Obama Squanders the Likability Factor
Obama Squanders the Likability Factor
Fred Barnes, Weekly StandardBy the time he took office in 2009, President Obama had fashioned a reputation as an idealist committed to reforming the way business is done in Washington. But as presiden…

Obama Relentlessly Pursues Higher Taxes
Obama Relentlessly Pursues Higher Taxes
Michael Barone, DC ExaminerIn the run-up to this weekend's G-8 summit at Camp David, journalists have unfavorably compared European "austerity" with Barack Obama's economic policie…

Romney Puts Women's Lives at Risk
Romney Puts Women's Lives at Risk
Cecile Richards, The Daily BeastIf you want to see what women’s health care in America will be like if Mitt Romney becomes president, just look at Texas and Arizona.Both states are in the ne…

A Choice of Capitalisms
A Choice of Capitalisms
E.J. Dionne, Washington PostWASHINGTON -- In this election, we're not having an argument that pits capitalism against socialism. We are trying to decide what kind of capitalism we want. It is a d…

Obama's Oprah Problem
Obama's Oprah Problem
Lee Habeeb, National ReviewShe didn’t see it coming. One day, Oprah Winfrey turned around, and her nationally syndicated show was sliding in the ratings, and her audience was fleeing en mass…

NATO to hand combat role to Afghans as it seeks way out of war
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, alliance leaders said on Sunday as they charted a path out of a war that has…

Romney Super PAC raises less, still tops Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Restore Our Future, an outside "Super PAC" backing Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, raised $3.9 million in April, less than half of its haul in March but still far a…

At ''bridge to nowhere,'' Romney slams Obama on economy
HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned to his economic message on Friday, highlighting a "bridge to nowhere" rebuilt by stimulus money and warni…

Michelle Obama shows South Side of Chicago to first ladies
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michelle Obama showed off her neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago to some NATO visitors on Sunday, taking five other first ladies to a youth center for lunch and for a musica…

U.S. banking laws unable to stop JPMorgan loss: Republican Boehner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking reforms could not have prevented JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading losses, and those involved in the activities that went awry should be held accountable, U.S. House of…

NEWS YOU CAN USE: On The Scene At The Octomom Porn Video….
NEWS YOU CAN USE: On The Scene At The Octomom Porn Video.

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE to be targeted. “For people like Aaron and myself, and so many others who’ve had…
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE to be targeted. “For people like Aaron and myself, and so many others who’ve had their livelihoods disrupted simply for exercising their First Amendment rights, there is…

MORE TROUBLES in Euroland….
MORE TROUBLES in Euroland.

PAUL MIRENGOFF: The long shadow of Barack Obama’s identity crisis….
PAUL MIRENGOFF: The long shadow of Barack Obama’s identity crisis.

THE PRESS DOES ITS BEST TO HELP OBAMA: “Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?” …
THE PRESS DOES ITS BEST TO HELP OBAMA: “Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?” That’s the headline on yesterday’s Associated Press story by Charles Babington. The headline appeared…

Congressional leaders gird for 'chaos' session over tax hikes, debt ceiling
Republican and Democratic congressional leaders are stepping up their war of words over a looming lame-duck session that is already being described as "chaos in Congress," as they gird for a marathon…

Obama surrogate Booker slams president's campaign over anti-Romney Bain ad
A top Obama campaign surrogate chastised the president's reelection team Sunday over its ad campaign attacking Mitt Romney's record at private equity firm Bain Capital. …

Arizona sheriff Paul Babeu reportedly ignoring Pentagon rules in plan to sell military equipment
An Arizona sheriff has allegedly ignored a Pentagon rule, collecting millions of dollars’ worth of surplus military equipment that is intended for law-enforcement use and distributing some of the ge…

Statement from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office has asked the Arizona Republic several times to complete a story regarding our tremendous success with the program as we wanted to inform the public.  Each tim…

