By Sabrina Siddiqu President Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of The New York Times on Saturday, a decision the paper’s editorial board said was due to administration policies that have placed the economy on the path to recovery, the passage of landmark health care reform, the advocating of women’s rights and a foreign policy… Continue reading New York Times Endorses President Obama for Re-election
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Mitt Romney-Barack Obama Race May Come Down to Wisconsin
Amanda Terkel and Sam Stein WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama stubbornly maintaining a small but clear lead in Ohio polls, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign is contemplating a shift in its electoral map. The pathway to denying the president a second term that once seemed premised on taking back the Buckeye State is… Continue reading Mitt Romney-Barack Obama Race May Come Down to Wisconsin
David Cameron Rebukes Mitt Romney After London Olympic Gaffe
Mitt Romney, in his first trip abroad as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, is trying to walk back comments he made questioning London’s Olympics preparation — comments that have drawn a sharp response from Prime Minister David Cameron. The dustup began Wednesday, as Romney, who ran the 2002 Salt Lake City games, said there were… Continue reading David Cameron Rebukes Mitt Romney After London Olympic Gaffe
Romney Booed By NAACP Over Obamacare Speech
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been booed in a speech to a US civil rights group’s convention. He was jeered as he vowed to “kill” the Obama healthcare overhaul, and when he said he would be a better president for African Americans. Despite his hostile reception at the National Association for the Advancement of… Continue reading Romney Booed By NAACP Over Obamacare Speech
Wisconsin Scott Walker Disagrees With Mitt Romney on Big Government
Elise Foley WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) said on Sunday that he disagreed with Mitt Romney’s recent statement that the governor’s win in last week’s recall election showed that voters oppose hiring more teachers, firefighters and police officers. “I think, in the end, the big issue is that the private sector still needs… Continue reading Wisconsin Scott Walker Disagrees With Mitt Romney on Big Government
Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum: Africa ‘Was A COUNTRY On The Brink’ WATCH (VIDEO)
Zeroing out foreign aid, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum said at Tuesday’s debate, “is absolutely the wrong course.” He cited development money that went to fight the AIDS pandemic in Africa: “It was a country on the brink,” he said, adding that it was a ripe region for radical Islamists. Africa, of course, is a… Continue reading Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum: Africa ‘Was A COUNTRY On The Brink’ WATCH (VIDEO)
Republican Rick Perry Doesn’t Have a ‘Definitive Answer’ Whether Barack Obama is a US Citizen
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry walked a fine line when presented with questions about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate — which was released by the White House earlier this year — in a new interview with Parade magazine published online. When asked if he believes the president was born in the United States, the Texas… Continue reading Republican Rick Perry Doesn’t Have a ‘Definitive Answer’ Whether Barack Obama is a US Citizen
Republican Michele Bachmann Doesn’t Know Libya Is Part of Africa
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) criticized President Obama’s foreign policy during Tuesday night’s CNN debate, saying, “Now with the president, he put us in Libya. He is now putting us in Africa. We already were stretched too thin, and he put our special operations forces in Africa,” she said.
Libya, it should be noted, is in Africa.