2012年4月20日星期五

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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul got a spirited reception Friday from a capacity crowd of about 2,300 people at the University of Pittsburgh. Monster beats by dr dre headphones 2012 new arrivals sale, including beats by dre studio, monster beats pro, beats by dre solo and so on. All 50% off promotion now, free shipping for orders exceeding $500. Known as a Texan with libertarian views, Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh and his mostly young crowd broke into cheers several times during his speech. When Paul spoke about the cost of foreign wars and the toll on servicemen and women, the crowd broke into a chant of "Bring them home. Bring them home." "I really like his foreign policy," said Dave Ohmer, 29, of Titusville. Ohmer made the two-hour drive from his home about 100 miles north of Pittsburgh to hear Paul for the first time. He said many of his relatives serve in the military and he would like to see them come home. The candidate also tried to appeal to both liberals and conservatives by suggesting the U.S. Federal Reserve banking system and drug laws be eliminated. He didn't mention his local roots. Some area residents remember him as high school student council president and track star in the early 1950s. His family has joked that Paul was kicked out of school once for bringing firecrackers to class. The Paul campaign says it has raised more than $10 million in the first quarter this year and has zero debt. But Paul is far behind the expected nominee Mitt Romney Monster beats studio spider-man with diamond headphones red in number of delegates. Still, some of his followers aren't ready to concede defeat. Nathan Gish, 22, said he voted for Paul in 2008 and plans to vote for him again this year. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has actively pushed the Republican Party to court Latino voters, said Friday that if offered the vice presidency he might accept. The brother of George W. Bush and son of George H.W. Bush, said he doesn’t think he’d be asked but would consider it if he did. Bush, who is popular in Florida, told the conservative website Newsmax that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is "probably the best" choice to share the ticket with Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. Bush said he hopes the freshman senator is offered the No. 2 slot louis vuitton shoes and accepts it. Rubio has said repeatedly that he isn't interested in leaving the Senate. “Well I’d consider it, but I doubt I’ll get a call, and I don’t know if it’s the right thing for me to do,” he told Newsmax. “I didn’t run for president for a similar kind of reason, so I’m all in to try to help him get elected.” If chosen, Bush, who's wife is of Mexican origin, could help Romney in a critical swing state. He’s also popular with Conservative Latinos. He has often has stressed the importance of more moderation in the rhetoric in the GOP primary race, particularly as it pertains to immigration and how Latino voters perceive attitudes towards Latinos. Romney, whom he endorsed last month, has called for a hard line on immigration. Several in the Republican Party have said Bush would be an ideal presidential nominee himself, one who would be able to appeal to middle class and Latino voters looking for an alternative to President Barack Obama. “I have the perfect candidate — Jeb Bush. But he’s not running,” Andy Card, former George W. Bush Chief of Staff, said in an interview earlier this year. “What Democrat would not worry about a popular burberry sunglasses leader from a critical state who sounds pretty moderate and can rescue the GOP from its anti-Latino death grip?" Associates of Bush have said he is concerned about Romney’s immigration stance, but endorsed him because he believed he is the strongest candidate to beat President Barack Obama in November. Bush has actively encouraged the Republican Party to court Latino votes. In an opinion piece in the Washington Post, he said Latino voters "will represent the margin of victory" in key states in this year's elections. "For the Republican Party, the stakes could not be greater," Bush said in the Post. "Just eight years after the party's successful effort to woo Hispanic voters in 2004, this community - the fastest-growing group in the United States, according to census data - has drifted away." Even as Newt Gingrich’s campaign teetered on the burberry outlet edge of collapse in March, the wife of a casino mogul gave a pro-Gingrich super PAC another $5 million. The contribution brought the Adelson family’s pro-Gingrich tally to $20 million — a figure Sheldon Adelson himself was floating in December, POLITICO reported. The Adelsons almost single-handedly funded Winning Our Future’s operations since its inception in December, but in recent days, Adelson has signaled he will put his wealth behind establishment Republican candidates. The super PAC, Winning Our Future, ended last month with $5.76 million in its account, having raised $5.05 million while spending $1.55 million, federal records indicate. But Gingrich’s campaign, in contrast, began to burberry bags financially implode. Its debt rose dramatically to $4.3 million in March as the campaign struggled to raise money and paired back its operations after failing to consolidate support among voters. Federal Election Commission reports show that the campaign spent $2 million in March but only raised about $1.7 million, a drop from the $2.6 million it raised in February. Gingrich had $1.2 million cash on hand at the end of the month. At the end of March, Gingrich restructured his campaign, cutting staff and limiting his schedule to refocusing on a non-electoral strategy aimed at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. However, that move came only after the campaign had spent $37,000 on ballot louis vuitton handbags access, $500,000 on telemarketing, and $333,000 in media buys online and at the state level. The Gingrich campaign’s financial woes have been aided by high expenses. In March, Gingrich dropped $265,000 on travel, including $29,000 to Moby Dick Airways for chartered flights. In total, Gingrich’s campaign owes the charter flight company more than $1 million — the largest debt owed by the campaign to a single vendor. Gingrich’s debts are numerous and various: About 50 creditors are owed five- or six-figure amounts. The candidate himself is owed $271,775, according to the report. Ballot access and legal fees, telemarketing and direct mail services and several flavors of consulting – “grassroots,” “strategic,” “administrative,” “fundraising,” “finance,” “Hispanic” – are among the many debts the Gingrich campaign reported. Others include photography, video sound services, travel reimbursements and rent. The campaign did dispute a few line items, including oakley sunglasses more than $215,000 in software licenses, according to its report. And lately, it’s been renting its donor list in a bid to generate cash flow. Former presidential candidate Herman Cain’s political action committee was reimbursed $536 for travel at the end of March. And Gingrich’s daughters Kathy Lubbers and Jackie Cushman were reimbursed $5,400 and $4,900 respectively for travel. The campaign has also refunded Rayban fashion sunglasses online cheap sale DJYKIU60 more than $15,000 in contributions in March.

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