Jacksonville's Democratic mayor won't back Barack Obama
St. Petersburg Times Blogs Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:14 PM PDT
State and national Democrats last year hailed the election of Alvin Brown as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida's largest city a longtime Republican stronghold. But as the Obama campaign mounts another aggressive effort to maximize the vote in Duval County, Jacksonville's first African-American mayor won't lift a finger to help the president's re-election campaign. "I'm not going to get involved in ... |
British newspaper reports racially charged comment by Mitt Romney adviser
Boston Globe Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:12 PM PDT
Mitt Romney’s European tour got off to a confrontational start Wednesday when a foreign policy adviser said the Republican’s “Anglo-Saxon heritage†would give him an advantage over President Obama in relations between Britain and the United States, according to a British newspaper. The Daily Telegraph quoted an anonymous Romney adviser as saying “We are part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage, and he ... |
Republicans: Delay Medicaid expansion
Arkansas Times Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:12 PM PDT
Every serious study so far says Arkansas can provide expanded medical coverage to 250,000 more citizens at no increased cost in state general revenue dollars by joining expansion of Medicaid coverage provided by President Obama's health legislation. Benefits of implementation of the Affordable Care Act also include broader insurance coverage for privately insured people, better drug coverage for ... |
House GOP rejects Obama plan for offshore drilling
Boston Globe Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:10 PM PDT
In an election-year swipe at President Barack Obama's energy policies, the Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to revoke Obama's five-year plan for offshore drilling, replacing it with its own plan that calls for more ambitious oil and gas development off the U.S. coast. |
Romney distances self from 'Anglo Saxon' remark in British press
Detroit News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:09 PM PDT
London — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is distancing himself from an unnamed adviser quoted in British media suggesting that Democratic President Barack Obama doesn't understand the "Anglo-Saxon" heritage shared by Britain and the U.S. |
Obama to address National Urban League
Detroit News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:09 PM PDT
Seattle — President Barack Obama is addressing his most solidly supportive constituency, black voters, as he wraps up a four-day, five-state trip. |
Formats announced for 3 fall presidential debates
KWWL Iowa Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:08 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... |
WSDOT cameras blacked out during Pres. Obama's departure
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:07 PM PDT
President Barack Obama left Seattle on Wednesday morning amid an unusual level of secrecy that the Secret Service refused to comment on. The agency is always relatively vague about the routes they take when moving the president, but as Pres. Obama’s motorcade moved from his hotel in Bellevue to Boeing Field, Secret Service officials ordered that Washington State Department of Transportation ... |
Moral mantle for action in Syria slips from UN to Obama
Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:06 PM PDT
Americans have long been ambivalent about ceding global leadership to the United Nations. Bill Clinton didn’t have UN approval to attack Serbia in 1999 just as George W. Bush didn’t for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. |
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