Retired Army Gen. Colin Powell, a former secretary of state for one Republican president and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff for another Republican president, re-upped with President Barack Obama today. Powell, who had endorsed the Democrat for election...
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President Barack Obama with former Secretary of State General Colin Powell during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in this file photo.
Colin Powell: Obama — `Long Patrol’
Swing-State Polls: Contest Tightens
A series of new polls of competitive states shows the race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney tightening since their debate last week — so much so that they conflict over who’s leading in Virginia. A CBS...
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Jon Bon Jovi performs at an early vote event for Obama for America at the House of Blues inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on the last day Nevadans are able to register to vote October 6, 2012 in Las Vegas Nevada.
Jon Bon Jovi Plays `Flawlessly’ — Obama: `Can’t Always Say the Same’
In public and private settings, President Barack Obama had some fun at his own expense. With his widely panned first-debate performance. “I’m a big believer in closing the deal,” Obama said last night at a campaign fundraiser with about 150...
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President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are seen at the Lavanderia coin laundry during their televised debate on October 3, 2012 in Miami.
Debates: 67 Million Watch, Fox No. 1
Updated at 6:15 pm EDT: With 67.2 million people tuning in to the presidential debate last night, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney drew an audience 28 percent bigger than the first face-off between then-candidate Obama and challenger John...
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Mitt Romney during a campaign rally at SeaGate Convention Centre on Sept. 26, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio.
Romney’s Talking Point: 6-pct Lag
Any good campaign needs to dust off its talking points from time to time. In an interview aired over the weekend, Republican Mitt Romney was asked when he, known as “a turnaround artist” in business, is planning to put his...
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`Bump in the Road:’ Republicans Repeating Obama’s Words for Him
The Republican National Committee’s new ad opens with chaos in the streets of Libya, gunfire and headlines about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador, Chris Stevens. ”I said even at the time, this...
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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event on Sept. 13, 2012 in Golden, Colorado.
Obama Gains Footing in Key States
President Barack Obama has gained a stronger footing in three states which he won in 2008, three states which Republican Mitt Romney hopes to take from him in November. Obama is favored by at least 50 percent of likely voters in...
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David Letterman, in a file photo from a broadcast on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012.
Letterman: `Haven’t Seen Me Naked,’ Obama: `Let’s Keep it That Way’
President Barack Obama turned down two offers from David Letterman today. One: seeing the late-night talk show host naked. Two: speaking to the empty chair beside him on the CBS set. Obama, whose appearance airs tonight, was asked by Letterman...
Read more »Obama’s Audience Off from 2008 — Romney Competed with Eastwood
President Barack Obama drew a bigger national television audience at his convention than Republican nominee Mitt Romney did at his, the ratings show. Yet TV viewership this year was off from 2008, according to Nielsen Media Research. Fox News ruled...
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Fox News interview with Ronald Reagan's son Michael Reagan during the RNC in Tampa.
Fox News: 36 pct of Convention View
Who was watching Mitt Romney accept his party’s presidential nomination? A lot of Fox News Channel viewers. With about 25 million tuning in, more than 9 million punched Fox. The ratings from Nielsen Media Research show 9.1 million tuning in...
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