`Where is Dwight Eisenhower when we need him?” asks Susan Eisenhower, the former president’s granddaughter and an expert on international security issues, in a blistering critique of Republican Mitt Romney’s defense proposals. “What makes Romney’s proposals of a defense spending...
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivers remarks at a rally in Apopka, Florida on October 6, 2012.
In the Hunt: Romney’s Big Mo’
Republican Senate candidates hope some of Mitt Romney’s momentum rubs off on them, Bloomberg’s Al Hunt says in today’s “In the Hunt.” He breaks down Republicans’ chances of winning the Senate and highlights some key races for the party. Watch...
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President Obama is greeted by supporters after arriving at Rickenbacker Inland Port on October 9, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio.
Obama’s Ohio Advantage Narrows
President Barack Obama’s advantage over Republican Mitt Romney has narrowed in Ohio, according to a new CNN poll of likely voters there. The survey found 51 percent supporting Obama, 47 percent Romney. The president had held a 52-43 percent lead...
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Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at a rally on a farm on October 9, 2012 near Van Meter, Iowa.
Romney Recalls Navy SEAL — Making a Private Man More Public
During the holidays several years ago, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney received a mailer — more of a flyer, really — dropped into the mailbox of his second home in La Jolla, California. The paper was an invitation to a...
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After a friendly meeting in Danville, Kentucky, Vice President Joe Biden will fly to Rep. Paul Ryan’s backyard, perhaps to praise his debate opponent’s performance. Or not. For an indication of just how confrontational Biden will be when he faces...
Read more »Obama Backer Andrew Sullivan Glimpses His Apocalypse
Andrew Sullivan, the former New Republic editor who is among President Barack Obama’s most rabid supporters in the blogosphere, had a bad feeling at the end of the Oct. 3 debate between his favored candidate and Mitt Romney. With the passage of...
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Big Bird from "Follow That Bird," presented by Sesame Street.
Obama’s Big Bird Trap: That Debate
Has President Barack Obama walked into a Big Bird trap? The president has had no shortage of fun over the past week with Republican Mitt Romney’s evocation of the Sesame Street favorite in their first debate. The president has played...
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, is seen at an undisclosed location in this 2012 handout photo. PBS's "The Choice 2012" presents dual biographies of the presidential candidates.
Romney Edges Obama with Likely Voters — Gallup’s First Take
Mitt Romney has taken a modest lead over President Barack Obama among likely voters surveyed over the past week by Gallup: Romney49 percent, Obama 47 — a marginal tie in statistical terms. For months, Gallup’s daily tracking survey has shown...
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A person dressed up as Big Bird holds a sign against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney outside the Romney headquarters, on Oct. 8, 2012 in Derry, N.H.
Sesame Street: Free Big Bird
Updated at 1:38 pm EDT The folks who bring us Big Bird, Elmo and friends aren’t happy about the big yellow bird appearing in President Barack Obama’s campaign ad. “Sesame Workshop is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization and we do not...
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Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 5, 2012.
Schumer Draws Line on Tax Rates
Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat, says any savings from closing tax loopholes should be used to reduce the federal deficit, not to lower tax rates for wealthy Americans. Schumer backed the 1986 tax reform legislation that did cut...
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