On the Trail: Aug. 7
Obama catches up on fundraising; Romney opens up to press.
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Latest News and Quotes From the Campaign Trail - Both President Obama and Mitt Romney expressed sadness over yet another tragic and unnecessary shooting. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid has entered the debate over the Republican candidate's finances, causing a firestorm by claiming insider information that Romney didn't pay taxes for a decade. Both candidates are working on their conventions' finishing touches and bold-name speakers. – Joyce Jones (Photos from left: REUTERS/Larry Downing, Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Dirty Liar? - “I’m not going to respond to a dirty liar who hasn’t filed a single page of tax returns himself,” GOP Chairman Reince Priebus said on ABC’s This Week about a claim made by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that a former and unnamed Bain Capital investor told him that Romney paid no taxes for a decade. (Photo: ABC)
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Feed the Press - The Romney campaign has long had a prickly relationship with the press but has agreed to have a rotating pool of reporters who will provide accounts of the candidate's day-to-day, minute-to-minute activities that will be sent to all political media outlets and reporters, Politico reports. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Taking a Breather - Rick Gorka, the traveling press aide to Romney who made headlines for telling reporters to kiss his [posterior] during the candidate's visit at a sacred memorial in Poland, has reportedly been "taking some time off the trail" after his outburst. Politico reports that he's supposed to return to his duties this week. (Photo: politico.com)
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Singing for Obama - Singer Janelle Monae visited North Carolina on Saturday to celebrate and host the Organizing for America North Carolina Youth Summit in Chapel Hill. She welcomed students during the Youth Summit training and later hosted a Gotta Vote concert at the Arts Center in Carrboro. (Photo: barackobama.com)
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Obama Courts Ohio - During his ninth trip to the Buckeye State, Obama blasted his opponent's tax plan as unfair to middle class Americans. Romney is “asking you to pay more so that people like him can get a big tax cut,” Obama said at a rally at a park in Mansfield, Ohio. “We do not need more tax cuts for folks that are already doing well.” (Photo: Jay LaPrete/Getty Images)
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Senseless Acts of Violence - “Ann and I extend our thoughts and prayers to the victims of today’s shooting in Wisconsin. This was a senseless act of violence and a tragedy that should never befall any house of worship," said Romney in a statement responding to the shootings at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee. "Our hearts are with the victims, their families, and the entire Oak Creek Sikh community. We join Americans everywhere in mourning those who lost their lives and in prayer for healing in the difficult days ahead.” (Photo: REUTERS/Rick Wilking)
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Time for Some Soul Searching - "Michelle and I were deeply saddened to learn of the shooting that tragically took so many lives in Wisconsin. At this difficult time, the people of Oak Creek must know that the American people have them in our thoughts and prayers, and our hearts go out to the families and friends of those who were killed and wounded," said Obama after to the shootings at the Sikh temple. On Aug. 6 he said, “I think all of us recognize that these kinds of terrible tragic events are happening with too much regularity for us not to do some soul searching and to examine additional ways that we can reduce violence.” (Photo: AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Mining for Dollars - Obama attended a fundraiser at the Connecticut beachfront estate of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Screenwriter and producer Aaron Sorkin and actress Anne Hathaway, star of The Dark Knight Rises, attended the $35,800-per-person event. The president also attended a fundraiser at a hotel in Stamford for which tickets started at $500. He was expected to raise about $2.5 million for the night. (Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed)