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Will Obama face blowback for not closing Gitmo?
US President Barack Obama’s unfulfilled promise to close Guantanamo Bay is a lesson in how soaring campaign vows can wilt in the partisan stew and entrenched obstructionism of Washington politics. Stalled efforts to close the war on terror camp also reflect the intricate, and often immovable homeland security state built…
‘Political junkies’ flock to New Hampshire for their ‘fix’
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Every four years out-of-state “political junkies” descend on New Hampshire aiming to glimpse US candidates for president, snap up campaign collectibles, and become smarter voters. See that older man with the Mitt Romney For President baseball cap, the Mitt Romney For President sticker on his jacket,…
Pelosi: Obama ‘should run against this do-nothing Congress’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Sunday advised President Barack Obama to make his re-election campaign a referendum on how little Republicans have accomplished since taking control of the House of Representatives. Last week, Obama responded to Republicans who had criticized him for appointing former Ohio Attorney General Richard…
Santorum says he would love gay son equally
CONCORD, New Hampshire — US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, a Christian conservative who fiercely opposes same-sex marriage, said Sunday he would love his son just as much if he were gay. Santorum, who has been strongly criticized for anti-gay remarks in the past, came under pressure to flesh out…
Ron Paul: ‘Entitlements are not rights’
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul claimed on Sunday that Americans don’t have a right to entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. During a debate hosted by NBC, WHDH’s Andy Hiller asked Paul: “In your opinion, what services are Americans entitled to expect to get from government?” “Entitlements are not rights,”…
Huntsman accused of video conspiracy to smear Ron Paul
A web consulting firm claims that a party close to Jon Huntsman’s campaign uploaded an offensive YouTube video to smear rival Ron Paul, according to Politico. The amateur-looking video, titled “Jon Huntsman’s Values,” suggests the candidate lacks American values based on his time spent abroad and adoption of children from…
Huntsman to Romney: While you were campaigning, I was serving my country
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman on Sunday lashed out at Mitt Romney for having the nerve to criticize him for serving his country as the ambassador to China while the former Massachusetts governor was busy raising money to run for the Republican nomination for president. “Governor, you were, the last…
Romney: ‘I don’t discriminate… I oppose same sex marriage’
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asserted on Sunday that his opposition to same sex marriage was not discrimination against gay people. During a GOP debate in New Hampshire Sunday, WHDH’s Andy Hiller asked Romney, “How have you stood up for gay rights, and when have you used your voice to…
Gingrich to Romney: ‘Drop the pious baloney’
During a GOP debate on Sunday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told Mitt Romney to “drop the pious baloney” after the former Massachusetts governor asserted that for him, “politics is not a career.” “I think it’s understandable and perhaps unusual that people who spend their life in politics imagine that…
Woman asks Santorum if he hates black people
Upset over Rick Santorum’s controversial comments on race earlier this week, an African-American woman sternly challenged the GOP presidential candidate Saturday afternoon. According to Think Progress, the woman confronted Santorum after his townhall event in Hollis, New Hampshire, telling him that black people aren’t the largest majority receiving welfare payments.…
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