Posts Tagged ‘money’
Romney has money, momentum in GOP race (AP)
AP – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has money and momentum on his side as he plows ahead into a series of February primary contests after a big win in Florida. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is fighting to recover from the significant loss and faces serious disadvantages in the next states to vote.
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Money talk dominating Romney, Gingrich contest (AP)
AP – Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich’s fight for Florida and the states beyond stayed at a high boil Tuesday as Romney released tax returns showing annual income topping $20 million — including a now-closed Swiss bank account — and Gingrich insisted his high-paid consulting work for a mortgage giant that contributed to the housing crisis didn’t include lobbying.
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Cuomo: $3.2M salary wastes tax money
The $3.2-million-a-year head of a Long Island education company became the Powerpoint example Tuesday of Gov. Cuomo’s push to curb run-away corner-office salaries at taxpayer-funded organizations.
ALBANY — The $3.2-million-a-year head of a Long Island education company became the Powerpoint example Tuesday of Gov.
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Cohen: Sheldon Adelson’s money should be allowed to talk
Cohen: Sheldon Adelson is supposedly a bad man. The gambling mogul gave $5 million to a Newt Gingrich-loving super PAC and this enabled Gingrich to maul Mitt Romney — a touch of opinion here — who had it coming anyway. Adelson is a good friend of Gingrich’s and is a major player in Israeli politics as well.
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With time, money running out, SC often turns nasty (AP)
AP – In mailboxes across South Carolina in 2007, likely Republican voters received a Christmas card signed by “The Romney Family” with a quotation from a 19th century Mormon leader suggesting God had several wives.
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Romney boasts big money lead as race shifts south (AP)
AP – Rivals anxious to end Mitt Romney’s two-state winning streak doubled down their criticism of him as unfeeling toward laid-off workers and out of step with conservative Christians as the presidential race headed to South Carolina Wednesday. Romney made a show of dominance by touting his campaign’s $56 million in fundraising.
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Super PACs: Money well spent
Samples: In the Iowa caucuses, a super PAC associated with Mitt Romney spent millions charging Newt Gingrich with ethical lapses and hypocrisy. Now a Gingrich-supporting super PAC plans to use a $5 million donation from a billionaire casino owner to accuse Mitt Romney of destroying jobs.
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