FIRST ON CNN: Boehner expects temporary fix to avoid fiscal cliff
Wadsworth, Ohio (CNN) - Throwing cold water on any major effort during the lame duck Congress to reach a deal that would avert the fiscal cliff, House Speaker John Boehner told CNN on Sunday the best outcome would be some sort of temporary fix to postpone the cuts, but admitted even that would be tough to get through.
Sitting down for an interview with CNN at a sports bar in Ohio, Boehner said "lame duck Congresses aren't known for doing big things and probably shouldn't do big things, so I think the best you can hope for is a bridge."
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Paul Ryan makes case for Romney in Iowa op-ed
(CNN) – Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's running mate Rep. Paul Ryan urged Iowan's to choose between two starkly different futures in an op-ed in the Des Moines Register.
Making the case for his running mate, Ryan wrote in the op-ed published Saturday that, "Another four years of anemic economic growth, of ever-higher debt and deficits, would guarantee a diminished future for our children."
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Obama stumps in Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida (CNN) - President Obama kept up his efforts on Sunday to convince voters he's the only candidate for president that voters can trust.
Addressing a crowd of more than 25,000 supporters on a high school football field here in Broward County, Obama stuck to the closing argument he's been delivering to swing-state voters for the past several days.
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Paul Ryan focuses on auto, defense cuts in Ohio
Mansfield, Ohio (CNN) – Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan focused on shuttered auto plants and defense cuts at a campaign rally in north central Ohio on Sunday.
The Republican presidential ticket has struggled to overcome President Barack Obama's edge in the crucial battleground state perhaps in part because of Mitt Romney's opposition in 2008 to a federal auto bailout of the U.S. auto industry.
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FIRST ON CNN: Boehner says Romney will win Ohio, despite auto bailout issue
Wadsworth, Ohio (CNN) - House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday said he was "very confident" that Mitt Romney will win his home state of Ohio on Tuesday, but acknowledged that the auto bailout has helped the president with some voters here.
"Romney is doing well in Ohio. You know, polls don't decide elections, voters do," the speaker said, though he later added "the auto bailout may help the president in Ohio a little."
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Bill Clinton op-ed in Iowa newspaper makes closing argument for Obama
(CNN) – Former President Bill Clinton penned an op-ed published Sunday in Iowa's largest newspaper making a final appeal for President Barack Obama with just a couple days left until polls close on November 6.
Clinton - who has been highly visible on the campaign trail for the president and stumped with Obama Sunday morning in battleground New Hampshire - laid out his case to re-elect his Democratic descendant in The Des Moines Register.
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Romney adviser lays out Pennsylvania strategy
(CNN) – A top adviser for Mitt Romney's campaign explained Sunday why he thinks the GOP nominee can win Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning battleground that Romney's team has lumped into its final swing-state push.
"You have Obama who is under-performing, and we're over-performing and as a result you have president in a critical battleground state below 50 (percent) and it's presented us an opportunity," Kevin Madden said on a flight with reporters.
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New York newspapers flip for Romney
(CNN) – The New York Daily News and Long Island's Newsday endorsed Republican nominee Mitt Romney for president, switching from their 2008 pick of then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
In an article published in the newspaper's opinion section Sunday, the Daily News' editorial board dissected the nation's economic hardships down to the dollars and cents of an increasingly expensive subway ride to a $3.90 average for a gallon of gasoline.
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13 reasons to spend Election Day with CNN
1. CNN’s boots on the ground – As Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper anchor CNN’s “Election Night in America” from Washington, CNN also has reporters deployed across the country. Candy Crowley will report live from Boston, the site of Mitt Romney’s headquarters, and Erin Burnett will be in the hotly contested state of Ohio. White House correspondents Jessica Yellin, Dan Lothian and Brianna Keilar will be stationed at the Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago.
Watch CNN's comprehensive coverage of Election Day starting at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday on CNN TV and follow online at CNN.com or via CNN's apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. For up-to-the-minute results, go to cnn.com/results and for our real-time Election Day live blog, check out cnn.com/conversation. Need other reasons to watch Election Day coverage on CNN's platforms? Click here for our list.
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Extra day of voting possible in New York
(CNN) - Voters in some New York counties may get an extra day to cast ballots if disruptions caused Superstorm Sandy prevent enough citizens from showing up at the polls, a state official said Sunday.
County election officials could ask New York state Board of Elections to allow polls to re-open for another day if Tuesday's turnout is less than 25%, according to state board spokesman Thomas Connolly said.
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