The Obama campaign declared on Friday that Republican Mitt Romney left his convention in no better political shape than when he arrived and complained he ignored the Afghan war in his big speech.

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The Obama camp played down talk Wednesday that a widely praised speech by Mitt Romney's wife at the Republican convention could ease the challenger's problems with women voters.

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White House candidate Mitt Romney will announce Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate on Saturday, US media reported citing campaign sources.

The Romney camp earlier said the Republican hopefu

White House hopeful Mitt Romney will reveal his vice-presidential pick early on Saturday, bringing a months-long search for a running mate to a close as he embarks on a crucial swing-state bus tour.

US President Barack Obama has refused to apologise for accusing Mitt Romney of outsourcing jobs while in charge of Bain Capital, a charge his Republican opponent has dismissed as 'false'.

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President Barack Obama expanded his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 6 percentage points in the White House race in July as voters became slightly more optimistic about the economy, a Re

Barack Obama on Thursday played the anti-China card beloved of US presidential candidates, covering his flank against the more direct Beijing bashing of his Republican foe Mitt Romney.

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'Betting on America,' President Barack Obama hits the road on Thursday debuting the latest in a string of slogans adopted and then discarded as he seeks a cogent political meme as the economy drags.

He has been mocked as rich and out of touch, struggled to woo his own party and left a trail of gaffes -- but Mitt Romney still has a genuine shot to make Barack Obama a one-term president.

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Even as Mitt Romney is yet to bag his Republican Party's nomination for the November presidential polls, the Obama campaign has recognised the former Massachusetts governor as the opponent to the incu