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Romney rolls out former Vatican envoys’ endorsement
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney, a Mormon facing doubts about his conservative credentials, said Saturday he had the endorsement of five former US ambassadors to the Vatican. Romney’s campaign unveiled a letter from the ex-envoys hours before a debate in which he was to face off against his rivals,…
Gingrich complains gays rights questions are ‘anti-Christian bigotry’
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich blasted moderators at a debate in New Hampshire Saturday for “anti-Christian bigotry” after they asked several of the GOP hopefuls about gay rights. “I just want to raise a point about the news media bias,” the former House Speaker complained to ABC’s Diane Sawyer. “You…
DNC chair calls Romney a ‘job cremator’
Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz spoke to reporters tonight in New Hampshre in advance of this weekend’s Republican primary debate. According to Benjy Sarlin at Talking Points Memo, the Florida Congresswoman took sharp aim at presumed front-runner Mitt Romney, questioning not only his record but his putative position…
In South Carolina primary, a fundraising showdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The obscure groups behind the spending spree in the race for the Republican nomination for president are about to take it up a notch. Super PACs, the fundraising giants that have already reshaped the campaign by spending millions of dollars for ads on TV, radio and websites,…
Obama vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ to grow economy
US President Barack Obama promised on Saturday to do “whatever it takes” to maintain growth in the US economy as he announced a summit with business leaders dedicated to job creation at home. “This year, I’m going to keep doing whatever it takes to move this economy forward and to…
Texas election map fight goes before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court next week will step into a partisan battle over remapping congressional districts in Texas, the court’s first review of political boundary-drawing resulting from the 2010 U.S. census, with elections ahead in November. At issue in Monday ‘s arguments will be whether Texas uses maps…
Gingrich blasts Romney on abortion, taxing the blind
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich assailed rival Mitt Romney on Friday, accusing him of paying for abortions with tax dollars and raising taxes on blind people. In a conference call with South Carolina supporters, Gingrich said Romney is a “Massachusetts moderate in the same…
Romney says rivals will close ranks to fight Obama
Mitt Romney predicted Friday that he and his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination will ultimately close ranks to ensure that Barack Obama is turned out of the White House. “We’ll put our egos and bruised feelings aside and then come back and do what’s the right thing for our…
New book describes tension between Michelle Obama and White House staff
A new book detailing life in the White House describes high tension under the tenure of Barack Obama as First Lady Michelle Obama struggled with his top aides over the direction of his presidency. She “cherished the idea of her husband as a transformational figure” but battled with White House…
Paul repudiates supporter’s ‘China Jon’ Huntsman ad
NASHUA, New Hampshire — Republican White House hopeful Ron Paul on Friday repudiated an ad, made by a supporter, that attacks rival Jon Huntsman over his ties to China and suggests he was brainwashed by Beijing. “I haven’t look at it, but I understand it’s an ugly ad, and I’ve…
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