Democrats ready for GOP advertising avalanche
A late spending splurge by outside political groups helped Republicans take back the House two years ago. The floodgates are opening again, but this time Democrats say they're better prepared. So far...
View ArticleOn education, McCaskill, Akin learn they’re far apart
She earned her degrees from a state university and sent her children to Catholic school. He graduated from seminary and a private college and chose to educate his children at home. There's little...
View ArticleInside Politics: Romney calls family at center of T-shirt flap
PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA — Mitt Romney called the family of a 16-year-old Philadelphia girl who has said that she was mocked by her geometry teacher for wearing a Romney T-shirt in class. Romney...
View ArticleLawmaker’s D.C. homestead deduction raises questions
Rep. Nick J. Rahall II is the only lawmaker among 107 in Congress who own property in the District to claim a homestead deduction, taking advantage of a tax deduction reserved for D.C. homeowners who...
View ArticleMonitors watching voters may be monitored themselves on Election Day
MIAMI — Kimberly Kelley of Tampa has provided Florida elections officials with thousands of names of people she thinks may be ineligible to vote and should be removed from the rolls. On Election Day,...
View ArticleObama ridicules Romney for 'extreme makeover'
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — President Obama mocked Republican rival Mitt Romney on Thursday as a candidate who was "kidding" when he proposed large tax cuts and other conservative agenda items in the GOP...
View ArticleDemocrats claim lead in battleground voter registration
Led by a surge in Hispanic voters, President Obama's campaign said Thursday that Democrats are leading the party registration fight in nearly every battleground state this fall as campaign officials...
View ArticleCongressional report hits Chinese trade practices
China has done nothing to end trade practices that favor Chinese enterprises at the expense of U.S. workers and businesses, a report by a congressional commission says. The Congressional-Executive...
View ArticleIn porn industry poll, Obama wins in 5-to-1 landslide
Mitt Romney may have famed porn star Jenna Jameson on his side, but the pornography industry is backing President Obama’s re-election by an overwhelming margin, according to an industry poll conducted...
View ArticleDuggars clan to stump for Akin
Rep. Todd Akin, make room on your campaign platform — the Duggar family is on its way. Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar – and many of their 19 children – campaigned for Rick Santorum during the Republican...
View ArticleFinal 2012 federal deficit tops $1 trillion — again
The federal government officially closed out the fiscal year with a $1.089 trillion deficit — the fourth straight trillion-dollar year in the red — according to the Treasury Department's final count,...
View ArticleRomney says Biden 'doubling down on denial' on Libya
Mitt Romney said Friday that Vice President Joseph R. Biden raised more questions than he answered in this week's debate when he denied he had been told about security warnings in Libya ahead of the...
View ArticleBiden muffs Obama's tax plans during debate
Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Thursday seemed to open the door to adjusting President Obama's tax increases to only apply to those making $1 million or more a year — a much higher threshold than...
View ArticlePRUDEN: Quelling panic in the ranks is Job 1 for Obama campaign
ANALYSIS/OPINION: There's not a dry mattress, pair of skivvies or delicate lace panty anywhere out there. The president is chasing an imaginary bird, the pollsters are choking back panic ("Has our...
View ArticleRomney stumps in Ohio as Obama hunkers down for second debate
Three days before Tuesday's crucial second debate, an upbeat Mitt Romney acknowledged the larger crowds showing up at his rallies in Ohio and took another jab at President Obama over "Big Bird." "In...
View ArticleRepublican House candidate Mullin calls for less regulation, more certainty...
Political newcomer Markwayne Mullin, a congressional candidate from Oklahoma tapped to deliver the weekly Republican address, says the Obama administration is smothering small businesses in...
View ArticleRomney and Obama focus on debate preparations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is preparing for his second debate with President Barack Obama but taking time to tell voters in Ohio that enthusiasm for him is...
View ArticleShot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver
DENVER (AP) — Denver police are reviewing video footage from city surveillance cameras after a shot was fired through the window of President Barack Obama's campaign office. Police spokeswoman Raquel...
View ArticleObama talks up auto industry rescue: More cars, better cars
President Obama on Saturday touted his administration's rescue of the American auto industry, a theme the president and vice president have been hammering home on the campaign trail, especially in...
View ArticleMore questions on abortion, religious liberty likely after Biden-Ryan clash
If the topics of abortion and religious liberty come up at Tuesday night's town-hall debate, it is likely both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be ready. Neither man could...
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