Gingrich Continues to Lead GOP Field, but by Smaller Margin
Gallup Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:13 AM PST
Newt Gingrich (31%) continues to lead Mitt Romney (22%) in GOP voters' preferences for the party's 2012 nomination, though Gingrich's lead has shrunk slightly. Gallup also finds Republicans divided as to whether Gingrich or Romney has a better chance of defeating President Obama. |
Republicans muscle tax cut bill through House
The Vacaville Reporter Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:12 AM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defiant Republicans pushed legislation through the House Tuesday night that would keep alive Social Security payroll tax cuts for some 160 million Americans at President Barack Obama's request -- but also would require |
APNewsBreak: 2.5M young adults gain coverage
The Washington Times Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:11 AM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says the number of young adults going without medical coverage has shrunk by 2.5 million since the new health care law took effect. A new analysis to be released Wednesday finds the drop is two-and-a-half times the figure indicated by government and private estimates from ... |
Obama to mark end of the Iraq war
BigPond News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:04 AM PST
The US president will lead a tribute to mark the end of the Iraq war in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. |
Obama's crossover message, from kitchen to mansion
The San Francisco Examiner Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:00 AM PST
JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON Donna and Patrick Festa, a working-class couple in Scranton, Pa., and Jack Rosen, an affluent businessman from New York's Upper East Side, live worlds apart. Campaigning for re-election, President Barack Obama dips into both worlds. On a recent trip, he joined the Festas in their tidy South Scranton home to discuss his jobs initiatives. Hours later, he ... |
Obama visiting Fort Bragg to mark end of Iraq war
The San Francisco Examiner Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:00 AM PST
ERICA WERNER Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is marking the end of the Iraq war with a tribute to the troops who fought and died in a conflict he opposed from the start. Accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, the president was traveling Wednesday to Fort Bragg in North Carolina to address service members and their families as he brings the war to a close. At a base that's ... |
Obama asks Iran to return downed U.S. surveillance drone
New Haven Register Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:57 AM PST
WASHINGTON â€" The Obama administration has delivered a formal request to Iran for the return of a U.S. surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces, but said it is not hopeful that Iran will comply. |
Meeting Obama filled me with pride: Mallika Sherawat
Calcutta News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:45 AM PST
Mallika Sherawat, who has been spotted with Hollywood celebrities like Sharon Stone, Zoe Saldana and Jake Gyllenhaal, says her most memorable so far has been meeting the US president Barack Obama. |
Briefs: Obama to cut Guard troops at Mexican border
Detroit News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:40 AM PST
Washington â€" The Obama administration is planning to reduce the number of National Guard troops deployed at the U.S. border with Mexico, the spokesman for a Texas congressman said Tuesday. The force will be reduced from 1,200 troops starting next year, said Mike Rosen, spokesman for Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas. The exact number of National Guard personnel that will stay on the border is unclear ... |
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