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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Obama Spends 51st at Camp David - the presidential retreat located in the catoctin mountains near Thurmont, Maryland.  The President will travel to Connecticut for fundraisers on Monday.  MSNBC.com has more here.

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Republican Strategist Ed Rollen Says Romney Should Release More Taxes - appearing on Fox News Sunday, Rollens said Mitt Romney should have put out five or six years of tax returns.  You can read more here.

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Obama Campaign Spending Cash Faster Than It Is Raising It - the strategy has been to build a huge grassroots effort and to spend early and often.  The campaign spent $70.8 million in June, which was more than it raised for the month. As of the beginning of July, Mitt Romney and the RNC had $25 million more cash on hand than the Democrats.  The NY Times has more here.

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House Republicans To File Civil Suit Against Attorney General Eric Holder - Republicans are hoping a federal judge will determine the the invoking of executive privilege by President Obama in regard to the release of documents pertaining to the "fast and furious" operation will be determined to be invalid.  You can read more here.

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Secretary of State Clinton Helps Resolve Oil Crisis Between Sudans - it was reported yesterday during Clinton's visit to the region, that Sudan and South Sudan had reached an agreement on oil production and shipping procedures.  You can read more here.

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Fierce Fighting Continues in Damascus and Aleppo - as rebels battle with Syrian government forces.  Reuters.com has an update here.

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