Romney, McCain clash over economic credentials
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Republican presidential  contender Mitt Romney sharply criticized John McCain on Friday,  accusing the self-styled straight-talking senator of arrogantly  exaggerating his knowledge of the U.S. economy.
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Mitt Romney is happy to get Greg Mankiw's economic advice &#151; except when it's economic advice conflicting with immigration advice the Republican presidential contender has also received.
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Republican presidential  contender Mitt Romney sharply criticized John McCain on Friday,  accusing the self-styled straight-talking Arizona senator of  arrogantly exaggerating his knowledge of the U.S. economy.
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In the state with the highest unemployment figures, there is skepticism over the candidatesâ economic promises.
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Republican presidential rivals backed a blend of tax and spending cuts Thursday night to head off an election-year recession they generally agreed is avoidable. "We should reduce taxes on middle-income Americans immediately," former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said in a debate in the run-up to presidential primaries in Michigan and South Carolina, two states where unemployment exceeds the national average.
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Republican White  House hopefuls differ over whether the United States is headed  for a recession but agree the economy faces serious risks --  from housing market turmoil to record-high oil prices.
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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.
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Former venture capitalist Mitt Romney asserted Friday he is better equipped than his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination Â who all have more government experience Â because "the only way to get America on track economically is to have a president who actually understands how the economy works."
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Bloomberg - Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney, in a close fight in Florida's primary election campaign, continued to trade accusations about their positions on the Iraq war and the U.S. economy today.
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The state's economic woes are the central focus for Romney, McCain, and Huckabee before Tuesday's primary.
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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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Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign issued a stinging attack on GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney's stance on abortion Wednesday.
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Republican presidential candidates intensified their fight over which one has the true conservative credentials in a sometimes contentious debate Sunday night.
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Two Fools duel over the candidates' economic policies.
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MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidates said on Thursday the U.S. economy was going through a difficult slowdown but an election-year recession could be avoided with the right mix of policies.
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - Republican Mitt Romney is touting his revival of the Massachusetts' economy in a pitch to voters in Florida, a state that could make or break his White House bid, but some experts dispute that record.
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Republican John McCain argued on Thursday that presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney lack the foreign policy experience to make the inevitable tough decisions of a wartime commander in chief.