LEXINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will vow to pursue a more aggressive policy toward the Middle East on Monday if elected in an attempt to draw a sharp distinction with how President Barack Obama has handled Libya, Iran, Syria and the Arab-Israeli dispute.

Romney, in remarks at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, will make a case that his policy views reflect what advisers called the mainstream “peace through strength” doctrine they said had been pursued by prior presidents from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton.

, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Mitt Romney appeared
on Sunday to have halted his perilous slide in the polls and is
back to running a close race with President Barack Obama as he
prepares a new assault on the Democrat over foreign policy.

A solid performance against Obama at Wednesday’s first
presidential debate in Denver has helped the Republican
challenger regain ground in several swing states after three
weeks of campaign stumbles that had appeared to jeopardize his
chances of winning the Nov. 6 election.

, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday his comment on a secretly
taped video in which he disparaged 47 percent of voters as
dependent on government “was just completely wrong,” as he
attempted to repair the damage from the controversy.

Romney’s interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity was the first
time he completely disavowed remarks he made at a private
fundraiser in May and which have emerged as a major stumbling
block in his campaign against Democratic President Barack Obama.

HARRISONBURG, Virginia (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday his comment on a secretly taped video in which he disparaged 47 percent of voters as dependent on government “was just completely wrong,” as he attempted to repair the damage from the controversy.

Romney’s interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity was the first time he completely disavowed remarks he made at a private fundraiser in May and which have emerged as a major stumbling block in his campaign against Democratic President Barack Obama.

DENVER, Oct 3 (Reuters) – An aggressive Mitt Romney took the
fight to President Barack Obama on Wednesday and the Republican
candidate appeared to breathe new life into his struggling
campaign with a solid performance at their first debate.

As polls showed Obama with a slight edge among voters,
Romney was on the offensive throughout the 90-minute encounter
between the two rivals at the University of Denver.

DENVER (Reuters) – Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of promoting “trickle-down government” policies that are burdening the U.S. economy, as the Republican candidate sought to use a high-stakes debate to right his struggling campaign before the November 6 presidential election.

As polls showed Obama with a slight edge among voters, Romney was the aggressor from the start of a 90-minute encounter between the two rivals at the University of Denver.

DENVER (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled over economic issues on Wednesday in a presidential debate that could prove to be pivotal in helping voters decide which candidate to support in the November 6 election.

Romney needed a victory in the 90-minute encounter to help put his campaign back on a positive footing after a rocky few weeks.

DENVER (Reuters) – Republican candidate Mitt Romney gets his first chance on Wednesday evening to go head-to-head in a debate against President Barack Obama, and potentially turn the tide of a campaign that has seen him trailing for weeks by a slim but steady margin.

The 90-minute encounter could reach 60 million people on television, a far bigger audience than watched either candidate speak at the Democratic and Republican conventions.

DENVER (Reuters) – Republican candidate Mitt Romney is under pressure to produce a strong performance on Wednesday at his first face-to-face debate with President Barack Obama to try to turn around a race for the White House that has been edging away from him.

The 90-minute encounter offers the chance to reach more than 60 million people on television, a far greater audience than watched either candidate speak at the Democratic and Republican conventions.

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Under pressure to regain his
balance in the race for the White House, Mitt Romney is going
through intense preparation for the first presidential debate
next week while his campaign appeals to fellow Republicans to
keep faith with their candidate.

Romney has appeared to have stopped the stumbling by having
a relatively mistake-free week of campaigning after recent
troubles that allowed President Barack Obama to build a lead in
polls with less than 40 days left until the Nov. 6 election.