(AP) APNewsBreak: 22 states join campaign finance fightBy MATT GOURASAssociated PressHELENA, Mont.Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down
(AP) Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign adsBy BETH FOUHY and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressJACKSONVILLE, Fla.Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama’s relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the
I’ve wondered lately how the policies of a man can be used to measure a woman’s devotion to her own sex. I’ve also wondered how the ideology that preaches about choice can be so vehemently anti-choice when it comes to
(AP) Crossroads announcing $25 million ad pushBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn independent group favoring Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney is launching a $25 million, monthlong advertising campaign in 10 states against President Barack Obama, further escalating an expensive TV ad war
Senator Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, was approached by the Washington Times affiliated radio program America’s Morning News and was asked why Senate Democratic leadership has not passed a budget for three years. Mr. Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats, answered
I expect the media to be in a surly mood tonight. After months of manufactured “GOP War on Women” silliness, a new CBS/NYT poll (!) finds Romney leading Obama 46-44% among woman voters. Mind you, that isn’t GOP women or
Like John Galt, the fictional hero of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, Republican presidential contender Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has quit the mainstream of American political life–only to plot a return as a revolutionary hero for the cause of liberty. Paul
The most recent poll of the Nebraska GOP Senate primary, which will be held on Tuesday, shows that the vote is now a two-person race between establishment Republican Jon Bruning and conservative Deb Fischer, who is running for statewide office
Eli Valley, artist in residence at the far-left, Obama-supporting Jewish Daily Forward has created one of the most anti-Semitic cartoons ever published. Placed at 972mag.com, the radical website dedicated to anti-Israel rhetoric, the cartoon depicts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
DEMETRIS NELLASAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreek President Karolos Papoulias called for the leaders of Greece’s political parties to meet on Sunday, in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government and avoid another general election. Papoulias took the step
(AP) Egyptians abroad vote in presidential electionsBy LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian expatriates headed to the polls on Friday, casting the first votes to name a successor to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak in what are hoped to be the first genuinely contested
(AP) AP-GfK Poll: Women, blacks, help Obama in new pollCHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama’s popularity among women, minorities and independents is giving him an early edge over his likely GOP rival, Mitt Romney, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
By CAITLIN R. KINGAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn.Vince Gill can do whatever he wants. For the first time in nearly 30 years, the Country Music Hall of Fame member doesn’t have a record deal. He got signed by a label in 1983
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Parties on extreme left and right gain in Greece as elections approach Greece’s PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos warns voters about euro bailout Greece’s New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras blasts immigrants Syrian troops massacre Aleppo
The Obama administration quietly informed the courts on Thursday that the Medicare payment system, which pays out 100 million monthly claims, could freeze up if the president’s signature health care law is overturned by the Supreme Court. In documents filed with the
(AP) Why small business owners are hesitant to hireBy JOYCE M. ROSENBERGAP Business WriterNEW YORKKen Levien has no plans to hire more people for his real estate project management company in New York. He says his business has only about
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its lineup of movies and closing night film, Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike,” for the 10-day event in Hollywood’s hometown that annually lures some of the world’s top filmmakers.
By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated PressBERLINGermany’s top security official said Friday the greatest terror threat to the country no longer stems from big networks like al-Qaida but from small, independent terrorist cells or “lone wolf” perpetrators. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich told The
The Department of Labor announced on Thursday that it would withdraw its proposed rule to apply child labor laws to children working on family farms and ranches. “The decision to withdraw this rule – including provisions to define the ‘parental exemption’ –
(Reuters) – Actor-director Robert Redford aims to bring the spirit of independent American cinema to Britain this week with Sundance London, transporting the film festival held annually in Park City, Utah, across the Atlantic for the first time. The inaugural
President Obama’s new campaign pitch is that Americans should have his back. He’s released posters via his campaign for African Americans for Obama; campaign email after campaign email has asked Americans to get Obama’s back. The implication in all of
Tonight, April 25, coincides with the 5th of Iyar on the Hebrew calendar, marking the 64th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. As celebrations erupt in Israel, the country knows that it faces an urgent danger in
By KIRUBEL TADESSEAssociated PressADDIS ABABA, EthiopiaThe African Union called on Sudan to stop its aerial bombardment of South Sudan and for both countries to cease hostilities as an uneasy calm settled over the south Wednesday with a lull in violence.
TEHRAN, April 24 (UPI) — Iran is investigating allegations that one of its diplomats fondled several underage girls in a Brazil swimming pool, officials said Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast (pictured above) said the diplomat had been recalled to
Host nation Great Britain will kick off the Olympic football tournament against Senegal at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground on July 26 following the draw made at Wembley here on Tuesday. Senegal became the final men’s team to clinch their
