Bachmann: I would create 'millions of jobs'
(CNN) – Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is confident that when it comes to jobs, she would be a rainmaker as president.
“I have no doubt that we would create millions of jobs,” she said Friday of her prospective presidency, shortly before the October jobs report reflected a dip in unemployment.
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Cain campaign considers lawsuit
Washington (CNN) - Herman Cain's presidential campaign said it is considering filing a lawsuit against the news organization Politico, which first reported that two women who worked with him at the National Restaurant Association alleged he sexually harassed them while he headed the group.
"It is being discussed," campaign spokesman J.D. Gordon told CNN Friday. He would not discuss any details on the basis for the possible lawsuit or when a decision might be made.
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Dems go after Romney ahead of spending speech
(CNN) - National Democrats went after Mitt Romney's spending plan Friday, which will pare down spending by the federal government to only 'essential' programs.
In a web video, the Democratic National Committee said the plan by the GOP presidential candidate would seriously hurt middle class families, saying the plan was something "only a billionaire could love."
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Another poll shows Gingrich on the rise
Washington (CNN) - If you need more evidence that Newt Gingrich's bid for the GOP presidential nomination is on the rise, check out a new poll by ABC News and the Washington Post.
According to the survey, out Friday morning, 12% of Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP say they support the former House Speaker for their party's presidential nomination. That's up five points from one month ago. Gingrich is in fourth place in the new poll, one percentage point behind Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
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White House press secretary misquotes the Bible
(CNN) - As President Ronald Reagan used to say, "There you go again..."
When White House press secretary Jay Carney was giving a press conference Wednesday touting President Obama's jobs bill, he invoked a popular saying that he said comes from the Bible.
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Poll: Obama and Romney all tied up in influential states
(CNN) – If the presidential election were held today, a new poll reveals that voters would be divided between incumbent President Barack Obama and current GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney.
According to a Gallup poll released Friday, Romney edges out former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain and Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the more competitive candidate in a hypothetical matchup with President Obama.
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Republicans hit Obama after jobs report
(CNN) - Republicans hurried to criticize Pres. Barack Obama and congressional Democrats Friday after a jobs report showed the American unemployment rate falling slightly to 9%, with only 80,000 jobs created.
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Preibus appeared to be one of the first to respond, putting out a email statement just minutes after the Labor Department issued the October jobs report at 8:30am ET. Preibus said the numbers, which showed the economy adding half as many jobs in October as it added in September, were indicative of a president distracted by his re-election campaign.
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Has Cain controversy hurt him in the polls?
Washington (CNN) - The first major national poll conducted since the reporting of sexual harassment allegations surrounding Herman Cain indicates that the Republican presidential candidate remains tied with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the top of the field in the race for the Republican nomination.
According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Friday morning, 24% of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP say they support Romney, who's making his second bid for the White House with 23% backing Cain. Romney and Cain have been neck-and-neck in most major national surveys over the past month. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is at 13%, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is at 12%, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who's making his third run for the presidency, is at 8%, and everyone else is in the lower single digits.
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October jobs report: Unemployment rate dips
Washington (CNNMoney) - The American economy added 80,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate eased to 9%, the Labor Department reported Friday.
The number of jobs created eased from September, when employers added 158,000 jobs. The jobless rate was 9.1% in September.
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Pro-Cain group attacks media over controversy
Washington (CNN) - An independent group dedicated to helping Herman Cain win the GOP presidential nomination is up with a web video that defends the Republican presidential candidate against allegations of sexual harassment.
The web video, by a super political action committee called the "9-9-9 Fund," includes clips of conservative hosts, including Rush Limbaugh, blaming the mainstream media for attacking a black conservative like Cain. The video uses television clips of liberal pundits attacking Cain as well as the famous clip of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas calling his grilling during his confirmation hearings two decades ago "a high-tech lynching, and ends with the on-screen message, "Don't let the left do it again."
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