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Obama mocks Romney as ‘getting tough on Big Bird’
DENVER—President Barack Obama, stung by bad reviews in his first debate of the 2012 White House race, joked Thursday that the "very spirited fellow" onstage with him was "not the real Mitt Romney." Obama also mocked the former Massachusetts governor's pledge to cut government subsidies for PBS as "finally getting tough on Big Bird." "When [...] Full Story | Top |
Hidden Powers of Your Mouse
You use your mouse for just about everything: you drag, you drop, you highlight, you scroll. But even if you click your mouse a thousand times a day, I bet I've got a few secret mouse tricks you've never heard of. Click Tricks You surely know that double clicking highlights a word, and you might [...] Full Story | Top |
For Obama, words not said in debate spoke the loudest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During their 90-minute debate on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama talked four minutes longer than Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But when the debate was over, it was what Obama didn't say that defined the evening - and helped make it a good one for Romney. In a debate that largely was a mix of campaign talking points and tedious policy detail, the themes that Obama's campaign have emphasized to drive down Romney's approval ratings did not surface. ... Full Story | Top |
KitchenAid tweet about Obama’s dead grandmother brings apology
KitchenAid, maker of dishwashers and other home appliances, has a big social media mess to clean up. During Wednesday night's presidential debate, Barack Obama credited his tenacious grandmother who helped raise him and passed away three days before he was elected president. Moments later, @KitchenAidUSA, the company's official Twitter account, sent this: "Obamas gma even [...] Full Story | Top |
Spidery black objects on Mars surface raise speculation
Someone alert Ziggy Stardust, there appear to be spiders on Mars. Strange black objects seen from 200 miles above the surface of Mars are generating interest and speculation that the unidentified objects could be anything from geysers to sunbathing colonies of microorganisms. NPR presents several photos of the objects, including one taken by the Mars [...] Full Story | Top |
Lehrer’s debate moderation mauled by critics
It was a rough night for President Barack Obama and Big Bird at the first of three presidential debates. It was even worse for Jim Lehrer. The 78-year-old moderator, who is executive editor and former anchor of "PBS NewsHour," was torn apart by critics who said he lost control of the debate, held at the [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney goes on offense against subdued Obama in first debate
Click image to see more photos from the debate. (David Goldman/Eric Gay/AP) President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney squared off in their first face-to-face presidential debate Wednesday, battling for more than an hour over the future of the economy, the federal budget, tax cuts, education, health care and even the future of Big [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney's strong debate showing puts Europe on edge
 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lackluster performance in the first U.S. election debate provoked uneasiness in European capitals on Thursday, where hopes are mostly, if unofficially, pinned on his securing a second term. While a lot can change before the November 6 vote, and Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will go head to head twice more before then, polling conducted immediately after the debate showed Romney came out overwhelmingly on top. A flash poll by CNN showed 67 percent of viewers thought Romney had 'won', with just 25 percent for Obama. ...
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Romney gains ground on Obama after strong debate
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney gained ground on Democratic President Barack Obama after a strong performance in their first debate heading into the November 6 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken after their prime-time face-off. Romney is now viewed positively by 51 percent of voters, the first time he has enjoyed a net positive in the U.S. presidential race, the poll found. Obama's favorability rating remained unchanged at 56 percent, according to the poll. ...
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Chris Matthews is still angry about Obama’s debate performance
Minutes after Wednesday's presidential debate ended, MSNBC host Chris Matthews unloaded on President Barack Obama's lackluster performance. Thursday morning, he was still fired up. "The way the president handled it was just not up to the task," Matthews, still in Denver where the debate was held, said in a remote interview on the "Today" show. [...] Full Story | Top |
Mitt Romney won the debate. Why does that matter?
According to the Pew Research Center, the percentage of Americans who self-identify as Republicans, Democrats, and Independents is 24, 32, and 38, respectively. My father self-identifies as an Independent, which in his case means voting straight-ticket Republican. Most self-proclaimed Independents are not Independents at all, but rather people who believe that claiming party affiliation is unseemly or somehow leeches away their cherished independence of mind. Of course, this is perfectly nuts. Most of us are guided by a few core philosophical principles when it comes how we think about national governance, and these principles can be reliably excavated with three simple questions. Full Story | Top |
In North Dakota, hard to tell an oil millionaire from regular Joe
 STANLEY, North Dakota (Reuters) - The retired men shooting the breeze at Joyce's Cafe in Stanley don't look like oil barons but appearances can be deceptive, especially in North Dakota. Take Robert Western, a farmer who was dressed in rumpled overalls and a baseball cap as he sipped coffee and discussed the oil boom that has transformed this once sleepy town. "Some of the younger people buy a lot more - machinery, vehicles, things like that," said the 75-year-old Western. "The rest of us, I guess it doesn't alter our lifestyle a great deal. I don't have a lot of needs. ...
