"It's hard to be upbeat about the economic crisis we're facing," said Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Mr. Romney.
"We have to make an end run around the roadblocks we are facing," said Mr. Ackerman, a 14-term incumbent.
"We've no idea what he's facing," said Mrs Rahman, "which makes it doubly hard.
"That's a reality we're all facing," said Susan DeKrey, a college spokeswoman.
"It does not set us on a path to fixing the spending and debt problems our country is facing," said Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky.
"They were both very upset by the arrests and were concerned to learn what kind of charges they would be facing," said Mr. Oliver.
"Now we're getting a handle on exactly what we are facing," said Mayor Walt Maddox of Tuscaloosa, "the nightmarish truth that this is an utter disaster".
"This just shows the difficult political climate that Republicans are facing," said Scott Reed, a Republican strategist.
"The issue of delayed transfers is fast becoming the biggest problem many NHS trusts are facing," said Edwards.
FAO has "faced what a lot of specialty stores have been facing," said Chris Byrne, an independent toy consultant.
"This is a very difficult question that food companies are facing," said Lynn Markley, a spokeswoman at Frito-Lay.
