On a phone call with donors, Mitt Romney blamed his staggering loss on “gifts” Obama gave to minorities and young voters. He cited freebies like birth control, health care, and college loan debt forgiveness for luring them away from the Republican ticket. Here’s a look at more headlines the Last Word staff has been following:
- President Obama defends Susan Rice against criticism from John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte
- Business leaders met with Obama on fiscal cliff
- Petraeus scandal brings attention to war in Afghanistan
- Fox News calls Swift Boat lies a ‘challenge’ to Sen. John Kerry’s military service
- Pat Robertson on David Petraeus, Paula Broadwell affair: ‘He’s a man‘
- Senator-elect Angus King of Maine to align himself with Democrats
- Moderate explains why Republican Party lost voters like him, now and in the future
- Allen west refuses to concede, being offered a place to run for office in Georgia
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