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Debates don’t move polls. Debate winners do.
Mitt Romney won the first debate; virtual every snap poll and snap pundit agrees on this point. As the 90-minute debate wore on, the Republican challenger's odds of unseating President Barack Obama rose about 5 percentage points to 31 percent in the Signal's election model, driven by gamblers who dumped the president's stock during and [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama camp: ‘Testy' Romney lacked specifics
DENVER - Amid the widespread judgment by the news media that Mitt Romney beat President Barack Obama in their first debate, top aides to the incumbent argued that the challenger came off as unlikable and failed to offer the policy specifics Americans want. "The governor had a tough debate, he was testy. He wanted to [...] Full Story | Top |
How Big Bird won the first presidential debate of 2012
To the list of "unlikely subjects of political discussion, 2012," please add one beloved "Sesame Street" character. The 8'2" bird entered the conversation at Monday's first presidential debate in Denver, Colorado, when Republican candidate Mitt Romney answered a question about what he would cut from federal spending. He included the federal subsidy to PBS, which [...] Full Story | Top |
Boy Scout denied Eagle award after coming out
[Updated at 5:50 p.m. ET] A longtime Boy Scout claims he's being denied the organization's highest honor because he's gay. Ryan Andresen, who lives near San Francisco, recently finished an extensive service project needed to earn his Eagle Scout award, but his troop leader refuses to give him the rank. "He said he can't because [...] Full Story | Top |
‘Ruined Spanish Fresco Monkey Jesus’ costume makes rounds on Internet
In what could be called a Halloween costume work of art, "Ruined Spanish Fresco Monkey Jesus" is buzzing as one of this year's top getups. Inspired by the gaffe of an elderly woman who failed to restore a 19th-century painting of the face of Jesus called "Ecce Homo," Reddit user Spinjump crafted his masterpiece, which [...] Full Story | Top |
Independent voter numbers have surged in battleground states since 2008
JUPITER, Fla.—If current voter registration trends continue, both the Republican and Democratic parties may have a serious numbers problem. Since President Barack Obama was elected in November 2008, the number of voters registered as independents or with a third party has surged in several key states, while those registered with both major parties have dropped [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama faces another hurdle: Friday's jobless report
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has survived months of lackluster reports on the nation's unemployment with little effect on his approval ratings or his poll lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney, but that could change on Friday. After a subpar performance Wednesday night against a sharp Romney in their first presidential debate, Obama suddenly seems vulnerable to any bad news. That makes the Labor Department's jobs report for September, which will be released Friday morning, a potential hurdle for Obama in the presidential race. Polls have indicated that the weak U.S. ...
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U.S. authorities charge 91 in $430 million Medicare fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ninety-one people including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals were charged criminally in a new sweep of Medicare fraud involving seven U.S. cities and $430 million in alleged false billing, officials said on Thursday. It was the government's second big raid in recent months after a similar effort in May alleged $452 million in fraud in Medicare, the U.S. health program for the elderly and disabled. ... Full Story | Top |
On the Romney plane, laughter and smiles after the debate
ABOARD THE ROMNEY PLANE EN ROUTE TO VIRGINIA—Reporters couldn't quite see Mitt Romney, but they could hear him. As his campaign plane crawled along the tarmac in Denver the morning after his first debate with President Barack Obama, the Republican nominee's distinctive laugh could be heard repeatedly in the front cabin of his aircraft. "Ha [...] Full Story | Top |
Researchers Unearth Bacterium that Produces Pure Gold
Gold is now being sold at one of its highest rates in years. Wouldn't it be nice if you could figure out a way to make your own gold? Two professors at Michigan State University may have beaten you to it. They have discovered a way to use bacteria to make 99.9% pure gold. Kazem [...] Full Story | Top |
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