Perry ad calls Obama comment 'pathetic'
(CNN) - Rick Perry is hitting the airwaves for the third time in Iowa, selling his message of government reform while criticizing President Barack Obama's "socialist policies."
The 30-second spot, which will air nationally and in the first-in-the-nation caucus state, starts with a clip of Obama saying America has been a "little bit lazy" over the last few decades.
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Dems say Romney wrong on vets' health care
(CNN) - Mitt Romney's campaign is pushing back after Democrats released a Web video painting the candidate as insensitive to the health concerns of veterans.
The video, from the Democratic National Committee, hits Romney for mentioning health care vouchers as an option for veterans. The former Massachusetts governor made the comments on Veterans Day during a roundtable with vets in South Carolina.
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Iowa governor says Romney making 'big mistake'
(CNN) - Iowa's Republican governor says he thinks Mitt Romney's making a mistake by not campaigning more in the state that kicks off the presidential caucus and primary calendar, but Romney's campaign says the candidate will be back in the Hawkeye State next week and will debate there next month.
"I think he's making a big mistake... by not coming here and spending more time," Gov. Terry Branstad said Wednesday at an energy forum in Des Moines sponsored by POLITICO. "I mean Romney is dropping in the polls and I think he thinks that he wants to keep down expectations, you know. Well, his expectations may get really bad if he doesn't get a little more serious."
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Congress faces funding deadline. Again.
New York (CNNMoney) - Facing another deadline to fund the government, Congress is once again coming down to the wire.
Surprise!
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Gingrich faces more questions about Freddie Mac
(CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spent a second day trying to campaign in Iowa but fending off questions about his relationship with mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
The former House Speaker has surged to the top of Republican presidential polls over the last month but is now forced to play defense against reports of his relationship with Freddie Mac. Gingrich Group was paid between $1.6 million and $1.8 million to lobby Republicans in Congress on behalf of the government-backed mortgage lender, CNN has confirmed.
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'Critical' day for deficit super committee
Washington (CNN) - Wednesday could prove to be the pivotal day for the congressional deficit reduction super committee as it struggles to reach a deal with only one week to go before its statutory deadline.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington - two of the panel's six Democrats - both described the day as "critical."
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Citizenship check causes controversy at Perry event
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) - Rick Perry's campaign moved quickly Wednesday to correct an employee's inaccurate statement that non-United States citizens would not be allowed to attend a town hall the Texas governor held at a plant.
The event was hosted by Granite State Manufacturing, which does defense contracting work. An employee checking in members of the news media at the entrance asked each person for his identification and whether he was a citizen.
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Endorsing Obama, SEIU says president for 99%
(CNN) - One of the nation's largest labor unions gave an early endorsement to Pres. Barack Obama Wednesday, using lingo from the Occupy movement to describe the incumbent president as standing with the 99%, rather than millionaires and corporations in the 1%.
"As Americans we face stark choice," Service Employees International Union president Mary Kay Henry said Wednesday. "Do we want leaders who side with rich corporations, the 1% who are prospering, or leaders who side with us, the 99 percent?"
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GOP deficit debate strategy: Blame Democrats
(CNN) - The Republican advice from on high on how to win the debt debate is blame President Barack Obama for the current predicament and emphasize Republicans' efforts to put the country on a road to fiscal responsibility.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus sent a memo to state party chairs and will deliver a speech at the University of Chicago Wednesday to drive home the message while the deadline for a Congressional super committee to reach a deal over deficit reduction looms.
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Bullet strikes White House window
Washington (CNN) - A bullet-proof window stopped a bullet at the White House, the Secret Service said Wednesday.
Authorities are investigating whether the bullet, and another round found on the exterior of the White House, are connected to shots fired nearby last Friday.
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