Inside the Beltway: The ebbing charm
Critics wonder how long women will tolerate certain aspects of President Obama's more curious re-election efforts. There's the odd new campaign video, for example, showcasing HBO's "Girls" actress Lena...
View ArticleObama advisers say president leads early voting in Iowa, Nevada
President Obama's campaign advisers said Monday that he has a clear advantage in Iowa and Nevada as early-voting in battleground states kicks into high gear, while Republican nominee Mitt Romney has an...
View ArticleRomney balances sympathy, politics in Ohio
KETTERING, Ohio — Walking a political tightrope, Mitt Romney made a stop here Tuesday and tried to strike a delicate balance between showing sympathy for those suffering in the wake of Hurricane Sandy...
View ArticleRNC left with hoards of cash but little time
A late surge of support and months of restrained spending have left the Republican National Committee flush with cash with little time to spend it — $68 million as of Oct. 17, which was nearly seven...
View ArticleDown ticket, few reach for Obama’s coattails
President Obama's hope-and-change coalition powered his party to wins up and down the ticket in 2008, but the campaign this year has taken on a far more self-serving focus, as both Mr. Obama's campaign...
View ArticleN.Y. beach community hit by fire, flooding when Sandy arrived
NEW YORK — A tiny beachfront neighborhood told to evacuate before Sandy hit New York burned down as it was inundated by floodwaters, transforming a quaint corner of the Rockaways into a smoke-filled...
View ArticleGOP makes push in Pennsylvania
Both presidential campaigns and their super PAC allies are now running television ads in Pennsylvania, with Republicans making a late push to try to swing the state their way, and Democrats moving to...
View ArticleAuto workers hit Romney on China jobs remark
Mitt Romney is making a late-campaign play to win over Rust Belt voters by trying to dent President Obama's credentials on his federal auto bailout — but the claims he is making about Chrysler creating...
View ArticleKerrey making a race of it in Nebraska
Once thought to be a lock, Republican Deb Fischer is losing her edge in the race to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate. Mrs. Fischer led Democrat Bob Kerrey by double digits through the summer and...
View ArticlePoll: Obama enjoys 17-point edge on Romney among voters under 30
President Obama maintains a 17-point advantage over Mitt Romney among voters under age 30, according to a new national poll released Tuesday. And as with older voters, the economy is the primary issue...
View ArticleInside Politics: Obama squeezes in some electioneering at briefing
President Obama may have suspended his campaign rallies due to Hurricane Sandy, but he managed to squeeze in his campaign slogan -- intentionally or not -- during a briefing Tuesday with federal...
View ArticleWest Virginia Dems unload on Obama EPA over new coal layoffs
West Virginia Democrats are "outraged" with President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency, which has now cost the jobs of nearly 150 coal miners in the state. Energy giant Consol announced Tuesday...
View ArticleInside the Beltway: The inevitable Gore
"Hurricane Sandy is a disturbing sign of things to come. We must heed this warning and act quickly to solve the climate crisis. Dirty energy makes dirty weather," says Al Gore, commenting on Hurricane...
View ArticleEx-ATF chief claims gun-running story delay
The former head of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told congressional investigators he discovered the Obama administration's original account to Congress about the Fast and...
View ArticleHURT: Obama loses coolness as hoops skills are challenged
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Four years in and we find out the guy can't even play basketball. "He's not that good," NBA Commissioner David Stern finally told us about basketball-obsessed President Obama in an...
View ArticleFor Obama, an opportunity to take charge in a crisis
Although Hurricane Sandy blew President Obama's re-election campaign far off its charted course, Mr. Obama still had the advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney on Tuesday, embracing the...
View ArticleNasty campaign tactics: Phony voting instructions
MIAMI (AP) — With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out. People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote early by phone...
View ArticleObama, Romney look for right time to resume campaign
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The presidential candidates searched for the right moment to get back to politicking after Superstorm Sandy's destructive interruption, with President Obama monitoring relief...
View ArticlePRUDEN: A big wind for the final week before the elections
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Heeeeeere's Frankenstorm. All bets are off. Television editors and reporters and some of our flightiest politicians have abandoned the presidential campaign for more frightful stuff....
View ArticleHigh court hears police dog case
Can you trust what a dog's nose knows? Police do, but the Supreme Court on Wednesday considered curbing the use of drug-sniffing dogs in investigations following complaints of illegal searches and...
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