Bush and Obama (Blake Rutherford On Politics)
The U.S. faces a large federal budget deficit and a sizable public debt. With Republicans quick to lay blame on President Obama, the real history of our circumstance involves two presidencies operating in extraordinary times. read more >
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Electoral College Vote affirms Obama Re-Election
Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional formality on President Barack Obama's march to a second term. read more >
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Arkansas’ 6 Electoral College Voters Cast Ballots for Mitt Romney
Arkansas' six delegates to the Electoral College unanimously backed the Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees. read more >
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Mack McLarty: Have Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney Work Together on Fiscal Cliff
In the Washington Post, Mack McLarty and Nelson Cunningham call for a Clinton-Romney Commission to address the fiscal cliff. read more >
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It’s the Trend Line, Stupid (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
The pattern in last week’s election was this: Patterns matter. And politicians who can recognize and exploit patterns win. read more >
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Notes on Election Night in Arkansas (Analysis)
Arkansans on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, filled each of its U.S. House seats with Republicans and gave the GOP its first majority in the state Legislature since Reconstruction. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Obama Dislike Fuels GOP Takeover in Arkansas
President Barack Obama's unpopularity and the involvement of outside conservative groups helped Republicans in Arkansas achieve a prize that had eluded them for 138 years when they swept the state's U.S. House seats and wrested control of the state Senate in Tuesday's election. read more >
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As Obama Wins Re-election, Romney Out of Sight
His reach for the presidency thwarted, Mitt Romney stayed out of sight late Tuesday as news organizations including The Associated Press announced that President Barack Obama had won a second term. read more >
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