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125 events in this timeline

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  1. 2012-06-01 June 1, 2012: Campaign Blames Opponents for ‘Manufactur[ing] Controversy’ over Acid-Hurling Remarks
  2. 2012-06-03 June 3, 2012: Local Newspaper Advises Congressional Member to Fire Advisor who Advocated ‘Hurl[ing] Some Acid’ at Female Democrats
  3. 2012-06-03 June 3, 2012: Campaign Advisor Apologizes for Suggestion that Readers ‘Hurl Some Acid’ at Female Democrats
  4. 2012-06-04 June 4, 2012: Campaign Advisor Resigns over Acid-Hurling Comments
  5. 2012-06-08 June 8, 2012: House Republicans Block Proposal to Require Television Stations to Place Political Ad Purchasing Data Online
  6. 2012-06-12 June 12, 2012: Press Reports State Efforts to Prevent ‘Voter Fraud’ Disenfranchises Poor, Minority, Elderly Voters
  7. 2012-06-13 June 13, 2012: Casino Billionaire Gives $10M to Romney, Indicates Further Donations May Be ‘Limitless’
  8. 2012-06-14 June 14, 2012: McCain Criticizes Romney’s Fundraising, Says Foreign Money May be Involved
  9. 2012-06-15 June 15, 2012: Senate Republican Accuses Obama Administration of Using Government to ‘Silence’ Free Speech of Opponents
  10. 2012-06-20 June 20, 2012: Analysis: 85% of Campaign Ads by ‘Third-Party’ Groups Contain Deceptive Content
  11. 2012-06-20 June 20, 2012: 76 Percent of Republicans Support Tea Party; Numbers Far Smaller for Democrats, Independents
  12. 2012-06-22 (June 22, 2012): Casino Billionaire Gives $10m to Koch Brothers, Earmarked for Romney Election Efforts
  13. 2012-06-23 June 23, 2012: Pennsylvania Republican Says Voter ID Laws Will Allow Romney to Win State
  14. 2012-06-25 June 25, 2012: Former Secretary of State Hosts SuperPAC Fundraiser
  15. 2012-07-04 July 4, 2012: Iowa State Senate Candidate Leaves Race, Declares Herself ‘Senator’ of ‘Republic for the United States of America’
  16. 2012-07-06 July 6, 2012: Conservative Editor Claims Drone Spied on Him, ‘Patriots’ ‘Will Be Hunted Down Like Dogs’ if Obama Re-Elected
  17. 2012-07-24 July 24-25, 2012: Romney Advisors Tell British Reporter that Obama Does Not Understand Shared ‘Anglo-Saxon Heritage’; Campaign Denies Making Claim
  18. 2012-07-25 July 25, 2012: Vice President, Others Blast Romney Campaign for ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Remark
  19. 2012-10-03 October 3-4, 2012: Fact Checkers Show Romney Misstated Crucial Data about Obama Administration’s Clean Energy Investments
  20. January 2011: Republican Presidential Candidate Surprised that Obama Supports Abortion Rights because Obama Is Black
  21. April 2010 and After: Conservative Billionaires Constructing Database of Conservative Voters to Influence Elections
  22. June 2011: Republican Presidential Candidate: ‘America Was a Great Country before 1965’
  23. October 2008: Fox Chairman Loads Network with Conservative Presidential Contenders for 2012
  24. Late March 2012: Anti-Obama Ad Campaign Funded by Koch Brothers
  25. Late May 2012: GOP Sets $1.8 Billion Goal for Election Fundraising, Most from Outside Groups