Obama predicts 'hard days ahead' in Afghanistan at NATO summit opening
The NATO alliance that has fought for a decade in Afghanistan is helping that nation shift toward stability and peace, but there will be "hard days ahead," President Obama said Sunday as alliance lead…

Trading Glitches at Nasdaq Mar Facebook IPO
As part of our live coverage of Facebook's (FB) IPO Friday morning, I put in some limit orders to buy the stock. I wanted to have some 'skin in the game' and have the same experience as our viewers. W…

Facebook IPO Latest Blow to Investor Confidence
It's been a tough week for the stock market, which is ending on a desultory note as Facebook's (FB) much-hyped IPO struggled. After pricing at $38 per share last night, underwriters were forced to del…

April’s Highlights (and Lowlights) in Executive Compensation
Every day, Michelle Leder and the crew at Footnoted.com scour Securities and Exchange Commission filings for highlights and lowlights in executive compensation. Once a month, she joins us to discuss s…

Facebook Effect: How The Social Network Changed the World
Yahoo! Finance to stream LIVE coverage of the Facebook IPO today starting at 10:45 am. WATCH IT LIVE HERE! In case you have not heard, Facebook (FB) goes public today and its initial public offering m…

“It’s Getting Worse”: Why JPMorgan Is Struggling to ‘Move On’ from Its Bad Trade
When JPMorgan announced a big trading loss last week, chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said (among other things): "We'll admit it, we'll learn from it, we'll fix it and we'll move on." But JPMorgan can't…

Open thread for night owls: For the long-term jobless, things get worse
At The Nation, Greg Kaufman writes: There are 12.5 million unemployed people still seeking work in the United States, and over 5 million of them have been looking for work for twenty-seven weeks or lo…

Billionaire donors drive anti-teacher, pro-testing education reform agenda
The faces that dominate the education reform debate today—where "education reform" means increased reliance on standardized tests, the results of which are then used to determine the fates of teache…

A conversation with future voters
Obama's evolution could have a wider impact than expected As a local volunteer official with the Democratic Party, I sometimes have the privilege of speaking about the Party, its platform and its val…

William Galston talks 2012 election with Daily Kos
Daryl Cagle via politicalcartoons.com William Galston is a noted scholar (formerly the Saul Stern Professor and Dean at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland) and experienced poli…

Midday open thread
President Obama hosts G8 leaders at Camp David (White House/Pete Souza) Greece will go to the polls again June 17 to elect a government that will either continue austerity or default and start fresh…

"this is not a scientific survey. It’s a random survey"
So says Daniel Webster, a Republican congressman from Florida, about the American Community Survey, the federally administered survey that is a wellspring of rigorously collected and academically usef…

NAACP Comes Out For Gay Marriage
The NAACP board passed a resolution endorsing same sex marriage as a natural extension of their commitment to equal rights and non-discrimination on Saturday. What's interesting about this announcemen…

Elizabeth Warren's Native Irony
The kerfuffle over why Elizabeth Warren (sometimes) identified herself as Native American when she joined and served on the faculty of various law schools seems to have much more to...

The Term Solution
Tyler Cowen, the libertarian leaning economics professor at George Mason, riffs on an argument about financial regulation made by Edward Conrad -- the now slightly infamous former Bain Capital employe…

The Postage Problem
Joe Nocera thinks that a viable postal service is possible, but what's really necessary is "for Congress to get out of the way and allow it to begin truly operating...

Pattaya Mail
BANGKOK, 16 May 2012 - With the unproportional relation between fuel price and average daily income, Thailand has been ranked as the sixth country in the world where people are suffering from "pa…

Second patient has object left in him
A Target 12 investigation has prompted a second local patient to come forward with claims that part of a surgically implanted pain pump was left inside his body, despite his request to have "ever…

Gas price study shows Americans suffer at the pump
Pain at the pump: At least we're not Norway, but filling up hurts in the USA.

