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FILE- In this June 1, 2011, file photo, GOP strategist Karl Rove arrives at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver , where he addressed Republicans at a fund raising luncheon. American Crossroads, the Republican "super" political committee that plans to play a major role in this year's presidential campaign, raised more than $51 million along with its nonprofit arm last year, The Associated Press has learned. The figures from Crossroads, the group backed by former George W. Bush adviser Rove, were among the first financial reports being made public Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, the deadline for super PACs and presidential candidates to file financial reports with federal election officials. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

Major GOP 'super PAC' raised $51 million in 2011

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 6:47pm

WASHINGTON -- American Crossroads, the Republican "super" political committee that plans to play a major role in this year's presidential campaign, raised more than $51 million along with its nonprofit arm last year, The Associated Press has learned.

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Republican 2012 presidential candidate, Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman at a town hall meeting at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

Huntsman campaign blasts Romney for NH jobs record

Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 12:21pm

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman’s campaign said Wednesday that jobs lost at a company managed by rival Mitt Romney counter his claims of being a job creator.

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As Romney's firm profited in SC, jobs disappeared

Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 19, 2011 - 4:52pm

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- More than two decades ago, Mitt Romney's business venture came to town with a bounty of highly anticipated manufacturing jobs. The new plant, just past the gas station off Interstate 85, needed skilled workers to churn out thousands of photo albums.

Four years later, the Holson Burns Group Inc. -- the company controlled by Romney's Bain Capital LLC -- closed the factory and laid off about 150 workers. Some jobs were sent north, where months later many of those were also eliminated. Other operations went overseas.

But Bain walked away with millions in profits.

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FEC nixes Lee's super PAC

Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 7:42pm

WASHINGTON -- How much can an outside group, bankrolled by millionaires, help a candidate win an election?

In the midst of a bitterly divided campaign season, not even the country's top election officials could decide.

The Federal Election Commission argued Thursday whether Republican-leaning American Crossroads could fully coordinate with federal campaigns. The request from Crossroads came in response to accusations of improper coordination between Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and his state party.

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(RICHARD DREW/The Associated Press) Sharon Bialek, left, a Chicago-area woman, prepares to addresses a news conference at the Friars Club, with her attorney Gloria Allred, in New York, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Bialek accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain of making an unwanted sexual advance against her more than a decade ago, saying she wanted to provide “a face and a voice” to support other accusers who have so far remained anonymous.

Woman accuses Cain of bold sexual advance

Beth Fouhy, Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 8:21am

NEW YORK — Leaving little to the imagination, a Chicago-area woman on Monday accused Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of making a crude sexual advance more than a decade ago when she was seeking his help finding a job.

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New woman accuses Cain of bold sexual advance

Beth Fouhy, Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 2:34pm

NEW YORK -- Speaking in a halting voice, a Chicago-area woman accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain on Monday of making an unwanted sexual advance against her more than a decade ago, saying she wanted to provide "a face and a voice" to support other accusers who have so far remained anonymous.

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Candidates's Twitter use varies widely

Beth Fouhy, Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 31, 2011 - 10:41am

NEW YORK -- Twitter is abuzz with presidential candidates this year, though not all in the Twittersphere are equal.

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(DANIEL ACKER/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 11, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are neck and neck in filling their presidential campaign coffers after a summer of strong fundraising amid voter anger over jobs and the economy. They’re pulling in big bucks, $30 million combined, though not nearly as big as the man they hope to replace in the White House.

Campaign reports show disparity among GOP

Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 4:48pm

WASHINGTON — With just over a year left in the race for the White House, campaign finance reports released Saturday offered the first detailed look at the haves and the have-nots among the Republican presidential candidates.

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Mystery surrounds $1M Romney campaign donation

Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:10pm

WASHINGTON -- A fledgling company dissolved shortly after making a $1 million contribution to an independent political committee supporting Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, leaving the source of the money unclear.

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