Obama, Romney cramming for final debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day out from their final debate, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama are cramming foreign policy and taking a rare break from swing-state campaigning....
View ArticleEx-Sen. George McGovern dies in S.D. at age 90
Former South Dakota Sen. George S. McGovern, a lion of liberal causes in U.S. politics for more than a half-century whose loss in the 1972 race to President Richard M. Nixon would have profound...
View ArticleDebating for Dummies: How to survive a live debate without that defining blunder
If there is a lesson to be drawn from President Obama's lackluster performance in this year's first presidential debate it's this: A whole lot can go wrong. Oh, sure, candidates practice. Hone their...
View ArticleHURT: Exceptionalism Obama versus Bowing Obama
ANALYSIS/OPINION: WASHINGTON — Good news, America! Just three years and 351 days into his presidency, President Obama has finally accepted the concept of American exceptionalism in the world. "America...
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Flunking geography, history in final presidential debate
(EDITOR'S NOTE — An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story.) WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters didn't always get the straight goods when President...
View ArticleHill leaders emerge as niche players in national campaign
At the top of their roosts in Washington, leaders of Congress are, as usual, turning out to be niche players on the national campaign stage. The Senate's top two leaders, Democratic Majority Leader...
View ArticleHill GOP presses Medicare probe
The House Republicans' top investigator has subpoenaed documents he thinks will prove the Obama administration is using a wasteful bonus program to cover up unpopular Medicare cuts until after the...
View ArticleFinal presidential debate aimed at undecided voters, held in intimate setting
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The third debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney featured the most intimate setting for a presidential face-off in recent years. The Wold Performing Arts...
View ArticleIn race to 270, election may hinge on 106 counties
LEESBURG, Va. — How Virginia goes in the presidential election may come down to voters who live amid the small wineries, affluent subdivisions and Civil War battlegrounds of Loudoun County. Voters in...
View ArticleObama, Romney tangle on al Qaeda, foreign policy in final presidential debate
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Mitt Romney accused President Obama of failing to protect the military from budget cuts and squandering U.S. leadership in the Middle East, leaving America standing by as al Qaeda...
View ArticleIn debates, some issues more equal than others
BOCA RATON, Fla. — President Obama says on the campaign trail that global warming "isn't a hoax," and stemming climate change was one of his top legislative priorities when he came to office four years...
View ArticleInside the Beltway: Third party’s party
American broadcasters may overlook third-party presidential hopefuls but not Russia TV and Al-Jazeera, which plan to air an alternative U.S. presidential debate on Tuesday that will possibly reaching...
View ArticleMaine independent in lead to replace Snowe
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Many voters here, echoing sentiments expressed around the country, think Washington has been broken by extreme left- and right-wing partisanship. But unlike in the rest of the...
View ArticleJapanese-American veteran, 93, fills out his ballot from sick bed
HONOLULU — A photograph of a 93-year-old World War II veteran casting what will likely be his last ballot has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of Internet users. The photo shows Frank Tanabe...
View ArticleInside Politics: Report find super PAC, House ad spending nearly on par
Outside political groups are spending nearly the same as congressional campaigns themselves in about two dozen competitive elections this year. A study released Monday finds super PACs and other...
View ArticlePentagon will not label Fort Hood shootings as terrorist attack
Already facing intense scrutiny for its shifting narrative about the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, the Pentagon now says it will not reclassify the Fort Hood shootings as a terrorist attack...
View ArticleMcGovern’s anti-war candidacy was a cultural landmark
Abbie Hoffman sobbed that fateful night at the downtown Manhattan apartment of fellow activist Jerry Rubin. So did Rubin and Allen Ginsberg. John Lennon was drunk, and out of control, shouting "Up the...
View ArticleJimmy Carter says Mideast peace is 'vanishing'
JERUSALEM — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday during a visit to Jerusalem that the prospect of an Israel-Palestinian peace accord is "vanishing," blaming Israeli settlement of the West...
View ArticleQuestions and answers on third presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Libya. Israel. The Palestinians. Iran. Afghanistan. Pakistan. China. Terrorism.Think world hotspots. Think hot rhetoric. Watch the third presidential debate Monday night.The final...
View ArticleWhy Romney took Monday debate risk in base to win undecideds
ANALYSIS: In the eyes of many of his strongest supporters, Mitt Romney actually won Monday night in Boca Raton by losing his foreign-policy debate with President Obama. Many Republicans and...
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