Pain at the Pump
The cost of a gallon of gasoline ranks with bad weather as one of the most universal complaints. In the U.S., the price of gas is getting even more attention than usual this year as presidential conte…

Pain at the pump: Residents wonder why NWI gas is highest in state
Barbara Kotas can remember when a night on the town cost her 50 cents a gallon in gasoline.

Booker walks back criticism of Obama campaign tactics
Newark Mayor Cory Booker released a video on Sunday emphasizing his support for President Obama's re-election after condemning some the president's re-election tactics as "nauseating.

Rubio: Obama most 'divisive figure' in politics
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, speaking in South Carolina on Saturday, slams President Barack Obama for being the most divisive figure in American politics.

Romney's 'Day One': What do we know about his plan?
Forget a president's first 100 days. Mitt Romney's first television ad of the general election, "Day One," comes as close as anything in describing the most urgent priorities of a President Romney upo…

Bain, Jeremiah Wright and the debt ceiling
First Read: There were several big stories from the campaign trail this week and lessons to learn from all of them.

GOP lawmaker says Dem drank on the job
A usually mundane Congressional proceeding drifted into testy turf when a prominent Republican colleague accused a Democratic colleague of drunkenness.

Boehner Urges Republicans to Focus on Economy, Not Wright
Republicans should focus on the U.S. economy and not waste time and money attacking President Barack Obama over his ties to his former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr., House Speaker John Boehner…

Growth, jobs must for stable economy: Obama
The US President says the G8 countries believe that growing European economy is in everyone's interest.

Obama says euro zone crisis threatens global economy
US President Barack Obama, wrapping up the G8 summit he hosted at Camp David, said on Saturday that the euro zone crisis was threatening the world economy but welcomed Europe's new focus on jobs a…

Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?
Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and…

Obama, Romney Mum On Economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - By all accounts, economic issues will determine whether President Barack Obama wins a second term or is ousted in favor of Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But voters, especially t…

Polls give few clues to Egypt vote
Contradictory opinion polls give few clues on Egypt's election…

Greece to head to polls again after talks collapse
Greece to head to polls again after talks collapse Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Upd…

Analysis: Can political polls still be trusted?
WASHINGTON -- Over the last couple of decades, the percentage of people willing to answer a telephone survey has plummeted -- both in the United States and abroad. The drop has led many to wonder whet…

Polls close in Utica Budget Vote
UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Utica residents hit the polls Tuesday to decide whether or not to approve the Utica City School District's 2012-2013 budget. While keeping within the 2 % property tax cap, the…

Voters go to polls to decide school budgets
Voters are going the polls and speaking out about their school budgets. The polls opened Tuesday morning, and they close at various times Tuesday night, depending on the district. Voters are deciding…


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Obama's Afghanistan endgame
'The Afghan war, as we understand, it is over," the president says.

Obama, Karzai press transformation
The two presidents portray a united front.

Wanted: Lobbyists who can raise cash
Fundraiser-lobbyistsare cashing in on their strong relationships with lawmakers and mega-donors.

Obama super PAC slump continues
Priorities USA pulled in $1.6 million in April.

Palin Calls Reportedly Made In Wrong State
Sarah Palin, who recently endorsed Texas senate candidate Ted Cruz in a competitive GOP primary, has started to make robocalls for the Tea Party-backed challenger...

Gays May Have Fastest Of All Civil Rights Movements
SAN FRANCISCO — In 1958, the Gallup Poll asked Americans whether they approved or disapproved of marriage between blacks and whites. The response was overwhelming:...

Cory Booker Clarifies Criticism Of Obama
Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker released a YouTube video Sunday evening reiterating his support for President Barack Obama and clarifying criticism he made earlier in...

Hawaii Responds To Arizona Secretary Of State's Birther Request
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has reportedly received a response from the state of Hawaii regarding his request for verification that President Obama was...

Priorities USA Action, Pro-Obama Super PAC, Continues Lackluster Fundraising
The super PAC supporting the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama had another lackluster month of fundraising in April, pulling in only $1.58 million, according...