Politics

Wednesday, 01 August 2012 05:32

Ted Cruz Wins in Texas GOP Senate Runoff

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Bill Clark/Roll Call(AUSTIN, Texas) -- Tea Party star Ted Cruz won the Texas Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, defeating “establishment” candidate and longtime Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
In the past several weeks, victory for Cruz, the former solicitor general, had begun to look increasingly likely, with...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 20:48

Obama Flying into Ohio Political Storm?

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages(MANSFIELD, Ohio) -- Air Force One will touch down in a swirl of defense controversy in Mansfield, Ohio, Wednesday as President Obama makes a third campaign trip in four weeks to the battleground state.
“If President Obama has his way, his Air Force One arrival would be one of the final flights...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 20:33

After 5 Trillion Added to Debt, Obama Ad Claims Romney Is a Deficit-Driver

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

ABC/ Ida Mae Astute(CHICAGO) -- President Obama has presided over three consecutive years of historically high federal budget deficits and the addition of more than $5 trillion to the national debt.
Yet, that didn't stop his campaign from launching a new television ad in which Obama casts himself as the only candidate for...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 22:01

White House Aide Pfeiffer Apologizes for Churchill Bust Controversy

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

White House Aide Pfeiffer Apologizes for Churchill Bust Controversy (WASHINGTON) -- After lampooning Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer last week for getting his facts wrong on the controversy surrounding the White House Winston Churchill bust, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer has apologized.
On Friday, Pfeiffer slammed Krauthammer for repeating “this ridiculous...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 20:54

Sen. Harry Reid Spreads Rumor About Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in an interview with the Huffington Post, was apparently happy to spread a totally unsubstantiated rumor regarding Gov. Mitt Romney.

Democrats have criticized Romney for not releasing more than two years of his tax returns -- he argues that's all...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 16:52

Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Government Funding

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner today announced a six-month agreement to avert a government shutdown. But the deal relies on existing spending levels and punts a larger spending battle to next January after whoever gets elected this November takes office.
“We’v...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 13:44

Mitt Romney Blames Press for Tour Controversy

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(WARSAW, Poland) -- A top aide to Mitt Romney insisted today that the Republican presidential candidate's foreign trip has been "great" just hours after a blow up that caught an angry aide telling the press corps to "kiss my a**."
The outburst came on the final day of a tumultuous three-country...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 15:00

Obama Donates $5,000 to His Campaign

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

Obama for America/YouTube(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama made his first, personal donation to his 2012 campaign on Monday with a $5,000 online contribution, the campaign said today.
Obama referenced the gift in an email appeal to supporters ahead of the midnight fundraising deadline for July.
“Friend — Yesterday, I...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 12:20

Mitt Romney's VP Pick? There's an App for That!

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua Cohan

MittRomney.com(WASHINGTON) -- Mitt Romney’s campaign said Tuesday it will announce the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's running mate via a new smartphone application.
The app, appropriately named “Mitt’s VP,” allows users to sign up to become the first to learn who Romney selects as his...

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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 11:30

Michelle Obama to Open Democratic National Convention

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Michelle Obama and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro will headline the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in September, organizers have announced.
Both will address delegates gathered at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 4 -- two days...