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Clinton Celebrates Sandy While Staten Island Suffers

Clinton Celebrates Sandy While Staten Island Suffers

Today, Bill Clinton on Sunday praised President Obama’s response to the Hurricane Sandy, speaking of Obama’s great success in coordinating with Republican, Democratic and Independent politicians.  Clinton called Obama’s involvement a “stunning example of how ‘we’re all in this together’

Charter School Fight in Georgia Leads to Union Misbehavior

Charter School Fight in Georgia Leads to Union Misbehavior

On Tuesday, residents of Georgia will be voting on a ballot initiative to create a state commission which can authorize charter schools outside the normal political process in the state. Teacher’s unions are against the measure which would mean more

Eight Reasons Polls Showing Obama Winning Are Dead Wrong

Eight Reasons Polls Showing Obama Winning Are Dead Wrong

The National Journal’s Reid Wilson has written a superb piece that goes a long way towards explaining the one issue bringing right and left together this campaign season: What is going on with these polls? There’s no question that there’s

D+7 VA Poll Finds Obama Underperforming Among Blacks

D+7 VA Poll Finds Obama Underperforming Among Blacks

A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) Virginia poll found that President Barack Obama is under-performing among blacks by six points. Despite this decline in support, PPP assumes Democrats will have a greater advantage in 2012 at the polls than they had over

Romney Claims Momentum, Obama Claims Strength

Romney Claims Momentum, Obama Claims Strength

The conference calls this week by the Obama and Romney campaigns could not have been more different. The Obama campaign was irritable and scattered, arguing that they have built up enough strength to hold onto the lead the president enjoyed

Romney Returns to Virginia with Three Campaign Events

Romney Returns to Virginia with Three Campaign Events

Mitt Romney will return to Virginia on Thursday with three campaign stops, hoping to close the deal with the state’s voters and move them solidly into his column.   Romney will make campaign stops in Roanoke, Richmond and Virginia Beach. 

Romney Campaign: We Can Win Blue States

Romney Campaign: We Can Win Blue States

The Romney/Ryan campaign sought to project a sense of continuing momentum on a conference call with reporters today, amidst a slew of conflicting polls about the state of the national race, and new state polls suggesting that Mitt Romney could

Halperin: Romney Winning Independents In Ohio

Halperin: Romney Winning Independents In Ohio

Time Magazine’s Mark Halperin dives into the most recent polls and points out that Mitt Romney is leading President Obama with independent voters, a key group that helped the president win the state in 2008.

Romney Ad Hits Obama For Crushing Coal Policies

Romney Ad Hits Obama For Crushing Coal Policies

Mitt Romney: Four years ago, Barack Obama said building a coal-powered plant will bankrupt you. Now, 22 Pennsylvania coal facilities will close or convert. Mitt Romney will support coal and get North America energy independent.

Romney Hammers Obama On Coal In Bold Pennsylvania Ad

Romney Hammers Obama On Coal In Bold Pennsylvania Ad

Romney Campaign: “our years ago, Barack Obama said building a coal-powered plant will bankrupt you. Now, 22 Pennsylvania coal facilities will close or convert. Mitt Romney will support coal and get North America energy independent.”

Reports: UK Police Arrest Gary Glitter

Reports: UK Police Arrest Gary Glitter

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONThe sex abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC children’s television host Jimmy Savile widened on Sunday as police arrested former glam rock star and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter in connection with the case, British media said.

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

The Real 'War on Women,' Courtesy of ObamaCare

The Real 'War on Women,' Courtesy of ObamaCare

Grasping for straws, desperate Obama supporters continue to try to draw on the “war on women” canard, even with a tawdry video that uses sex to excite young women into voting for Barack Obama, if only for the free birth

CT Senate Candidate Murphy 'Jobs Plan': Tax the Rich

CT Senate Candidate Murphy 'Jobs Plan': Tax the Rich

In an interview on Thursday, Democratic Senate candidate Chris Murphy (D-WFP), said, “I represent my state, I don’t represent my party.” Murphy, however, who is locked in a tight race in Connecticut against GOP candidate Linda McMahon, votes with his

The Detroit News Endorses Romney

The Detroit News Endorses Romney

On Thursday, one day after a Michigan poll had President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tied in the state, The Detroit News endorsed Romney for president.  The newspaper acknowledged it was not a shoo-in for a conservative-leaning paper to endorse Romney because many

Democrat Voter Registration Slips More than GOP in Pennsylvania

Democrat Voter Registration Slips More than GOP in Pennsylvania

The overall number of Pennsylvania voters has decreased by three percent since 2008, according to state data, and the slump is hitting registered Democrats harder than Republicans. Democrat voter registration is down 5.1%, with 229,396 fewer voters, and Republicans are

Obama, Biden: Academic Transcripts and the Truth

Obama, Biden: Academic Transcripts and the Truth

By disclosing to the media last year that he had “a B-plus” GPA at Occidental College and “a 3.7” GPA at Columbia College, President Obama has put himself in a situation comparable to then-Senator Biden during his 1987 campaign for

Gazans Blast Israel with Rockets, Draws Airstrikes

Gazans Blast Israel with Rockets, Draws Airstrikes

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMHamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel on Wednesday in the heaviest bombardment on the area in months, drawing ominous Israeli threats of retaliation and dangers of escalation.