Are Americans better off? Obama aides won't say
CHARLOTTE NC Flinching in the face of economic weakness President Barack Obama top aides refused to say Sunday in the run up to the Democratic National Convention Americans are better off than they were four years ago. Obama campaigned in Colorado and Vice President Biden in Pennsylvania as senior surrogates sought to deflect discomforting questions and turn them into a criticism of Republican challenger Mitt Romney. David Axelrod said the average American recognizes it took years to create the crisis that erupted in 2008 and peaked in January 2009 and it will take time to work through it.
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Obama sculpture and protest greet Democrats in town
Night crowds filled a stadium while an enormous sand sculpture resembling Obama reminded crowds that Democrats were in town. A drenching rain damaged the project as five crew members repaired it before delegates arrived for receptions ahead of the Time Warner Cable Arena meeting amid protests against corporate greed and US drone strikes.
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New York probes private equity firms including Bain Capital
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is examining tax strategies at major private equity firms including Bain Capital founded by Mitt Romney. Subpoenas were issued to more than a dozen firms such as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, TPG Capital, Sun Capital, Apollo Global, Silver Lake, and Bain Capital.
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Republicans portray Biden as liability ahead of Charlotte convention
GOP strategists label Vice President Biden a governing liability to lift Paul Ryan’s stature. They insist Biden’s record will be contrasted with Ryan’s image as a thoughtful alternative. Critics cite Biden remarks on the economy and out-of-work Americans to question the Obama ticket.
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Vice President Joe Biden charged at a York Pennsylvania stop that Mitt Romney would push the country toward war in Syria and Iran while harming the middle class. He argued Romney favors confrontation over cooperation and warned against ending wars abroad. Romney’s camp dismissed the critique, while Obama opposes military action in Syria despite chemical weapons risks.
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