Last night’s $40,000-a-ticket fundraiser at George Clooney’s pad in L.A. included a repeat performance by the Comedian-in-Chief. President Obama reportedly got a lot of laughs, just as he did two weeks ago at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The only...
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Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey signs his Barack Obama Hope artwork.
Obama’s Joke Failed Fact-Check
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PMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters in New York.
Bernie Sanders to Banks: It’s Time to Break Up
Washington’s anti-Wall Street crowd just got really, really lucky. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s announcement yesterday of a $2 billion trading loss from a steep bet it made is giving congressmen like Senator Bernie Sanders a renewed boost in their crusade against big banks....
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Mitt Romney walks with executives from Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, and Sen. Richard Burr, in Charlotte, N.C., on May 11, 2012.
Romney Stays in the Closet on Gay Marriage
It seems like nearly every political figure in America is talking about gay marriage this week — except Mitt Romney. The Republican presidential nominee has studiously avoided mentioning gay marriage — or any other divisive social issue — in event after event...
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Campaign worker William Pierce, of Warwick, R.I., stands in the lobby of the Radisson Hotel Before Republican presidential candidate, former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer held a news conference in Manchester, N.H.
Things Not to Worry About…
Dinosaurs, Mayan calendars, and Buddy Roemer as spoiler. So in case you were worried about the former Louisiana Governor running for president as in independent, pulling just enough votes to tip the race in favor of one of the major-party candidates,...
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Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren with her campaign deputy political director, Jess Torres, in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Women From Mass. Aren’t Marching En Masse to Higher Office
When you think of liberal, New England states, the one most likely to come to mind is probably Massachusetts. With a long history of liberal icons — from the Kennedys to Tip O’Neill to John Kerry, just to name a...
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A same-sex couple weds in San Francisco.
Obama, Romney: How Now?
Two big stories played out this week in the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Their lasting impact on the election contest remains to be seen. Obama, who had said before that he was “evolving”...
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Cynthia Quiroz directs people to the Liberty Tax Service in Miami.
Magic Number of the Day: $59.1 Billion
That was the federal government’s budget surplus in April, the first time since September 2008 that revenues exceeded outlays in a month, according to a Treasury Department statement. Receipts often spike in April, when individuals face a deadline to file...
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Sen. Pat Roberts.
Washington Daybook: Fun Raisin’
With the President traveling, the Senate out and the House holding only a pro forma session, members of Congress can focus on matters near and dear to their hearts, namely raising enough money for re-election, and having a good time too. For...
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon.
Jamie Dimon With $2 Billion ‘Egg on His Face’
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase and one of the most vocal defenders of the financial industry in Washington, may find himself in a tough spot now. Yesterday he announced the firm had a $2 billion trading loss after...
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The presidential SUV outside George Clooney's house on May 10, 2012 in Studio City, California.
Obama’s Clooney-envy
The precise setting for last night’s $40,000-a-ticket fundraiser at George Clooney’s Tudor-style digs in Los Angeles? His outdoor basketball court. However, it was so thoroughly made over with clear plastic tenting, dark carpeting, chartreuse wall upholstery, paper planters and dining tables that...
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