Politics: Afternoon Edition: Romney gets a lifeline in ‘war for women’

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Politics Afternoon Edition
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HEADLINES

  1. Romney gets a lifeline in 'war for women'

    Mitt Romney was losing the so-called "war on women." Badly. Until Democratic operative Hilary Rosen appeared on CNN and seemingly derided his wife's decision to stay at home and raise the couple's five boys.
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  2. Hilary Rosen: 'I apologize to Ann Romney'

    Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen apologized to Ann Romney Thursday after kicking up a firestorm over stay-at-home motherhood.
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  3. Obama quotes Reagan out of context

    Should the Buffett Rule really be relabeled the "Reagan Rule"?
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  4. Elizabeth Warren and the Red Sox test

    In Scott Brown's new ads, he makes absolutely no mention of politics, talking only about the history of the Red Sox. This strategy is all about his opponent, Elizabeth Warren.
    » Read full article

  5. GAO warns Congress again about Postal Service

    A new government audit published Thursday once again warns Congress that it must act soon to help the cash-strapped agency save billions of dollars in the next four years.
    » Read full article


QUOTE OF THE DAY

Democratic pundit Hilary Rosen questioning on CNN Wednesday night whether Ann Romney understands the economic issues facing women:

"His wife has actually never worked a day in her life. She's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing."



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