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Resurrection? Akin Ties McCaskill in MO Poll

Resurrection? Akin Ties McCaskill in MO Poll

Rejected, mocked, left for dead by the Republican establishment and the big-money super PACs, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has come from behind to reach an effective tie with incumbent Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill in the latest St. Louis Post-Dispatch/News 4/Kansas

Poll: Ohio Toss-Up

Poll: Ohio Toss-Up

Yet another poll has shown the presidential race in Ohio tied, with President Barack Obama dropping below the crucial 50 percent mark. The latest Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio Newspaper Organization poll shows the race in a 49%-49% tie, with Republican Mitt Romney

Petraeus on Benghazi: It Wasn't Me

Petraeus on Benghazi: It Wasn't Me

Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus has emphatically denied that he or anyone else at the CIA refused assistance to the former Navy SEALs who requested it three times as terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on the night

Romney Goes Big in Economy Speech

Romney Goes Big in Economy Speech

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney aimed high in a speech on the economy in Ames, Iowa today, projecting a presidential demeanor while reiterating his proposals to increase growth and create jobs. The posture was as important as the policy, as

Media Down on Stagnant GDP Growth

Media Down on Stagnant GDP Growth

The mainstream media, accustomed to celebrating even not-so-bad economic news as wonderful news for President Barack Obama, is greeting news of 2% economic growth in the third quarter with somber sobriety. The 2% growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP)

Yes, Minnesota is in Play

Yes, Minnesota is in Play

The Associated Press reports that the Romney/Ryan campaign is running its first advertisements in Minnesota this weekend. The Obama campaign has apparently dismissed the move as a tactic designed to create media coverage. However, the gossip among political pundits for

Yes, Pennsylvania is in Play

Yes, Pennsylvania is in Play

The state of Pennsylvania has been likened to “Charlie Brown and the football” for Republican presidential candidates in recent decades, with early hopes of winning the state fading by Election Day. This year, however, Pennsylvania is looking more and more

It Could Come Down to Wisconsin

It Could Come Down to Wisconsin

With eleven days to go until the 2012 election, it is beginning to seem likely that Mitt Romney has a strong chance of winning the popular vote, but that the electoral college will be a more difficult challenge. Likewise, the

The Vetting: Why Obama Can't Win on 'Trust'

The Vetting: Why Obama Can't Win on 'Trust'

“Trust matters,” President Barack Obama said this week, campaigning in Iowa.  And here’s the thing, Iowa, you know me. You know–you know that I say what I mean and I mean what I say. There’s some folks in this crowd

Obama's Problem Is That Voters Can Tell a 'Bullshi**er'

Obama's Problem Is That Voters Can Tell a 'Bullshi**er'

He did it again. Last night, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, President Barack Obama repeated the claim that Planned Parenthood provides mammograms–a misstatement Obama had made in the last presidential debate, and for which he had been

Weinstein's Bin Laden Film Cast Romney as Villain

Weinstein's Bin Laden Film Cast Romney as Villain

The New York Times reveals today–in a classic buried lede–that Harvey Weinstein’s film about the killing of Osama bin Laden, set to air on the National Geographic Channel two days before the election, originally included a scene showing Gov. Mitt Romney

Romney Wins, By a Bayonet

Romney Wins, By a Bayonet

Republican Mitt Romney scored a narrow victory over President Barack Obama in Monday night’s Third Presidential Debate, which focused on foreign policy. Romney won despite being more cautious than expected–avoiding confrontation on the Libya issue, for example, and emphasizing areas

Decisive Game?

Decisive Game?

Tonight is the Third Presidential Debate–and the last chance for the candidates to present themselves on a national stage before Election Day. The subject will be foreign policy, which has not been a focus for most voters, at least until

Foreign Policy Radicals and Obama

Foreign Policy Radicals and Obama

President Barack Obama has staffed his White House with more than a few radicals with bizarre views on both domestic and foreign policy. And throughout his political career, he has shared close personal and professional relationships with people whose outlook

Foreign Policy Debate Scoreboard

Foreign Policy Debate Scoreboard

Tonight, Breitbart News will bring you live fact-checking from the Third Presidential Debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, which will focus on foreign policy. (We will also bring you live scores from Game 7 of the National League