In Washington, the time-honored threat of the impact of government budget cuts has centered on closing the Washington Monument. The obelisk on the National Mall is already closed, however — thanks to repairs underway following the 2011 earthquake centered in...
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Elementary school kids pose for a picture in front of the White House on March 8, 2013. Their class had the last tour of the day.
Obama Asks Secret Service to Let Schoolkids in for White House Tours
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Sen. Rand Paul during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Rand Paul vs. Kerry-Clinton Democrats
Sen. Rand Paul is laying down some fire lines. The Kentucky Republican and son of former Texas congressman Ron Paul, said to be considering a presidential campaign of his own, has revealed a take-no-hostages approach to his questioning of departing...
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Pakistani activists of the hard line Sunni party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) beat a protrait ofPresident Barack Obama during a protest against an anti-Islam movie in Peshawar.
Obama: `Awful Things Every Day’
President Barack Obama managed to draw some actual laughs in an otherwise somber speech today to the United Nations General Assembly when he explained why the U.S. doesn’t ban videos such as the anti-Muslim screed that sparked attacks on U.S. embassies...
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Joe Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski host the 'Morning Joe' show.
Scarborough to Romney: Comfort? — `Go Back to Boston’
Joe Scarborough: former Republican congressman from Florida, co-host of the most popular morning cable news show, “Morning Joe.” And for months now: one of the most vocal critics of his party’s candidates for president. Today, on MSNBC, Scarborough was on...
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Supporters shout "USA! USA!" as they attempt to drown out a protester as Mitt Romney campaigned in Fairfax, Va., on Sept. 13, 2012.
Romney on Obama’s `Shoot First, Aim Later’ Critique: `Politics’
What does Mitt Romney have to say about President Barack Obama’s “shoot first, aim later” comment about his Republican rival’s approach to important matters? “Well, this is politics,” Romney says. “I’m not going to worry about the campaign.” Romney’s remarks...
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Mitt Romney arrives at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Va., on Sept. 12, 2012.
Romney: U.S. at `Mercy of Events’
Republican Mitt Romney has fielded criticism this week for his comments about the U.S. embassy and consulate attacks in Egypt and Libya — with President Barack Obama accusing his rival of shooting first, aiming later. Campaigning today in one of...
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President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign stop on September 12, 2012 in Las Vegas.
Obama: Romney Shoots First, Aims Later — Americans can `Judge’
The trailer for a two-hour movie criticizing Islam, the producer calling the religion “a cancer,” was online for over two months before the Grand Mufti of Egypt issued a statement this week condemning the film: “Freedom of speech does not...
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A copy of Mitt Romney's book at a rally in Flint, Michigan.
Romney Takes Page From Book Title: ‘No Apology’
This country’s political dialogue will be dominated for days to come by the controversy surrounding Mitt Romney’s attack on diplomatic tweets and statements coming out of Cairo yesterday. The U.S. embassy in Egypt initially tried to calm protests with these...
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Mitt Romney comments on the killing of U.S. embassy officials in Benghazi, Libya, while speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 12, 2012.
Romney’s Foreign Policy: `Talking Points’ in Hill Political Feud
On Capitol Hill, a debate is a matter of “talking points.” And message coaches. Mitt Romney’s campaign circulated its “surrogate message points” to surrogates on the Hill and elsewhere today, as the Republican presidential nominee came under political fire for...
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Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Sept. 11, 2012.
Romney Criticizes Obama on Foreign Affairs
Republican Mitt Romney criticized the Obama administration’s handling of foreign affairs, after attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya brought foreign policy issues to the forefront of the presidential campaign. A statement by the Romney campaign called the...
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