GEORGE W. BUSH

Political futures markets predicting the re-election of President Barack Obama saw a sharp jolt after the first presidential debate.

How important is the debate to each candidate’s hopes of winning the election? The “winner” of past debates didn’t necessarily go on to win the election.

Stephen Colbert is know for his outrageous TV persona, but, in a recent interview with Oprah, the "Colbert Report" host spoke candidly about his personal life.

Several websites are rolling out drinking games for the 2012 presidential debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

While political leaders butt heads over the future of the Bush tax cuts, the payroll tax holiday will likely expire next year.

Going against Republican states that want tougher immigration enforcement, California's governor issues a veto -- even though he is a Democrat.

Only 43 percent of Bloomberg News poll respondents had a favorable view of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Israeli PM Netanyahu brought a simple drawing of a bomb into the U.N. chambers Thursday, sparking a small twitter kerfluffle.

Ralph Nader is not running for president this year, but not mincing words either. And he's got both parties in his sights, including "the worst Republicans in history".

Our leaders do this from time to time -- convince themselves they can change the ways of an authoritarian ruler and, through a mix of logic, sweet talk, and carrots, convince him to do what we’d like.

In an interview, presidential candidate Mitt Romney revealed that he is "kind of a fan" of "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.

The poll, conducted a week before the wave of attacks on U.S. consulates in the Middle East, found voters believe Democrats are just as formidable as Republicans when it comes to protecting the U.S. from terrorism.

In Florida, voters who were struck from the rolls as part of a controversial purge are set to be reinstated; in Pennsylvania, a battle over a new law requiring photo identification at the polls reaches the highest court.

Voters continually claim that one issue is most important to them this election. It’s an area where President Barack Obama fails miserably and, for that reason, is trying desperately to avoid it -- the economy.

The death of US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three members of his staff in Benghazi is a tragedy, and they join a long line of diplomats who died representing their nations.

A congressionally mandated report to assess the feasibility, practicality and affordability of the U.S. missile defense and its efficiency in countering nuclear or conventional missile attacks from Iran or North Korea has found that the nation's defense strategy suffers from major flaws.

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney insisted his tax plan would not cut taxes on the rich. And yet, the Center for American Progress found it would lead to more than $2 billion in savings for the billionaire Sheldon Adelson. And that's not counting his heirs.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The terrorists went on to pilot the aircrafts in a series of attacks that would end up claiming the lives of 3,000 people.

As the nation remembers the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a report in the New York Times states that there were some activities the summer before the attacks that would have looked suspicious had the administration taken the warnings more seriously.

"2016: Obama's America" the second highest-grossing political documentary of all time, right behind Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11."