Editorial: State sets example on economy, bipartisanship
The Journal News Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:15 PM PDT
President Barack Obama, accompanied by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, holds a silicon wafer, as they tour the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at State University of New York at Albany's Nano-Tech complex, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Albany, N.Y., with Chris Borst, assistant V.P. for Engineering and Integration. |
White House sees 'heightened urgency' in Europe
KING5 Seattle Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:14 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The White House says it sees a "heightened sense of urgency" among European leaders as they confront fiscal and banking crises that threaten the U.S. economy and President Barack Obama's re-election. |
Paycheck Fairness Act fails in Senate vote
Market Watch Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:13 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A bill designed to shrink the pay gap between men and women failed a test vote Tuesday in the Senate, going down to defeat despite the lobbying of President Barack Obama. The bill -- which Democratic leaders may bring up again -- failed to garner the 60 votes required to advance. Democrats this election year are seeking to protect the lead that Obama has over ... |
GOP Owns This Crappy Economy
TheStreet.com Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:13 PM PDT
By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff Yes, the president's a Democrat -- but it's the Republicans who own this economy, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times. They hammer President Obama's spending, when in fact spending is dropping faster than it has since just after the Korean War. That means "the Republican electoral strategy is, in effect, a gigantic con game," Krugman notes. "It depends on ... |
Biden: Don't trade student loans for health care
WSYR 9 Syracuse Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:12 PM PDT
With a deadline looming, Vice President Joe Biden says the Obama administration is examining a proposal from congressional Republican leaders on how to prevent interest rates on some student loans... |
TMZ Live: Kim Zolciak -- Real House LIES of Atlanta
TMZ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:11 PM PDT
Kim Zolciak from "Real Housewives of Atlanta" is in a holy war with her landlord -- but we have the smoking gun to settle the whole thing. Kim ... the news is not good for you.Plus, Jon Bon Jovi hitches a ride with President Obama ... on Air Force… |
Jill Biden weighs in on 2016
KSAT San Antonio Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:11 PM PDT
The wife of Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday did not shoot down the idea of her husband running for president in 2016. "I don't know whether this is his last campaign," Jill Biden said on NBC's "Today." Saying the vice president was focused on his current re-election bid with President Barack Obama, Jill Biden stressed she takes "one campaign at a time." Asked, however, if she would support ... |
Obama Ahead in Florida
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:10 PM PDT
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Florida finds President Obama leading Mitt Romney by four points in the key battleground state, 50% to 46%. Key findings: "Neither of Florida's most discussed Vice Presidential prospects would have a huge impact on the race. Marco Rubio is slightly popular with a 44/40 approval rating, but his presence on the ticket would only narrow Obama's lead to 49-46 ... |
What if the Supreme Court Strikes Down the Health Care Law?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:10 PM PDT
Jeffrey Toobin : "It's been said that Obama might somehow be better off politically if the Court were to strike down the unpopular parts of the law (or even all of it). According to this reasoning, he could then avoid the problem of defending the law on the campaign trail and concentrate instead on issues on which the Democratic view is more popular." "This is nonsense. In the first place, in ... |
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