Romney fundraising keeps spiking, small donors giving too

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Romney fundraising keeps spiking, small donors giving too



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised $4.6 million in the 24 hours following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's healthcare law. Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul said via Twitter on Friday that the former Massachusetts governor had raised the money through 47,000 online donations. "Thanks for everyone's support for #FullRepeal!" she tweeted, referring to the candidate's vow to repeal and replace the healthcare law if he is elected president on November 6. ...









Finnish defense minister rejects Russia rhetoric



HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will not take orders from Russia on its defense strategy, the new defense minister said on Friday, rejecting comments from Moscow warning its small neighbor against joining or working too closely with NATO. Carl Haglund, who was appointed on Friday and is due to begin his duties next week, said he did not welcome the remarks by Russian military chief General Nikolay Makarov. Makarov said this month that increasingly close relations between Finland and NATO were disturbing Finnish-Russian ties. ...









Lochte moves on in 200 back at US trials



Dana Vollmer swims in the women's 100-meter freestyle preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Friday, June 29, 2012, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Ryan Lochte got his busy Friday under way by qualifying fastest in the 200-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.









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