7am News, Sports and Obits
Latest WGIL news
Click to play or
Right click and "Save Target As" to download
Click for Galesburg, Illinois Forecast
Home - Cancellations - Community Events - Contact Us - Mornings - News - Obituaries - Pictures - Programs - Special Events Audio - Sports - Weather
Republican Nominee Stops in Quad Cities
Much like in the week prior, another candidate for President campaigned close to Galesburg, and took the gloves off.

Mitt Romney traveled to Iowa yesterday, and despite President Obama halting campaigning due to Hurricane Sandy, Romney took on a limited schedule, stopping in Davenport at a sod farm and making sure the crowd knew that he wants them to help in any relief efforts.

But Romney also criticized the unemployment rate since Obama took office, and claims Obama hasn't created jobs. The Republican says that can partly be remedied by improving overseas trade.

"If we can get trade right we can sell agricultural products, manufacture products services all over the world particularly Latin America. We can take down some of the trade barriers that keep us from being able to get into those markets. So there's a big opportunity for America and I want to make sure we finely confront the challenges and seize those opportunities, but for that to happen were going to have leadership in Washington."

Romney also wants to, he says, lower corporate and middle class tax rates.

He also said he wanted to reform education, but he wants to move teachers unions out of the way -- something the crowd cheered, but might not be met with favor among local unions.
10 30 12 by Newsroom
News management powered by Xpression News

Click here for the WGIL News Archive

Click here for national news

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.