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Obama rebuffs Romney on ‘exceptional’ America
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Monday hit back at his likely Republican election foe Mitt Romney, who questioned whether he shared the notion that America is a uniquely virtuous nation. At the weekend, Romney appeared to tap into the view, prevalent among the conservative grass roots, that Obama…
Mitt Romney gets a public spanking by Obama’s foreign policy advisors
It’s not rare these days to hear Mitt Romney lying his ass off about President Obama and all the things President Romney would do to make things better. However, it IS rare to see as thorough and effective a response as the one from President Obama’s foreign policy team this…
‘Huge shift’ among female voters gives Obama lead in battleground states
There is often a gender gap between the two political parties, with woman voters tending to favor the Democrats while a majority of men support Republican candidates. In recent weeks, however, as the Republican Party has become embroiled in the contraception issue, that gap has widened into an abyss. A…
Santorum: GOP thinks voters ‘need Mitt Romney shoved down their throat’
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says that GOP leaders are making a mistake by “trying to convince the Republicans across this country that they need Mitt Romney shoved down their throat.” In an interview on Sunday, the former Pennsylvania senator told NBC host Savannah Guthrie that he wasn’t getting out…
Gingrich admits Romney will ‘probably’ win but refuses to concede
Empty of funds, Gingrich adds that Mitt Romney is ‘clearly the frontrunner’ but remains defiant against calls for him to quit Newt Gingrich has come the closest yet to acknowledging what just about everyone else in the political world has already decided: that he has no chance of becoming the…
Tangled web connects candidates to super PACs
For an example of the fluidity of campaign finance rules, as well as the tangled web of connections between candidates and super PACs, look no further than the digital consulting firm Targeted Victory. So far, the firm’s hauled in $4.1 million working for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and American Crossroads,…
White House to Romney: Cold War over
WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday praised Russia’s cooperation as it hit back against fresh charges by rival Mitt Romney that President Barack Obama has shown “breathtaking weakness” toward Moscow. The comments were the latest salvoes in a row over Russia policy, triggered after Obama was caught on an…
Gingrich promises to stay in race after cutting one-third of his staff
Gingrich remains defiant and says he is downsizing in order to stay in the race until Republican convention in Tampa in August Newt Gingrich admitted on Wednesday that his campaign is struggling financially, which forcing him to cut his staff by a third – but vowed he intends to remain…
Arlen Specter: Mitt Romney changes positions more than a porn star
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (D) on Wednesday compared Mitt Romney to an actress in pornographic films because he had shifted position so often throughout his political career. “The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can’t recognize Mitt Romney,” Specter told MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski. “What Mitt…
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark accuses Romney of ‘rehashing Cold War fears’
Former Democratic presidential candidate and retired Gen. Wesley Clark on Tuesday blasted Mitt Romney for claiming that Russia was the “number one geopolitical foe” of the United States. “Surely one lesson of the 21st Century is that America’s security in the world depends on making more friends and fewer enemies,”…
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