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- Mitt Romney's tithing: Do voters see it as very generous or very Mormon?The strength of Romney's religious conviction now has a聽dollar sign attached to it. Will his tithing invigorate the unease that many Americans feel toward the Mormon church?
- Latino vote could save Mitt Romney in Florida primaryMomentum has swung against Mitt Romney since Newt Gingrich's resounding win in South Carolina Saturday. But Florida Latinos favor Romney by a wide margin, which could be decisive. 聽
- In State of the Union address, Obama tries out for hero of middle classIn his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama put a name and a face to his 'defining issue' of economic fairness. She's Debbie Bosanek, billionaire Warren Buffett's secretary.
- Mitt Romney taxes show 'very high' charitable giving tied to Mormon churchMitt Romney's tax returns reveal that he gives significant amounts of money to charity, partially because of his ties to the Mormon church, whose members are expected to tithe 10 percent.
- Mitt Romney tax return poses a challenge: how to talk about his wealthWith the release of the Mitt Romney tax return, which showed nothing illegal, the worst may be over for the candidate, but GOP analysts say he needs to develop a better message about his money.
- State of the Union: Obama to double down on taxing the richThe State of the Union will be an opportunity for President Obama to press his plan to tax the rich more, which could become a major issue in the 2012 campaign.聽
- Romney tax return shows he paid $3 million. His tax plan wouldn't bump that.The wealthy GOP presidential candidate paid about 14 percent of his income in taxes in 2010, the Romney tax return shows. That's a lower rate than most middle-class Americans pay. Under Romney's tax reform plan, his tax bite would not change.
- Florida GOP debate: Romney assails Gingrich record at House, Freddie MacMitt Romney landed plenty of blows to Newt Gingrich's record during Monday's GOP debate in Tampa, Fla. Gingrich has described his role at Freddie Mac as 'strategic adviser;' Romney calls it 'influence-peddling.'聽
- Mitt Romney to release his taxes: beyond the obvious ($$), six things we can learnMitt Romney is releasing his 2010 tax returns and estimated 2011 taxes on Tuesday, providing information on his income, deductions, and how the wealthiest Americans navigate the system.
- Tampa debate: Newt Gingrich could face his Freddie Mac momentThe debate Monday night in Florida 鈥 the 18th of this cycle 鈥 is arguably the most important yet. Newt Gingrich faces fresh scrutiny of his record, and Mitt Romney鈥檚 campaign is in crisis.
- What now for Ron Paul after finishing last in South Carolina?Ron Paul has yet to win a Republican primary or caucus. But his aim is to steadily gain delegates, building a movement and perhaps getting recognition at his party's nominating convention.
- Mitt Romney now says he'll make public his tax returnsUnder pressure over his wealth at a time when many Americans are struggling, and coming off a drubbing in the South Carolina primary, Mitt Romney says he鈥檒l release his tax returns this week.
- Can Mitt Romney recover from his South Carolina 'disaster'?Newt Gingrich defied conventional political wisdom in coming back to win solidly in South Carolina. Can he do the same in Florida, and what must Mitt Romney do to recover from Saturday's drubbing?
- Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina. Can he do the same in Florida?Mitt Romney, recently seen as the GOP establishment candidate with an aura of 鈥渆lectability鈥 about him, had to settle for second place. Now it's on to Florida and two important debates.
- Newt Gingrich's infidelities not hurting him in South CarolinaOne major issue that might have slowed Newt Gingrich鈥檚 momentum in South Carolina 鈥 his history of marital infidelities, most recently highlighted in interviews with his second wife 鈥 appears not to be doing so.
- Newt Gingrich has momentum as South Carolina goes to the pollsPolls show the South Carolina primary Saturday is now Newt Gingrich's to lose after Mitt Romney stumbled this week. But Romney still is favored to win Florida's primary and the nomination.
- Why does Mitt Romney have money in the Caymans? Two potential reasons.The Cayman Islands used to be known as a 'tax haven.' 聽That's not necessarily true anymore, but there could be other reasons for Mitt Romney use the Caymans to store his millions.
- Newt Gingrich strikes back, family by his side, in South CarolinaNewt Gingrich fired back against explosive allegations from his ex-wife by wrapping himself in family at an event South Carolina, a state where family values loom large.聽
- South Carolina Republican debate: Surging Newt Gingrich scoresIn the Republican debate Thursday night, the former House speaker won two standing ovations during one exchange alone. Three of four polls out Thursday showed Newt Gingrich slightly ahead of Mitt Romney for the lead in South Carolina.
- South Carolina debate: Gingrich and Romney face each other - and their baggageMitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are very close in South Carolina polling. Going into Thursday night's four-man debate, the two front-runners each have new personal issues facing them.