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Domestic News | August 8, 2012

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Romney criticizes Obama for gutting welfare reform, and an escalation of the ad wars yesterday

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Acme Industries in Elk Grove Village, Ill.,Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

While campaigning in Illinois, Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney hits President Obama for gutting welfare reform - the comments come in addition to a new ad criticizing the waivers the administration plans to offer - White House Spokesman Jay Carney replies. And an escalation of the ad wars yesterday - Jay Carney again in the spotlight deflects a CNN reporter's questions about the 'cancer ad', which a Romney spokesman calls 'discredited' and 'dishonest.'