Obama Leads Romney In Swing States Amid '47%' Comment
Poll shows Obama in the lead over his rival, Romney, in Virginia and Wisconsin, but pretty close in Colorado.
Tim Tebow to Run for President after NFL Career?
Tim Tebow has not ruled the possibility of running for political office. Will he look to enter the presidential election when his NFL career is over?
Obama Spikes in Political Futures Markets As QE3 Ignites Furious Rally
All kinds of markets have been up following the announcement last Thursday of further monetary stimulus from the U.S. central bank. But the one thing that has gone up the most, according to futures markets where people put money on such things, are the chances Barack Obama will win the U.S. presidential election in November.
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Post-Convention Bytes: The 2012 Presidential Election And The Obama/Romney Divide
In former President Bill Clinton?s 21st-century rendering of the American Dream presented at the 2012 Democratic Convention, prosperity comes by means of ?a nation of shared opportunities, shared responsibilities, shared prosperity, a shared sense of community.?
NATO Pull-Back In Afghanistan Not 'Change In Strategy,' But Likely Response To 'Innocence Of Muslims' Protests
After a string of "insider attacks" against NATO forces by Afghan forces and the increased risk of violence and protests due to the "Innocence of Muslims" film, NATO officials announced that joint Afghan-NATO operations have been indefinitely suspended until the violence reaches a "tolerable level."
Obama Administration Scores Point In Fight To Keep Indefinite Detention Powers
A federal judge has halted a recent court ruling that sharply questioned the federal government's power to indefinitely detain terror suspects -- but the issue won't be solved until later this month at the earliest.
Romney's '47 Percent' Stumble: Why It May Not Be A Big Deal
Romney's gaffe is unquestionably an egregious one. But it also affirms, however crudely, a central narrative forwarded by Romney and the GOP.
Mitt Romney Video Causes Political Uproar, GOP Candidate Responds To '47 Percent' Comment And Other Statements
Mitt Romney wasted no time late Monday in responding to backfire from controversial statements he made that were caught on tape. The GOP presidential candidate described his comments "off the cuff" and "not elegantly stated," but still defended the main message of his remarks.
Protests Over Anti-Islamic Movie Spreading In Asia; Indonesia Sees Violence
Protests in Indonesia over an alleged anti-Muslim movie made in the U.S. continued for the second day Tuesday, a day after demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy turned violent, even as Google censored the video in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation to comply with the local law.
Tax Cuts For The Rich Don't Lead To U.S. Economic Growth, But Income Inequality: Study
Tax cuts for the rich don't seem to be associated with U.S. economic growth and instead are linked to a different outcome: greater income inequality in the U.S. These findings will likely fuel the already bitter political fight over extending the Bush tax cuts for upper-income groups.
Romney: 47% Of Americans Are Dependent 'Victims' [VIDEO]
Mitt Romney faced a new embarrassment Monday evening when a video surfaced that shows him dismissing nearly half of Americans as "victims" who take no responsibility for their livelihoods and who think they are entitled to government handouts.
Aung San Suu Kyi Arrives In US, As Myanmar Frees More Than 500 Prisoners
Myanmar opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in the United States on Monday. Her 17-day stateside schedule includes meetings with Hillary Clinton and several U.S. politicians, as well as awards ceremonies and speaking arrangements from New York to Indiana to California.
Iran's Nuclear Progress In Dispute: Merkel Refutes Netanyahu's Call For Preemptive Strike
What are Iran's nuclear capabilities at present, and is a preemptive military strike necessary? A difference of opinion between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu show that major world powers are at odds over these pivotal issues.
Obama To Move WTO Against China On Unfair Trade Practices
President Barack Obama will launch a trade suit against China alleging unfair trade practices by the Chinese government to benefit its auto industry, an U.S administration official said on Monday.
Netanyahu Talks Football, Nuclear Bombs and Iran While Avoiding 2012 Race [VIDEOS]
Benjamin Netanyahu football talk on two Sunday talk shows was meant to draw a stark focus on Israel's threats to prevent a nuclear Iran at a time when the world has been fixed upon global anti-American Muslim protests. His main hope is the U.S. doesn't drop the ball.
Poll Says Obama Would Crush Romney In Fistfight. Because You Really Want To Know
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At Least 14 Dead As Muslim Protests Spread To 20 Countries
The protests, ignited over a low-budget American-produced video that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad, have spread across the world from France to Indonesia.
Occupy Wall Street - Passé Or Canary In A Coal Mine?
The Occupy Wall Street protest movement is expected to resume Monday, on the 1-year anniversary of the protests. Is the coalition passé and irrelevant? Or is it a canary in a coalmine - an indicator of worsening economic and social problems in the United States?
Muslim Protesters Clash With Police In Sydney As Obama Grapples With Middle East Unrest
The violence and widespread protests that have plagued Cairo and sections of the Middle East spread into Sydney, Australia Saturday as police clashed with hundreds of angry demonstrators.
Obama Greets U.S. Olympians at the White House
The president hosted Michael Phelps, Tyson Gay, Holley Mangold, among others.
Mitt Romney: 'I'm Kind Of A Snooki Fan' And Other Gems From The Kelly Ripa Interview
Apparently, Mitt Romney can't get enough of "Jersey Shore" star Snooki. Romney and his wife Ann sat down with Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan for ABC's "Live! With Kelly and Michael" on Friday, when Romney revealed that he prefers the "tiny" Snooki to competing reality-television star Honey Boo Boo.
Government Employee Unions Taking Control Of America
With just over 50 days until the 2012 presidential election, Americans are searching for the truth behind both candidates. While everyone seems to have an opinion, facts often seem to be lacking.
Indian Muslims Stirred, But Not Shaken, By 'Innocence Of Muslims' Protests
Despite a 15,000-person protest against the U.S. Consulate in India-controlled Kashmir over the YouTube video "Innocence of Muslims," most Indian Muslims have remained rather nonplussed by the outbreaks of violence and demonstrations to the west of them.
Photos After A Week Of Anti-American Protests At Embassies In Yemen, Cairo, Sudan And Libya
Protests in response at least in part to an anti-Islam film produced in the United States are continuing to pop up at embassies across the world on Friday.
More Voters Say Democrats Are Tough On Terrorism: Poll
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.
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