Politics

Friday, 25 May 2012 07:31

'Birthers' Still Doubtful Despite Obama's Birth Certificate

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

The White House(WASHINGTON) -- Whether it's Donald Trump or the Arizona secretary of state, it's clear that there are people who will never be convinced that President Obama was born in Hawaii. And thanks to recent movements in the Republican Party, Democrats may have an opportunity to tie these nonbelievers to Mitt...

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Friday, 25 May 2012 05:30

Poll: Most Think Romney Would Advance Interests of Wealthy

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Richard Ellis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Americans overwhelmingly say Mitt Romney as president would do more than Barack Obama to advance the interests of financial institutions and the wealthy, and by a narrower margin see Obama as better for the middle class, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post. But when...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 23:46

Newt Gingrich-Bound Georgia Delegates Sit in Waiting

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich won 52 Georgia delegates in March. Even though he dropped from the race, those bound delegates must vote for Gingrich this summer at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., until he releases them to the presumptive...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 23:55

President Obama Accuses Mitt Romney of ‘Cow-Pie Distortion’ on Debt, Deficits

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- On his first visit back to the Iowa state fairgrounds since the 2008 campaign, President Obama Thursday night used a grassroots rally to launch sharp new attacks against rival Mitt Romney over the debt and deficit and vigorously defend his own handling of the same.
The venue holds...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:55

President Obama Touts Clean Energy Agenda in Iowa

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(NEWTON, Iowa) -- Visiting the critical battleground state of Iowa Thursday, President Obama touted his election-year energy agenda and urged Republican lawmakers to put politics aside and back his proposals to boost the economy.
“Too many of my Republican friends in Congress are standing in the...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 23:00

Mitt Romney Admits Firing Comment Haunts Him

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

ABC/ Ida Mae Astute(DETROIT) -- It’s not just the media that won’t forget Mitt Romney saying in New Hampshire earlier this year that he likes “being able to fire people.”
The candidate revealed in a wide-ranging interview with the Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan that the remark, which came...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:01

Romney Campaign Raffles Trump Meeting to Campaign Donors

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Ethan Miller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- They’re not your every-day lunch companions, but you too could have the chance to break bread with Donald Trump and Mitt Romney -- for a small price.
The Romney campaign launched a “Dine with the Donald” fundraising promotion on Thursday. In exchange for a contribution to...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:53

Dueling Student Loan Bills Rejected in Senate

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate made one last gesture this month to work on the Student Loan bill, but Democratic and Republican versions both failed in a last-minute, and half-hearted, attempt Thursday before lawmakers leave for a week-long Memorial Day holiday.
The Democratic bill failed by a 51-43 vote. The...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:30

Marco Rubio Planning Book Tour Through Battleground States

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will embark on a book tour this summer through three key battleground states -- Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia -- along with South Carolina and Georgia.
ABC News confirmed Thursday that Rubio will promote his autobiography, An American Son, which will be...

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:22

Philadelphia Politicians to Romney: Walk Our Streets

Written by ABC News Radio

Authors: ABC News Radio

Mario Tama/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- As Mitt Romney went on a tour of a charter school in urban Philadelphia, sitting in on a music class and participating in an alliteration exercise with an English class, outside on the curb the city’s mayor and a gaggle of protesters stood infuriated at the candidate’s...