Romney, McCain vow to lift auto industry
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Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain both promised to revive recession-ravaged Michigan and the auto industry Monday as they campaigned in a presidential primary neither can afford to lose. "I will not rest until Michigan is back," said Romney, a native son who jabbed at his rival for saying many jobs among the thousands lost will never return.
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Republican Mitt Romney sought to lock up the Florida primary by refusing to talk Sunday about little else but the economic jitters confronting the nation. His rivals took different tacks toward the same goal as they fanned out across the Sunshine State.
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WASHINGTON -- Confronted with congressional concerns about global warming, the leaders of the U.S. auto industry are highlighting their work to develop alternative vehicles and asserting that the burdens of climate change cannot fall to one industry alone.
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Republican  presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused rival  John McCain of giving up on people who have lost jobs in the  economically depressed state of Michigan as the Republicans'  wide-open campaign turned to the faltering economy.
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Like the big car companies in his native state of Michigan, Mitt Romney could use a rebound.
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Republican presidential  hopeful Mitt Romney said on Friday the U.S. economy needs a  shot in the arm to ensure it does not slip into a recession  because it is in a "fragile" state.
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BOCA RATON, Florida  - Republican Mitt Romney questioned on Thursday whether rival John McCain understood the U.S. economy as the candidates sought advantage in Florida in the race for the U.S. presidential nomination.
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YPSILANTI, Michigan  - Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former U.S. manufacturing powerhouse which hosts the next Republican presidential primary.
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FLORENCE, South Carolina  - Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee touted their economic credentials in South Carolina on Friday on the eve of the South's first vote for U.S. presidential nominees, while rival Mitt Romney pressed his advantage out West in Nevada.
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DETROIT, Jan. 14 -- Mitt Romney said Monday that as president he would ease fuel-efficiency standards and spend billions more in federal money to bolster struggling automakers, a direct appeal to voters in a state that is likely to determine whether his campaign remains competitive or is relegated...
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John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive.
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Reeling from  high-profile defeats in Iowa and in New Hampshire, Republican  presidential contender Mitt Romney took his campaign to  Michigan on Wednesday, vowing to cure the economic woes of a  state that could make or break his hopes for the White House.
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Mitt Romney pledged a long fight for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, despite finishing second to John McCain in the New Hampshire primary after posting another second-place finish to Mike Huckabee in the Iowa caucuses.
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Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain turned up the heat on their bitter rivalry on Monday, trading charges over the economy and abortion on the eve of a critical showdown in Michigan's presidential primary.
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In a major boost for John McCain, Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney signaled Wednesday he's not ready to commit to a costly campaign in the states holding primaries and caucuses next week.
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John McCain and Mitt Romney are trying to take command of the long and antagonistic Republican presidential race, and the sheer size of next Tuesday's delegate haul could finally make that possible.
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Republican Mitt Romney sought Sunday to lock up the Florida primary by refusing to talk about little else but the economic jitters confronting the nation. His rivals had the same goal in mind, too, as they fanned out across the Sunshine State.