McCain, Romney Spar Over Iraq, Economy Before Florida Primary
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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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NAPLES, Fla., Jan. 23 -- After months of debate over illegal immigration, social issues and the Iraq war, the economy and taxes have emerged as the central focus of the Republican race in Florida.
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Republican John McCain tried to lump Mitt Romney with Democrats who want a timetable for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq.
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PENSACOLA, Florida  - 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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Republican presidential hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney dug in for a fierce race in Florida Tuesday, as ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani's battled the odds in his high-stakes bid for the state's primary.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed Sunday over their tax-and-spending records, as the two Republicans kicked off the second of two back-to-back debates in the waning hours of the New Hampshire primary campaign.
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A debate between John McCain and Mitt Romney over leadership credentials spiraled Saturday into a resume-belittling showdown as the Republican presidential race grew ever more intense ahead of Florida's pivotal primary.
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The Christian Science Monitor - As a matter of logic, Mitt Romney would seem to have an edge going into Florida's Republican primary on Tuesday. The economy is the No. 1 issue, and the former Massachusetts governor clearly has the strongest economic portfolio of the Republican presidential candidates, as a megawealthy businessman, turnaround artist of the 2002 Olympics, and a state chief executive.
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WASHINGTON - With less than seven weeks to go before election day, and trailing President Bush by a few points in most polls, John Kerry is taking the offensive on a central issue: the economy.
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Republican presidential front-runner John McCain attacked rival Mitt Romney on the sensitive issue of Iraq Saturday, as polls showed the two tightly matched.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain traded attacks in a state that could produce a Republican front-runner before a virtual national primary next week.
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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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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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John McCain and Mitt Romney may not have very different ideas about how to fix an ailing economy, but their outlooks offer Republican primary voters two very different choices
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday that Florida's decision to move up its 2008 primary to Jan. 29 was part of a strange national trend that gives voters little time to pick the best candidate for their party.
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Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts  Gov. Mitt Romney on Sunday jostled for dominance in a  tightening race for the Republican presidential nomination that  could hinge on competing messages on the Iraq war and the  flagging U.S. economy.
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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.