Philip Elliott, Associated Press

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  Spending cuts unpopular yet not set to go away

  By Philip Elliott, Associated Press  |  March 4, 2013

  Despite their unpopularity, those deep federal spending cuts look like they'll be around for a while.

• Ryan votes for budget larger than he prefers

  By Philip Elliott, Associated Press  |  September 14, 2012

  Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Thursday went along with a stopgap spending bill in the House that avoids a government shutdown but carries a price tag $19 billion higher than the budget he wrote in his role as a congressman.

• Romney raps Obama for attacks on GOP tax plans

  By Philip Elliott, Associated Press  |  August 20, 2012

  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Monday of distorting the GOP ticket's tax policies, continuing the presidential campaign's sharply personal tone.

• Romney, Ryan talk Medicare with NH voters

  By Philip Elliott, Associated Press  |  August 20, 2012

  Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are telling New Hampshire voters that they wouldn't touch seniors' health care.

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  Republicans pitching jobs plan to Iowa voters

  By Philip Elliott, Associated Press, THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press  |  November 1, 2011

  The Republicans looking to unseat President Barack Obama want to explain to voters in this early nominating state how they would bring back the nation's crumbling manufacturing core and rebuild the struggling U.S. economy.