Political News
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From words to deeds: Why election matters
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:55AM September 11, 2012 CommentWhen you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in.
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Md. Democrat drops out of congressional race
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:04PM September 10, 2012 CommentANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Democratic congressional candidate from Maryland has dropped out of the race after the state party said she had voted in both Maryland and Florida in the 2006 general election and in the 2008 presidential primaries.
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What Obama can do with cash from fundraising surge
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:47PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama dramatically increased his fundraising last month by finding 317,000 donors who hadn't previously given money to his re-election campaign, a surge that happened around the time of the Republican National Convention. How will Obama spend it?
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Romney: Chicago teachers turning backs on students
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:41PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Monday that striking Chicago teachers are turning their backs on thousands of students and that President Barack Obama is rooting for the absent educators. Obama's top spokesman said the president has not taken sides but is urging both the teachers and the city to settle quickly.
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Amtrak funding in crosshairs in presidential race
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:10PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Warning to Amtrak from Mitt Romney and Republicans: You're on your own.
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Minaj confirms her rap was no Romney endorsement
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:56PM September 10, 2012 CommentIt's official: Nicki Minaj did not endorse Mitt Romney in a recent rap.
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Congress returns for short pre-election session
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:53PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returned to Washington on Monday for an abbreviated pre-election session in which it appears likely to do the bare minimum: making sure that the government doesn't shut down.
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Crucial Ohio at the heart of presidential campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:52PM September 10, 2012 CommentMANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — It's all about Ohio — again.
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For once, 9/11 attacks play small role in election
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:47PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in a decade, the Sept. 11 attacks and the wars that resulted are not the focus of the presidential campaign.
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WHY IT MATTERS: The Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:42PM September 10, 2012 CommentThe issue:
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Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:37PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues:
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Senate Dem leader mocks Ryan on marathon time math
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:43PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Democratic leader mocked Republican Paul Ryan for misstating his marathon time, saying the vice presidential candidate's math doesn't add up on running or budgets.
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Obama called steaming mad over failed budget deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:29PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is acknowledging he was angry with House Republicans last year when a supposed "grand bargain" budget agreement with House Speaker John Boehner collapsed.
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Obama, Romney to address Clinton Global Initiative
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:04PM September 10, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are set to address a major gathering of world leaders in government, business and other fields held annually by Bill Clinton.
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From words to deeds: Why election matters
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:31PM September 10, 2012 CommentWhen you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in.
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Republican senators back Democrat in House race
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:12PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime House Democrat locked in a close race with another Democrat in California picked up a surprising endorsement Monday: the backing of two Senate Republicans.
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Relating, energizing: Rules of the political road
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:34PM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's challenge in the art of connecting with an audience has always been to meet the high expectations. For challenger Mitt Romney, it has been to exceed the low ones.
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THE RACE: Both sides focus on ads, retail politics
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:33PM September 10, 2012 CommentWith the conventions over and the first debate still three weeks off, few immediate catalysts loom to change the dynamics of the presidential race. So expect a multi-million-dollar blitz of advertising and heavy on-the-ground campaigning in the days ahead — centered mostly on battleground states.
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Obama: I've cut taxes for small business 18 times
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:05AM September 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration has cut taxes on small business 18 times over the past four years.
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George Michael makes pop history at Paris Opera
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:17AM September 10, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Singer George Michael has become the first international popstar to perform in Paris' Opera Garnier, a venue more known as a stage for classical music and opera.
