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THE FLENSBURGER FILES We have our man for the job! Now let's get to work! Thoughts on the US Elections
What does it take to become the President of the United States? And what does it take to ensure that the man you voted for is elected to office? These are the questions I've been asking myself ever...
Posted on 11/7/12 at 5:40 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Update: Minnesotans go with Obama again
Minnesota went for President Barack Obama for the second time, with about the same percentage he gained nationwide. While, pre-election polls offered conflicting views about whether Minnesota was in ...
Posted on 11/7/12 at 3:07 AM
NEW PLATEAUS The Lesser of Two Evils = Vote Third Party
President Obama is easily the most likeable president Ive been alive to see. His leadership capabilities range from inspiring to heart-warming. Hes charismatic and has a great family. But in areas of...
Posted on 9/6/12 at 10:25 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Behind the Romney scenes
Some details just in about the Republican fundraiser in Mapleton tonight with Mitt Romney. About 175 people attended the event, according to an estimate from Secretary of State Al Jaeger. He and the s...
Posted on 6/22/10 at 3:25 PM
Victor and vanquished: Obama has Romney to lunch 
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are meeting for lunch at the White House, hoping to discuss their overlapping interests instead of the sharp differences that defined their presidential contest.
By Julie Pace and Steve Peoples , November 29, 2012
At the end, Romney, Obama spar over voter revenge
Reaching for the finish line, Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama embarked Saturday on the final 72-hour haul of their long, grinding quest for victory, swatting at one another over what should motivate Americans to vote and making closing arguments that offer dueling pictures of what the next four years can and should bring.
By Jim Kuhnhenn and Steve Peoples , November 03, 2012
Presidential politics reignites in Sandy's wake
Presidential politics reignited in the wake of natural disaster Thursday, with the candidates beginning their full-throttle closing arguments with new vigor on the same pocketbook concerns that have dominated the campaign from the start.
By Nedra Pickler and Steve Peoples , November 01, 2012
Mike Butler, East Grand Forks, letter: Massachusetts’ verdict on Romney is in
Voters' blowout rejection in the state that knows Romney best tells me everything I need to know.
By Mike Butler , October 31, 2012
Romney, GOP suddenly plunging onto Democratic turf
Mitt Romney and his Republican allies are suddenly plunging into traditionally Democratic-leaning Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Why? Is he desperately searching for a last-minute path to 270 electoral votes without all-important Ohio? Or is he so confident in the most competitive battlegrounds that he's attempting to run up the score against President Barack Obama?
By Brian Kast and Thomas Beaumont , October 30, 2012
East Coast storm wreaks havoc on presidential race
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama frantically sought to close the deal with voters with precious few days left in an incredibly close race as this year's October surprise — an unprecedented storm menacing the East Coast — wreaked havoc on their best-laid plans.
By Josh Lederman and Steve Peoples , October 28, 2012
OUR OPINION: Romney for president of the United States
Forum Communications endorses Mitt Romney for president. The U.S. needs a president from the same finishing school. Vote Romney.
By Forum Communications , October 28, 2012
Obama assails Romney in bid for women's vote
A scratchy-voiced President Barack Obama powered through a sleepless drive to get his supporters to vote Thursday and planned to set an example by becoming the first president to cast his own ballot ahead of time.
By Ben Feller and Kasie Hunt , October 25, 2012
Halloween mask sales predict Obama win 60-40
Polls may show a hotly contested presidential election. But sales of Halloween masks of the candidates are already calling the race.
By Emily Jane Fox , October 25, 2012
Thanks to Mitt, Big Bird costumes sell out
Mitt Romney made Big Bird the symbol of his fight against government spending. And the company licensed to sell Big Bird Halloween costumes couldn't be more pleased.
By Parija Kavilanz , October 25, 2012
Michael Stevens, Grand Forks, letter: Obama simply didn’t get job done
Please remind readers that our current president has had four years to dig us out of the economic slump but has not done so.
By Michael Stevens , October 21, 2012
Andrew Mills, Grand Forks, letter: Don’t return to failed policies of the past
Mitt Romney proposes a return to the Bush-era policies of cutting taxes for millionaires and giving freer rein to Wall Street that led us into this mess.
This didn’t work before, and it won’t work now.
By Andrew Mills , October 20, 2012
Analysis: In blistering form, Obama rebounds
Fighting for his political life, President Barack Obama re-emerged in blistering form in an interruption-filled debate rematch, trying to diminish Mitt Romney's rising stature by accusing him of dishonesty and extremism.
By Ben Feller , October 16, 2012
Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debate
An aggressive President Barack Obama accused challenger Mitt Romney of favoring a "one-point plan" to help the rich in America and playing politics with the recent deadly terrorist attack in Libya in a Tuesday night debate crackling with energy and emotion.
By David Espo and Steve Peoples , October 16, 2012
FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style debate, not all of the presidential candidates' claims stood up to scrutiny Tuesday night.
By Calvin Woodward , October 16, 2012
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