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Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrives to speak speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., on March 15, 2013. (credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Potential GOP Presidential Candidates Attending Romney-Hosted Retreat

Three potential Republican presidential candidates are among the high-profile political and business leaders convening in Park City on Wednesday at a private retreat hosted by former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

2013/06/05

Obama Advisers Urge President’s Return To Economy, Distance From Scandals

Five months into President Barack Obama’s second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an effort to weaken him.

2013/05/19

File photo of President Barack Obama. (credit: Getty Images)

Obama Bypasses Congress With Public Economic Pitch

Weeks before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, White House aides were locking down a plan for the sales pitch that would follow during three days of travel focused on his main themes.

2013/02/16

Democratic political consultant David Axelrod speaks to members of the media at Hofstra University after the second presidential debate on Oct. 16, 2012 in Hempstead, N.Y. (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Axelrod: ‘More Equitable’ To Raise Taxes On Wealthier Americans

President Barack Obama’s senior campaign adviser says it’s “more equitable” for the wealthier Americans to pay higher taxes in order to avoid the “fiscal cliff.”

2012/11/12

Senior political adviser to President Obama, David Axelrod, says that Paul Ryan's selection is reminiscent of Palin. (Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)

Axelrod: Paul Ryan A ‘Certifiable Right-Wing Ideologue’

A senior political adviser to President Barack Obama is likening Mitt Romney’s selection of Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate to John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin.

2012/08/13

President Barack Obama's campaign is planning to gather Massachusetts Democrats at the statehouse to attack the job-creation credentials of Mitt Romney. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages)

Dems Attack Romney At Mass. Statehouse

President Barack Obama’s campaign is using the Massachusetts Statehouse as the backdrop for a renewed attack on Mitt Romney’s record as governor.

2012/05/31

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is defending his own economic record, while attacking President Barack Obama's fiscal responsibility. (credit: Getty Images)

Romney, Obama Ramp Up Economic Record Attacks

President Barack Obama’s campaign is ramping up criticism of Republican Mitt Romney’s record in Massachusetts, while the Republican nominee is contrasting his record in the private sector with the Obama administration’s support for green energy companies.

2012/05/31

Newark Mayor Cory Booker attends the 2011 Emery Awards at Cipriani, Wall Street on Nov. 10, 2011 in New York, City. (credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Macy's)

Mayor Booker: ‘Sorry I Make U Sick’

Newark Mayor Cory Booker is pulling no punches with his critics who went after him over comments he made on NBC’s “Meet the Press” when he called President Obama’s campaign attack ads on Mitt Romney’s tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital “nauseating.”

2012/05/25

President Barack Obama is making his candidacy for a second term official with a string of campaign stops. (credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Escalates Election Fight In Ohio, Virginia

In campaign mode for months, President Barack Obama is making his quest for a second term official with rallies in Ohio and Virginia while casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a flip-flopping protector of the rich.

2012/05/05

Mitt Romney has a chance to learn from his primary mistakes in the upcoming general election against President Barack Obama. (credit: Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images)

Romney Assails Obama Ahead Of Event With Rubio

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney insisted Sunday that Democrat Barack Obama is a “president who is dividing America” as he kicked off a two-day campaign swing that will feature Marco Rubio, the Cuban-American Florida senator considered as a top potential choice for vice president.

2012/04/22