Robert Diamond fundraiser

• WASHINGTON -- A disgraced London banker has rescinded an offer to co-host a high-dollar fundraiser for Mitt Romney, sparing the GOP hopeful the difficulty of appearing at a lavish event with a man embroiled in scandal.
(Huffington Post)
• Robert Diamond, who today stepped down as chief executive of Barclays Plc (BARC), will no longer co-host a London campaign fundraiser this month for presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul confirmed.
(Businessweek)
• Bob Diamond, chief executive of Barclays, has pulled out of hosting a London fundraiser for Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, as the bank faces growing pressure over its role in the price-fixing of lending rates. Mr.
(CNBC)
• American executive Bob Diamond, 60, has quit as Barclays' CEO–the latest Diamond has pulled out of hosting a London fundraiser for Mitt Romney, reports the Financial Times.
(ABC News)
• Just prior to his resignation, Barclays' now ex-chief executive Bob Diamond pulled out of a London fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to a published report.
(Marketwatch)
• Mitt Romney's campaign announced that former Barclays CEO Robert Diamond will no longer be cohosting a planned fundraiser for the ex-Massachusetts governor, The Boston Globe reported. "Mr.
(NationalJournal.com)
• The bank at the heart of the scandal is Barclays, and although based in London, it is run by an American citizen and former resident of Massachusetts, Bob Diamond. Or, actually, was run. Diamond resigned in disgrace this morning.
(DAILY KOS)
• Romney is also reportedly scheduled to attend a fundraiser in London that same week hosted by Bob Diamond, the CEO of Barclay's. The trip was first reported by the New York Times and later confirmed by ABC News.
(ABC News)
• Barack Obama's fight to retain the keys to the White House is likely to depend on whether the American president can win more political donations than his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney. Now, Romney is bringing the battle to this country.
(Daily Telegraph)