CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 15 (UPI) — Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney urged a crowd at the Wyoming Republican Party state convention to support presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. Convention organizers weren’t sure Cheney would be able to attend the event
WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) —Mitt Romney’s claims about the loss of jobs for women in recent years were off base, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday. Geithner told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that saying women took the brunt
Beijing , April 15 (QNA) – China’s tourism revenues for the first quarter of 2012 were $102 billion, Chinese officials said Sunday. The figure represents a 23% increase compared to 2011. ‘China Daily’ newspaper has quoted thet Head of the
WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) —International developments will have a major influence on the ongoing recovery of the U.S. economy this year, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday. Geithner said the overall global economy and the direction of oil prices will
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 15 (UPI) —Israeli police blocked activists who attempted to fly into the country to protest Israel’s policies in the West Bank, officials said. Some 650 policemen were deployed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday to
HAMBURG, Germany, April 15 (UPI) —A German freighter allegedly loaded with Iranian weapons and ammunition for Syria was prevented from docking at a Syrian port, an official said. Luddkee told the German Web site the ship had been charted by
LOS ANGELES, April 12 (UPI) — “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Melissa Gilbert says she has had her first “gentle rehearsal” since suffering a concussion and whiplash in Los Angeles. Gilbert, 47, banged her head while competing Monday night. She
WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) —U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., says as many as 81 Democrats in Congress are members of the Communist Party. West’s comments came during a town hall event late Tuesday in Jensen Beach, Fla., but he has
PRINCETON, N.J., April 11 (UPI) —Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is the preferred presidential candidates of 42 percent of Republicans nationwide, Gallup said Wednesday. Rick Santorum, who announced Tuesday he was suspending his campaign, was the choice of 24 percent
WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) —Social conservative groups refused to back Mitt Romney after Rick Santorum quit the U.S. presidential contest, which Newt Gingrich said was now a two-man race. Romney told the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts in an Oct.
WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) —A Senate vote next week on the so-called Buffett Rule on taxing the wealthy opens a door to broader tax reform discussions, a White House spokesman said Monday. It also will mean senators’ position about how
PHILADELPHIA, April 9 (UPI) —Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decided to pull a television ad attacking fellow Republican candidate Rick Santorum because his daughter was hospitalized. The ad was scheduled to begin airing Monday in Philadelphia, Erie, Scranton and Altoona and
PRINCETON, N.J., April 9 (UPI) —U.S. President Obama’s approval ratings ticked up to 46 percent in March from 45 percent in the two previous months, a Gallup poll released Monday indicated. Also, Obama’s rating in Gallup’s three-day rolling averages in
WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) — American Crossroads, the largest of the Republican super PACs, said it plans to begin its first major anti-President Obama ad campaign this month. Leaders at American Crossroads said they would focus most of advertising from
NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) — “The Lion King” has surpassed “Phantom of the Opera” as the highest-grossing show on Broadway, it was announced Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) —U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said Sunday the Republican party is “callous and insensitive towards women’s priorities.” She said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that women aren’t going to stand for some of the
NEW YORK, April 8 (UPI) — A U.S. TV producer says he is shopping around a docudrama based on the lives of three Hasidic Jews who abandon their Orthodox practices for secular lives. Noah Sheinmann of No Regrets Entertainments, one
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) —Newt Gingrich said he was confident Mitt Romney would run on a staunch conservative platform in the presidential race against President Obama. Gingrich said on “Fox News Sunday” it appeared inevitable that Romney would be the
GREENSBORO, N.C., April 8 (UPI) — Three former band mates of U.S. rock singer Chris Daughtry are suing him, alleging he defrauded them of proceeds from four songs they say they helped write. Bassist Ryan Andrews, drummer Scott Crawford and
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) —Mike Wallace, longtime pioneer interviewer for CBS’ “60 Minutes” has died after a long illness, the network said. He was 93. Wallace, one of the original correspondents and hosts of “60 Minutes,” which started in 1968,
WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) —Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney Friday attacked U.S. President Barack Obama for what he called a “weak and very troubling jobs report” for March. The Labor Department said Friday the U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs in
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider taking another bite of the corporate political free speech apple recently, accepting a petition asking justices to summarily overturn a Montana Supreme Court decision petitioners say flies in the face of Citizens United.
LOS ANGELES, April 7 (UPI) — Studio boss Ron Meyer stood by his statements that Hollywood is still fully capable of turning out films that bomb. Meyer, president and chief operating officer of NBC Universal Studios, told an audience at
LOS ANGELES, April 6 (UPI) —Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after her vehicle hit a police car, the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Department said. The incident occurred at 3 a.m. Friday. People.com said a sheriff’s
WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) —The U.S. Energy Department said it is preparing to approve more federal loan guarantees for green energy projects. The development comes amid controversy over the Obama administration’s clean energy investments, after California solar-panel firm Solyndra, recipient
