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Obama, Romney go head-to-head on economy
CLEVELAND, Ohio — President Barack Obama and his Republican foe Mitt Romney offered sharply differing visions of how to fix the rocky US economy Thursday, in dueling speeches in swing state Ohio. Obama hoped to create momentum behind his reelection bid, which has been complicated by a rise in the…
Washington parent: Sex education is ‘just the same as raping somebody’
Parents in Washington state — and a few conservative websites — are outraged after an elementary school principal described sex acts during a sexual education class last week. According to KCPQ, the principal of Onalaska Elementary School was talking to 11- and 12-year-old students about HIV and sexually transmitted diseases…
Arizona Republican official accuses women of ‘bitch session’
A spokesperson for the Arizona Republican Party recently lashed out at two women by saying they were having a “bitch session” when they complained about conservative politicians in the state. In a piece published by The Arizona Republic on Saturday, GOP donor Kathy Petsas told columnist Laurie Roberts that to…
Wife of Utah GOP chair sends gay Republican candidate homophobic email
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) may have the Republican nomination all but sewn up, but that has not stopped openly gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger from continuing to tour the election circuit in search of supporters. According to Karger’s website, however, not everyone on his side of the…
Forget Obama Girl, ‘Obama Boy’ sings about his ‘crush on Obama’
Obama Girl is so 2008. President Barack Obama’s recent decision to support same sex marriage has inspired a new video where “Obama Boy” sings about his “crush on Obama.” “The day President Obama went on record saying he was pro-gay marriage, I came up with the concept and wrote the…
Meghan McCain says she doesn’t use marijuana… frequently
The daughter of former Republican presidential nominee John McCain says she supports the legalization of marijuana, but doesn’t use the drug — at least not “frequently.” Meghan McCain on Tuesday explained to NBC host Jay Leno why she made the decision to support marijuana legalization in her latest book, America,…
New Obama ad mocks ‘out of touch’ Romney
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s campaign savagely mocked Mitt Romney as “out of touch” with ordinary Americans Wednesday with a web video featuring a highlight reel of the Republican’s gaffes. The move came as Romney, a multi-millionaire former venture capitalist, argues that it is Obama that has lost touch with…
Romney tells D.C.: business not the enemy
WASHINGTON — Preaching to the converted on lower taxes and less regulation, Republican Mitt Romney courted more than 100 of America’s top chief executives Wednesday demanding government be an ally of enterprise, “not the enemy.” The man challenging President Barack Obama for the White House in November made a rare…
ACLU sues over North Carolina’s same sex adoption ban
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday announced that it had filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s second parent adoption ban, which effective prevents same sex partner’s from adopting children. The lawsuit filed in federal court on behalf of six same sex couples claims that the law violates the…
Tea party senator wants JPMorgan CEO to ‘guide’ Congress on banking regulation
Tea party favorite Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) on Wednesday asked JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, who recently announced that his company had lost at least $2 billion in the derivative market, to “guide” Congress in creating friendly banking regulations. During a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, DeMint told Dimon that lawmakers…
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