Barack Obama’s latest campaign finance report included an eye-catching payment of $17,550 to Evil Shenanigans Inc. Although that would be a clever name for a media agency specializing in attack ads, it’s actually just the company behind the Red Hot...
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Barack Obama/Joe Biden kick off campaign at the House of Blues on April 15, 2012.
The Price of Evil Shenanigans? Obama Pays $17,550
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President Barack Obama during a press conference on the second day of the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 21, 2012.
Obama to Romney: ‘You’re Missing What This Job is About’
This was an answer waiting for a question. The president got the question: ”Mr. President, could you give us your sense of just what private equity’s role is in stemming job losses as they seek a return on investment for...
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Meeting with President-elect Richard Nixon are from left standing: Bryce Harlow, assistant to the president; Paul McCracken, Chairman of Economics Advisors, Alan Greenspan, advisor to Nixon, Dr. Arthur Burns, seated left, Nixon, and Rep. Wilbur Mills, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in New York City on Dec. 4, 1968.
The Fed and the Election Cycle
The Fed is meant to be independent and free from political pressures emanating from Congress or the White House. That hasn’t always been the case. For instance, back in the early 70s, Fed Chairman Arthur Burns was pressured by Richard...
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Rep. Ron Paul at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall on April 20, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ron Paul Wins Delegates in Four States
Representative Ron Paul picked up Republican delegates in four states over the weekend even as he announced he would no longer spend money to compete in the remaining presidential primaries. While Paul has not won any primaries, he picked up delegates in Michigan, Minnesota,...
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President Barack Obama
Obama’s Latino Audience Awaits — as Romney Honors Cuban Liberation
Obama. In Orlando. Addressing Latino leaders. Sounds like the Obama campaign’s idea of a day well spent. The day is June 22, according to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. It says it has booked the president for...
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Romney Raising Money Behind Closed Doors
Mitt Romney is hard at work today trying to unseat President Obama, but don’t expect to see him at a rally or town hall in a battleground state. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is instead busy raising money in New York City behind...
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Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker.
Why Cory Booker is Private Equity’s Unlikely BFF
Henry Kravis and Steve Schwarzman should be scribbling thank you notes to Cory Booker today. The Newark mayor ignited a campaign firestorm over the weekend, calling for a stop to attacks on private equity, going so far as to call them “nauseating” and...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker
Booker, Obama, Romney and Bain
It probably didn’t help President Obama’s re-election campaign that — on the eve of its release of a Web-video attacking Mitt Romney’s record on jobs at Bain Capital — one of Obama’s best point-men would denounce this sort of tactic...
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Former U.S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
Washington Daybook: Getting in Touch with Henry Kissinger
What do former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Rep. Francisco Canseco and actor Jennifer Hudson have in common? They have all received very public, personal pat-downs from the Transportation Security Administration. Such incidents will be discussed today as the TSA hears...
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Shipping containers at the Port of New Orleans.
Fed Forecast Might Not Be as Cautious as You Think
While administration officials are cautious about touting any improvements in the U.S. economy right now, it turns out the Fed is more optimistic than Wall Street. The Federal Reserve projects 2.4 percent to 2.9 percent growth this year. Bloomberg’s Caroline...
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