U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says that in a world with oppressive governments like Syria, Poland is “an example and protector of freedom.” Romney said Tuesday during a foreign policy speech in Warsaw that the United States and Poland face the future in solidarity. He praised the country’s economy, saying it has outperformed its […]
Romney Closes Foreign Trip in Poland
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
((writethru w/new info in grafs 1-3) U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will wrap up his foreign trip Tuesday with a major speech in Poland aimed at showing that he would be a stronger leader than President Barack Obama. Romney arrived in Poland’s Baltic port city of Gdansk Monday, after stops in Britain and Israel […]
Romney Closes Foreign Trip in Poland
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is in Poland, wrapping up a foreign trip that included stops in Israel and Britain. Romney met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday before his planned visit with former president Lech Walesa later in the day. Romney is also expected to attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Westerplatte […]
Romney Closes Foreign Trip in Poland
Posted July 30th, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is traveling to Poland Monday, wrapping up a foreign trip that included stops in Israel and Britain. Romney is scheduled to hold talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and former president Lech Walesa during his two-day stay. Earlier Monday, the likely Republican Party candidate held a fundraiser with major […]
Romney: US Has a Solemn Duty to Stop Iranian Nuclear Weapons
Posted July 29th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the United States has a “solemn duty and moral imperative” to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons. Romney said during a visit to Israel Sunday that Iran is a country whose leaders have denied the Holocaust and say they want to wipe Israel off the map. He said the […]
Romney Meets with Israeli, Palestinian Leaders
Posted July 29th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney began a short visit to Israel Sunday by meeting with his longtime friend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Netanyahu told the presumptive Republican nominee that he agrees with his stance that the greatest danger facing the world is the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran. In his public comments, Romney […]
Romney Meets with Israeli PM
Posted July 29th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney began a short visit to Israel Sunday with a meeting with his longtime friend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who told Romney that he agrees with the Republican’s stance that the greatest danger facing the world is the potential for a nuclear-armed Iran. Romney said he wants to hear Mr. Netanyahu’s […]
Romney Arrives in Israel
Posted July 29th, 2012 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney is in Israel on the second leg of a foreign trip aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials. Romney arrived in Tel Aviv Saturday night for talks Sunday with Israeli leaders. He will also meet Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Jerusalem. Romney, a longtime friend of Israeli Prime Minister […]
Romney Responds to Olympics Comments on Overseas Tour
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to backtrack Thursday from comments he made that seemed to question Britain’s ability to host the Olympic Games. Within hours of his arrival in the British capital Wednesday, NBC News aired an interview with the presumptive Republican nominee in which he said that last-minute concerns over London’s security staffing […]
Romney Meets with British PM on Overseas Tour
Posted July 26th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London Thursday as the presumptive Republican nominee began a three-nation international tour. Romney arrived in the British capital Wednesday and will attend Friday’s opening ceremonies for the Olympics. He then travels to Israel and Poland in a bid to boost his foreign […]
