What He Knows Now: Obama on Popularity, Partisanship and Getting Things Done in Washington
Swampland Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:13 AM PDT
White House correspondent Michael Scherer spoke with President Obama aboard Air Force One on Aug. 21 for the new issue of TIME, now available online to subscribers. (Also in the magazine: David Von Drehle on Joe Biden’s art of overstatement.) A complete transcript follows. MICHAEL SCHERER: What is your message for the independent voter who [...] |
How the New MPG Standards Will Affect Drivers, Automakers, Car Dealerships & More
It's Your Money Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:12 AM PDT
This week, the Obama administration finalized new-car fuel economy rules that’ll nearly double the mpg standards for cars and light trucks by 2025. The new “CAFE†(corporate average fuel economy) standards mandate that automakers average 54.5 mpg for their cars by 2025, compared to 29.7 mpg now. How will consumers and the auto industry as [...] |
No Matter Who Wins the Election, Don’t Expect a Deal on the Budget or Deficit: Kotok
Yahoo! Finance: The Daily Ticker Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:11 AM PDT
Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook! Investment advisor David Kotok says the big difference between President Obama and Mitt Romney is size. Romney wants smaller government with spending topping out at 16-17 percent of GDP but taxes closer to 15 percent of GDP. That means larger deficits. [Related: Romney Adviser: Yes, We're Going To Slash [...] |
Romney to end convention with defining speech
Local 6 Orlando Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:10 AM PDT
Paul Ryan energized the Republican National Convention with a powerful attack on President Barack Obama that championed conservative principles, setting the stage for Mitt Romney's defining speech on Thursday night to accept the party's presidential nomination. In the biggest speech of his still young political career, the Republican vice presidential nominee told the party faithful and the ... |
VP nominee Paul Ryan takes the stage at RNC
YNN Rochester Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:10 AM PDT
In the biggest speech of his political career, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan went after President Obama and did what every good running-mate does: promote the top of the ticket. YNN's Grace Rauh filed the following report. |
Fact Check: Rand Paul, Obama and debt
CNN Political Ticker Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:07 AM PDT
(CNN) â€" Sen. Rand Paul, the son of libertarian-leaning Republican Ron Paul, threw some red meat to the Republican National Convention crowd Wednesday night by counting up the increase in the debt under the Obama administration. "President Obama's administration will add nearly $6 trillion to our national debt in just one term," said Paul, whom [...] |
Romney to conclude GOP convention with defining speech
CNN Political Ticker Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:07 AM PDT
Tampa, Florida (CNN) - Paul Ryan energized the Republican National Convention with a powerful attack on President Barack Obama that championed conservative principles, setting the stage for Mitt Romney's defining speech on Thursday night to accept the party's presidential nomination. In the biggest speech of his still young political career, the Republican vice presidential nominee [...] |
Fact Check: Paul Ryan misleads on debt panel's spending cut plan
CNN Political Ticker Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:07 AM PDT
(CNN) - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has a carefully crafted reputation as a deficit hawk on Capitol Hill, and used those credentials to attack the growth of the federal debt on President Barack Obama's watch. "He created a bipartisan debt commission. They came back with an urgent report. He thanked them, sent them [...] |
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