Politics

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Mitt Romney has released a Web video hammering President Obama for his assertion Friday that "the economy is doing fine." The ad closes with, "No, Mr. President, we are not doing fine." (Associated Press)

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Penny Pritzker and her husband have donated more than $133,000 directly to President Obama's political campaigns, election records show. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama stands at the White House in 2010 with Penny Pritzker, whom he named to the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board in 2009. (Associated Press)

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If Congress can reach a compromise next year to scale back cuts in 2014 and beyond, the military would be able to save its cherished big-ticket items, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (Associated Press)

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An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter soars over Destin, Fla., before landing at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base. Purchasing more of the fighters would be off the table in 2014 if automatic federal spending cuts go into effect. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, has said he does not expect to be on the GOP ticket this year, but he has campaigned with the likely nominee. (Associated Press)

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On the campaign trail, presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney tells voters to look at his record as governor in Massachusetts, where he balanced the budget every year. (Associated Press)

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Jesse Kelly, the Republican candidate in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District, seen here in April with wife Aubrey Kelly in Tucson, Ariz., is seeking the seat he narrowly lost in November 2010 in a special election on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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Ron Barber, seen here in January with then-Rep Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, hopes to keep the seat that his former boss relinquished in the Democratic column in a special election on Tuesday. It is one of three House seats currently vacant. (Associated Press)

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Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts has said he will offer an amendment to the farm bill to eliminate the new FSIS catfish-inspection office. (Associated Press)