Formats announced for 3 fall presidential debates
Seattle Times Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:14 PM PDT
The committee sponsoring this fall's three presidential debates says the first matchup between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger will be devoted to domestic policy. Foreign policy will be the focus of their third meeting. |
Sandra Day O'Connor defends John Roberts' healthcare ruling
Los Angeles Times Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:14 PM PDT
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor says justices are not beholden to the presidents who appointed them. WASHINGTON â€" Attacks on Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. as a traitor to conservative ideals for voting to uphold most of President Obama's healthcare law reflect a lack of knowledge about how the American justice system works, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor ... |
Republicans accuse Obama of leadership failure over defense cuts
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:08 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers worried about a looming $500 billion cut in the Pentagon budget accused President Barack Obama of a failure of leadership on Wednesday for doing little to avoid reductions his own defense secretary has said would devastate the military. They urged Obama to bring the two political parties together to find alternatives to the defense cuts, offering the ... |
Senate OKs Dem tax-cut bill in showdown with GOP
KWWL Iowa Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:08 PM PDT
Democrats pushed a yearlong extension of tax cuts for all but the highest-earning Americans through the Senate on Wednesday, giving President Barack Obama and his party a significant political victory on a measure that is... |
Study: New Medicaid Expansion Could Be a Lifesaver
ThirdAge Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:06 PM PDT
 States that expand their Medicaid programs under President Barack Obama's health care law may end up saving thousands of lives, a medical journal report released Wednesday indicates. Until now, the Medicaid debate has been about budgets and states' rights. But a statistical study by Harvard researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine found a 6 percent drop in the adult death rate in ... |
Romney Says He Doesn't Know or Agree With Advisers Who Spoke to British Press
ABC News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:03 PM PDT
LONDON â€" Mitt Romney said today that he is “not sure†who the advisers are who spoke anonymously to a British newspaper but said that he disagrees with their suggestion that Obama doesn’t understand the relationship between the U.K. and the U.S. “Well, first of... |
Political Bickering Threatens US Economy, Again
Voice of America Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:59 PM PDT
WASHINGTON â€" A year ago, many Americans were appalled when partisan bickering between opposition Republicans and President Barack Obama’s Democratic Party pushed the nation to the brink of default on its massive debts. The political gridlock prompted a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. The country now faces even greater financial problems in the midst of a hyper-partisan atmosphere as ... |
"Anglo-Saxon" quote overshadows start of Romney tour
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:56 PM PDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney began a foreign tour on Wednesday forced to disavow a report that an adviser had accused President Barack Obama of not understanding the shared "Anglo-Saxon heritage" of Britain and the United States. As Romney arrived in London for a three-day stay, The Daily Telegraph quoted an unnamed Romney campaign adviser who lauded the ... |
Obama Coming To Westport, Stamford For Fundraisers
The Daily New Canaan Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:55 PM PDT
WESTPORT, Conn. â€" President Barack Obama is set to visit Westport and Stamford for two re-election campaign fundraisers being held Aug. 6, Westport Democratic Town Committee Chairman James Ezzes confirms. The first fundraiser will be held in Westport at the home of movie producer ... |
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