Politics

Friday, 03 August 2012 22:30

President Obama's Birthday Wish List

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama turns 51 Saturday, but the birthday gifts are already pouring in. Employment numbers released Friday showed larger-than-expected gains in the workforce, with 163,000 new jobs added in June. Economists were predicting that number to come in at around 95,000.
But it...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 20:44

$465 for Legal Status Under Obama’s ‘Dream Act’

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Obama administration will formally begin granting some young undocumented immigrants legal status and work permits later this month under a controversial new policy first announced by President Obama in June.
The Department of Homeland Security Friday announced details of the application...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 21:20

Mitt Romney Gets Endorsement from Clint Eastwood

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Indigo/Getty Images(SUN VALLEY, Idaho) -- Mitt Romney got some celebrity love when Clint Eastwood showed up at his high-dollar fundraiser Friday evening in Idaho to offer his endorsement of the presumptive GOP nominee.
When the Oscar-winning director was asked why he was supporting Romney, Eastwood responded, “Because I...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 19:00

Rep. Darrell Issa Demands Details on White House Email Use

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The powerful chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, Friday escalated a showdown with the White House over use of personal email accounts to conduct official government business.
In a letter to White House chief of staff Jack Lew, Issa...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 16:00

Mitt Romney Tells Harry Reid to ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ on Tax Return Accusation

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(LAS VEGAS) -- Mitt Romney has a message for Harry Reid: “put up or shut up.”
The Senate Majority Leader twice this week has repeated a wildly speculative rumor, that Mitt Romney did not pay any taxes for 10 years.

“The word’s out that he hasn’t paid any taxes for ten...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 14:58

Obama, Romney Hold High Noon Duel Over Jobs

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

JEWEL SAMAD/FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama and Mitt Romney held a high noon showdown on the economy today, with both men delivering live, televised statements on jobs, taxes and economic growth at the exact same time.
As Romney spoke outside a small business in Las Vegas, Obama surrounded...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 12:37

Romney Advisor Calls Obama Tax Calculator Based on GOP Data a ‘Joke’

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

BarackObama.com(WASHINGTON) -- The Obama campaign has posted two interactive tools on its website, the most recent with a banner headline proclaiming "The Romney Tax Hike."
It is an interactive map that claims to show where 158 million Americans "could" face a tax increase to pay for Republican proposals, with the math based on...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 12:12

Regulatory Czar Cass Sunstein to Depart White House

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) -- White House officials confirm that Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Cass Sunstein is leaving the Obama administration to return to Harvard Law School.
“Cass has shepherded our review of existing rules to get rid of those that cost too much...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 08:30

Former WH Chief of Staff Briefed on Solyndra Concerns, Emails Show

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Buried in the treasure trove of White House emails related to Solyndra released Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee is one suggesting that concerns about Solyndra’s viability were shared all the way up to then-White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley a full six months before the...

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Friday, 03 August 2012 07:29

Ann Romney Heads to Wales this Weekend

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rafalca, the dressage horse that took an elegant turn in the Olympics on Thursday, gets a break this weekend and Ann Romney, a part owner of Rafalca, is off to visit her roots in Wales.
She’ll spend Saturday at an 850-year-old pub, the Old House, in Llangynwyd, Romney aides...