Politics
Thursday, 16 August 2012 13:53

Paul Ryan: China Treats Obama Like a ‘Doormat’

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

Paul Ryan: China Treats Obama Like a ‘Doormat’Michael Bonfigli /The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images(NORTH CANTON, Ohio) -- Paul Ryan jumped on a Mitt Romney talking point today stressing that China is not a fair trading partner, something the top of the ticket consistently mentions on the campaign trail. However, Ryan went a step further at a rally in North...

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Medicare Plans ‘Close to Identical’Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Mitt Romney will probably be hearing it from Democrats soon after telling a Green Bay, Wis., TV station that his Medicare plan is "close to identical" to Paul Ryan's plan.
In an interview with ABC News affiliate WBAY-TV, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said,...

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Obama Takes Questions from People, ET ; Disses WH Press CorpsChip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama hasn’t formally taken questions from the White House press corps in more than two months, but while on the campaign trail in Iowa Wednesday, he made time for reporters from People magazine and Entertainment Tonight.
His last news conference was at the G20 in...

Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:51

Bill Clinton Inspires Uganda's Bill Clinton

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Bill Clinton Inspires Uganda's Bill ClintonSean Gallup/Life Ball 2012/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Bill Clinton is motivating another Bill Clinton to overcome the obstacles of poverty and achieve his dreams.  
The two Bill Clintons were reunited recently when President Clinton travelled to Uganda.  They first met 14 years ago when a baby in a...

Authors: Carmen Cox

Returning to His Alma Mater, Paul Ryan Goes on Offense on MedicareMatt Sullivan/Getty Images(OXFORD, Ohio) -- Paul Ryan had a second homecoming Wednesday, returning to his alma mater, Miami University, where he took on the issue of Medicare. The subject is one which Democrats are using to frighten senior voters in hopes to derail Mitt Romney’s campaign now that Ryan, the House budget...

Wednesday, 15 August 2012 22:27

Obama Defends Biden After ‘Chains’ Remark

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Obama Defends Biden After ‘Chains’ RemarkOfficial White House Photo by Pete Souza(DUBUQUE, Iowa) -- President Obama has been known to quibble with his vice president for upstaging him on matters of policy or committing unintended rhetorical gaffes.
But after Vice President Joe Biden suggested Tuesday that Republicans want to put voters in “chains,”...

Wednesday, 15 August 2012 21:04

Caterer at Obama Iowa Event Wears Pro-Romney Shirt

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Caterer at Obama Iowa Event Wears Pro-Romney ShirtJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(DAVENPORT, Iowa) -- Ross Murty, the co-owner of the Village Corner Deli in Davenport, is a proud small-business owner who isn’t afraid to speak his mind.
Serving up pulled pork, beans and cheesy potatoes for the press at the president’s campaign event Wednesday evening, Murty wore a T-shirt...

Authors: Carmen Cox

Donald Trump Hints At ‘Wild’ Role at Republican ConventionBruce Glikas/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump is keeping his Republican National Convention role a secret for now, but on Wednesday he hinted that whatever it is -- it’s going to be “pretty wild.”
The real estate and reality television mogul who has remained in the 2012 political mix even after declining to...

Authors: Carmen Cox

Romney-Ryan Ticket Elicits Mixed Emotions from Wis. Swing VotersWin McNamee/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE) -- So how is the new Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket playing in Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin? Among a group of swing voters -- twelve white, suburban women from the Milwaukee area -- the feelings are mixed.
Most of these women, brought together for a focus group conducted Tuesday night by...

Authors: Carmen Cox

McCain: Obama Would Be ‘Wise’ to Replace Biden with HillaryABC News(NEW YORK) -- Although he predicted it would not happen, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Wednesday it would be “wise” for President Obama to take Vice President Joe Biden off the Democratic presidential ticket and replace him with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“I think it might be wise to do that...

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