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Romney looks for new fundraising sources

By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 6/21/12 8:54 AM

Mitt Romney made aggressive fundraising on both coasts and in Florida a huge priority going back two years, intent on locking up the so-called John McCain/Rudy Giuliani cash that he was shut out of in 2008. His chief fundraiser Spencer Zwick had just come off a stint with Meg Whitman's California campaign, where he expanded his rolodex of contacts.

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Poll: 18% oppose Mormon candidate

By TIM MAK | 6/21/12 6:29 AM

The percentage of Americans who would not vote for a Mormon presidential candidate because of his religion is the same today as it was 1967 when George Romney ran for the White House, according to a new Gallup poll on Thursday.
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American Conservative Union to host Mountain West CPAC in Denver

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 6/21/12 6:24 AM

The American Conservative Union will host a Western regional CPAC gathering in Denver this October.
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Obama courts women with Ledbetter Act

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 6/21/12 6:22 AM

Obama's new ad targets women by advertising his support for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
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Quinnipiac shows 10-point swing in Florida

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 6/21/12 6:15 AM

Quinnipiac University shows President Obama doing far better in Florida than he was only a month ago.
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Baldwin's debut ad knocks 'cheating' China

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 6/21/12 5:52 AM

Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin is airing her first TV ad of the Senate race, bashing China for economic "cheating."
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AP poll: Obama 47, Romney 44

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 6/21/12 5:38 AM

Obama and Romney are locked in a competitive debate over which of them can best turn around the U.S. economy.
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Rick Scott asked to tone down optimism

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 6/21/12 5:29 AM

Mitt Romney's campaign asked Rick Scott not to cheer the recovering economy quite so loudly, Bloomberg reports.
Romney winning the mega-donor war

By KENNETH P. VOGEL and ABBY PHILLIP | 6/21/12 4:48 AM

Mitt Romney surged past President Barack Obama in May fundraising on the shoulders of big donors — an advantage the Republican nominee seems likely to sustain through November.
Fla. GOPers: Mitt needs immigration plan

By GINGER GIBSON | 6/21/12 4:48 AM

Obama's announcement last week on immigration put Romney on the defensive with a key constituency.
Labor targets the Midwest

By JAMES HOHMANN and ROBIN BRAVENDER | 6/21/12 4:46 AM

In the wake of the failed Wisconsin recall, unions are forging ahead with their 2012 battle plan.
Crossroads raised $4.6M in May

By ROBIN BRAVENDER | 6/21/12 12:34 AM

The super PAC is stockpiling nearly $30 million to use against President Obama and other Democrats.
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The Obama campaign burn rate and the super PACs

By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 6/20/12 9:28 PM

The Obama campaign's fundraising report for May shows the team's spending levels continue, with a burn rate north of 110 percent, according to POLITICO's breakdown on the home page. It still has a large hunk of cash on hand, $114 million, but Republicans have been scoring big on fundraising.
Obama camp spent more than raised

By ABBY PHILLIP | 6/20/12 8:43 PM

Took in $54 million in May but laid out $69 million.
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The return of Anthony Weiner

By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 6/20/12 8:37 PM

The former congressman has kept a fairly low profile, but now he may be on a comeback.
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Romney adviser: Obama 'terrible candidate,' Mitt 'very good at this'

By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 6/20/12 8:27 PM

Reid Cherlin, a former Obama aide-turned-journo, has quite a barn-burner with Stuart Stevens explaining why he thinks his candidate is faring well on the bus tour:
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Newt super PAC refunds $5 million in Adelson cash

By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 6/20/12 7:41 PM

Winning Our Future gives back $5M that it's been sitting on since Gingrich dropped out.
Newt, Santorum campaigns in debt

By DAVE LEVINTHAL | 6/20/12 7:03 PM

Gingrich's situation is the most dire.
Obama PAC raised $8M since May 1

By KENNETH P. VOGEL | 6/20/12 6:29 PM

Priorities USA Action had previously been struggling.
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2012 remainders: Contempt

By ALEXANDER BURNS | 6/20/12 5:04 PM

The House of Representatives moves forward with contempt proceedings against Eric Holder.