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Washington man arrested for online threat against Obama
A Seattle-area man was arrested Tuesday after emailing a threat against President Barack Obama to an FBI account. According to KOMO-TV, Secret Service agents went to the Federal Way home of 31-year-old Anton Caluori immediately after the emails were intercepted. The nature of the threat was not revealed, but when…
Top U.S. general blasts ex-officers for attacking Obama
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT — US military chief General Martin Dempsey denounced ex-officers Tuesday for waging a campaign against President Barack Obama, arguing that soldiers had a duty to stay above the political fray. Wading into a potential minefield during a hotly contested White House race, Dempsey voiced his…
Romney nets $6-7 million in one fundraising day
WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Mitt Romney raked in as much as $7 million in a single day of fundraising as the Republican padded his campaign war chest for the showdown with President Barack Obama. Traveling press secretary Rick Gorka said Romney would clear somewhere between $6 million and $7…
Beer lovers seek secret White House brewing recipe
Home-brewing advocates have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking information about President Barack Obama’s beer recipe, according to Government Executive. “Disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities…
Perry directs Texas agencies to ignore Obama’s immigration order
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) directed state agencies this week to ignore President Barack Obama’s order on “deferred action” for undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children, saying that the order was “a slap in the face to the rule of law and our Constitutional framework of…
Romney team releases new version of widely discredited welfare ad
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign on Monday released a new advertisement that repeats claims that have been widely been denounced as untrue. “Since 1996, welfare recipients were required to work. This bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. Only July 12, Obama quietly ended the work requirement, gutting welfare reform. One of…
Julian Assange: U.S. must renounce WikiLeaks witch hunt
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Sunday made his first public appearance in two months, urging President Barack Obama “to do the right thing.” The head of the anti-secrecy website has fought for two years against his extradition to Sweden, where he’s wanted for questioning in relation to allegations of sexual…
Santorum claims that saying ‘y’all’ is divisive
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says that Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama are “dividing this country” by playing the race card and using words like “y’all.” CNN host Jim Acosta on Sunday asked if it was fair for Romney to complain about the tone of the…
The political emergence of Michelle Obama
With charm, hidden steel and growing political skill, First Lady Michelle Obama is injecting a timely jolt of verve into her husband’s battered political brand. The price of a sluggish economic recovery weighs heavily on President Barack Obama as he wages a tough reelection fight against Republican Mitt Romney. But…
Paul Ryan tax returns show 15.9% rate in 2010
RIVERHEAD, New York — Mitt Romney’s campaign released the latest two years of tax returns for Paul Ryan, showing his running mate paid a 15.9 percent tax rate in 2010 and a 20 percent rate last year. The policy of releasing two years of tax data dovetails with Romney, whose…
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