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Cain still believes ‘liberals want to destroy this country’
It was quite the interview new Republican presidential frontunner Herman Cain had with David Gregory on Meet The Press Sunday morning. When Gregory asked Cain about his previous comments on liberals wanting to destroy America, Cain did not back down from those statements, highlighting likely cuts to defense spending as…
Axelrod: GOP doesn’t understand Occupy Wall Street
President Obama’s top political adviser said Sunday that Republican presidential candidates who want to “roll back Wall Street reforms” obviously don’t understand the Occupy Wall Street movement. “I don’t think any American is impressed when they see Gov. Romney and all Republican candidates say the first thing they’ll do is…
Video game maker revels in Sim City’s similarities to Cain’s tax plan
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Herman Cain has soared to the top of the Republican presidential polls by touting his 9-9-9 tax plan as the solution to everything from unemployment to deflated housing prices. Now, the similarity of the plan to one used in a version of hit video game…
California to allow political donations via text message
No longer just for keeping in touch and playing Angry Birds, your phone could serve a new purpose: donating to your favorite political candidate. California became the first state in the country Thursday to allow political donations via text message, Politico reported. The California Fair Political Practices Commission approved text…
Anita Perry: GOP attacking husband ‘because of his faith’
Texas First Lady Anita Perry says that her husband is being persecuted by the media and the Republican establishment “because of his faith.” “It’s been a rough month,” Anita Perry told supporters at North Greenville University Thursday. “We’ve been brutalized, eaten up and chewed up in the press.” “After Rick…
Obama calls Fox News reporter ‘the spokesperson for Mitt Romney’
President Barack Obama called out Fox News’ Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry Thursday as a “spokesperson for Mitt Romney.” During a joint news conference with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, the president allowed Henry to asked the first question. “President Obama, I wanted to get your first reaction to…
Poll: ‘Occupy Wall St.’ much more popular than Obama, tea party
A poll by Time released Thursday, which asked participants’ opinions on President Barack Obama’s job performance, the impact of the tea party and views of “Occupy Wall Street,” contains a startling revelation that the national press hasn’t quite pieced together yet: the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters have a higher approval…
Santorum heckler at GOP debate outraged over booing of gay soldier
The mystery of who heckled candidates at Tuesday night’s The Washington Post/Bloomberg Republican presidential debate has been solved. Andrew Vera of Hanover, New Hampshire told ConcordPatch that he raised his voice after Rick Santorum, who vehemently opposes same sex marriage, blamed the faltering U.S. economy on “the breakdown of the…
Obama and Democrats raise $70 million in quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $70 million from July to September for his re-election bid, the campaign said on Thursday, topping a $55 million target. The report shows that Obama’s money train did not stall amid protracted summer debt talks and…
Texas grant recipients gave millions to Governor Perry
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Businesses that won grants from a Texas economic development fund contributed $7 million to Governor Rick Perry and the Republican Governors Association, which supports him, a report by a watchdog group said on Thursday. Perry has made his job creation record in Texas a central…
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