Tag Archives: Bain Capital

How Barack Obama won 2012 US election

November 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

US President Barack Obama confounded political logic by triumphing over a sluggish economy to win a second term in office. A gruelling and often unpleasant campaign yielded, in the end, a decisive victory, built on the strong foundations laid down … read more »

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Factbox: Mitt Romney, Republican U.S. presidential candidate

November 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and private equity executive, is pursuing the White House for the second time in Tuesday’s election. Here are key facts about him. * Romney, 65, espouses traditional … read more »

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Fact check: Who is Mitt Romney?

October 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Who is Mitt Romney? Willard Mitt Romney is an American businessman and the Republican Party’s nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 election . He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. Mitt … read more »

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FACT CHECK: Romney’s deficit vow lacks specifics

August 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney promised he would cut deficits and put America on track to a balanced budget as president, but he left voters to take it on faith that he could deliver. The details behind that pledge, and … read more »

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Obama’s Bain Blame Game

May 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Given his underwhelming performancein the Republican primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry would seem an unlikely model for a presidential campaign. Yet the Obama administration is taking a page out of Perry’s hastily retired strategy book by going on the attack against … read more »

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