Politics

  • Obama, Romney wrangle over differing tax plans

    Updated: Wed Oct 3, 2012 10:08 PM

    President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are sparring in the first presidential debate over their differing approaches to growing the economy.

  • Obama, Romney talk taxes, other issues

    Updated: Wed Oct 3, 2012 10:09 PM

    President Barack Obama has said at the presidential debate that he has a different approach about job creation than rival Mitt Romney, who Obama says favors "top down economic policies." Romney says he favors a different path to restoring the economy including energy independence, more trade, and championing small business.

  • Romney, Obama prepare for first debate tonight

    Updated: Wed Oct 3, 2012 4:47 PM

    They've spent a lot of time talking about each other -- and now, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be talking to each other, and to tens of millions of viewers of tonight's first debate between them.

  • Clinton takes on Romney over '47 percent' remarks

    Updated: Wed Oct 3, 2012 4:50 PM

    Democrats aren't easing up on their criticism of Mitt Romney over his secretly-recorded comments to donors in which he said it's not his job to care about the 47 percent of Americans who pay no federal taxes -- and, according to Romney, see themselves as victims.

  • Poll: Debates important to four in 10 voters

    Updated: Tue Oct 2, 2012 3:43 PM

    Nearly four in 10 voters (38%) say the upcoming debates will be either "extremely" or "quite" important in determining their vote for president.

  • Clinton pledges more aid to Syrian rebels

    Updated: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:38 PM

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pledging millions more dollars in American assistance to the Syrian opposition as the U.S. and its allies explore new ways to help those seeking to oust President Bashar Assad.

  • White House: US, Israel in full agreement on Iran

    Updated: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:35 PM

    The White House says President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remain in "full agreement" about keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

  • Obama mixes debate preparation with fundraising

    Updated: Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:45 PM

    President Barack Obama is practicing for his first debate with Republican Mitt Romney before spending the rest of Friday fundraising in Washington.

  • Romney: A win in Pennsylvania would be a 'shock'

    Updated: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:31 PM

    Mitt Romney is acknowledging that he has an uphill battle ahead in Pennsylvania -- telling supporters it would be a "shock" if he's able to overcome President Barack Obama's lead in the state.

  • First presidential debate Wednesday

    Updated: Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:40 PM

    The Obama campaign says it expects Mitt Romney "to be a prepared, disciplined and aggressive debater" when the two meet in Denver Wednesday.

  • Bill Clinton to campaign for Obama in NH

    Updated: Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:38 PM

    Obama's campaign says the former president will hold an event in New Hampshire on Wednesday, the day of the first presidential debate. Obama and Republican Mitt Romney debate two more times in October.

  • Obama says Romney has 'newfound outrage' on China

    Updated: Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:01 PM

    President Barack Obama is accusing Republican Mitt Romney of showing "newfound outrage" on cracking down on China, saying his rival's approach is "just not credible."

  • Romney: US aid should encourage open markets

    Updated: Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:44 PM

    In order to help the developing world, Mitt Romney says, U.S. aid must be used to promote work and free enterprise.

  • Romney says he won't gut teachers' power to strike

    Updated: Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:41 PM

    Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says he wouldn't stop teachers from being able to strike.

  • Obama outlines steps to fight human trafficking

    Updated: Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:38 PM

    President Barack Obama is calling human trafficking "modern slavery," outlining new steps to combat the exploitation of workers and children in the United States and overseas.

  • Obama condemns violence tied to anti-Muslim film

    Updated: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:30 PM

    President Barack Obama is condemning an anti-Muslim film and the violence in the Middle East that has followed its release, saying there is "no speech that justifies mindless violence."

  • Candidates make subtle jabs on foreign policy

    Updated: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:28 PM

    The presidential candidates have been laying out their visions of America's role in the world today -- while also taking subtle political jabs at each other.

  • Romney: Foreign policy shouldn't react to events

    Updated: Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:57 PM

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says U.S. foreign policy should not be conducted "at the mercy of events" overseas. He also says the death of a U.S. ambassador in Libya and unrest in the Middle East are more than just bumps in the road.

  • Romney criticizes Obama for 'bumps' comments

    Updated: Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:53 PM

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he can't imagine calling the killing of a U.S. ambassador a "bump in the road."

  • Republicans look for voter fraud but find little

    Updated: Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:49 PM

    Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem.

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