(AP) Unemployment could stay high as US economy slowsBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONHigh unemployment isn’t going away _ not as long as the economy grows as slowly as it did in the April-June quarter. Weak consumer spending held growth to
By AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMMitt Romney’s support for Israel will likely earn the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a warm welcome from Israeli leaders when he visits on Sunday – and a frosty reception from Palestinians, who fear he would do little
Like any political campaign, you are told to attack your opponent’s strengths. Make no doubt about it, the Activist Old Media is Barack Obama’s most powerful SuperPAC, and they are out to attack Mitt Romney on his strength. Take the
A new ad from the Obama campaign targeting women says that Mitt Romney’s campaign makes it “a scary time to be a woman.” First, a woman identified only as “Jenni” states, “I’ve never felt this way before, but it’s a scary time to
On Thursday Mitt Romney said he was looking forward to returning the bust of Winston Churchill to the White House. If you recall, it had been loaned to the White House and Obama sent it back. Romney, visiting the UK,
Washington Post: The Republican Jewish Coalition is launching a $6.5 million campaign to convince Jewish voters — among the most loyal segments of the Democratic coalition — that it is okay to vote against President Obama because of his stand
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONOn a trip to Israel, Mitt Romney is trying to win over a tiny sliver of a small but powerful section of the American electorate. President Barack Obama is doing the same at home. But while Romney’s
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, took advantage of Mitt Romney’s “gaffe” regarding the London Olympics to self-aggrandize. At a concert in Hyde Park that attracted 60,000 people to celebrate the end of the Olympic Torch relay, Johnson bellowed, “There are some
(AP) Few think sluggish US economy will strengthen soonBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONA U.S. economy that plodded along in the first three months of the year likely grew even less in the April-June quarter. And most economists no longer think
The media is still playing up Mitt Romney’s criticism of the London Olympics–even ahead of today’s big economic news–and now they’re playing up his attempt to walk it back. (The UK Daily Mail is calling Romney’s change of heart a
House Majority Leader Congressman Eric Cantor joined Charlie Rose to talk about Mitt Romney’s comments on the Olympics and the race for the White House.
Whether the media and Barack Obama like it or not, Obama is losing and no juiced NBC poll is going to change that. Rasmussen should really change the name of its poll to The Poll The Media Pretends Doesn’t Exist!
The left-wing press in Britain is having its fun recounting–and inventing–media gaffes by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. But this particular controversy lacks that particular element of coordination with the domestic media that gives an Obama campaign meme the juice
All day Wednesday, the Old Media establishment was going gaga over the “gaffes” that presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney supposedly committed on his overseas tour. But all the many gaffes Obama committed with our allies — especially the Brits —
Lately, President Obama has spent a lot of time trying to paint Gov. Mitt Romney as a mix of George W. Bush and a cold warrior on foreign policy. In an effort to make this stick, he has enrolled the
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney committed the cardinal sin of telling the truth when he answered a question from NBC’s Brian Williams about Britain’s readiness on the eve of the Olympic Games. It was only a year ago, for example,
Polls and the behavior of the Obama campaign show that the unceasing attacks on Romney’s business record have not only failed to hurt Romney but have probably backfired on the President, hurting the only thing keeping him alive — his
The Christian Science Monitor apparently thought it was doing the country a public service by laying out rules by which to judge whether or not a Mitt Romney ad is “racist,” but in its five questions to ask yourself about
By JULIE PACEAssociated PressSEATTLEIn a rare face-off on foreign policy, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are swapping sharp criticism but exposing few clear policy differences on key national security matters. For Romney, who seeks to boost his
The only recent poll that reflects any good news for Team Obama is so wildly skewed in the President’s favor that it’s actually bad news. If a poll skewed D+11 only shows Obama with a 6-point lead and at 49%
On Monday, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said at the World Affairs Council that the White House appears to be responsible for leaking classified national security information to reporters. Republicans have also alleged senior White
Andrew Kaczynski, following BuzzFeed’s pattern of BenSmithing on behalf of President Obama, tweeted today that Mitt Romney’s attacks on the Obama administration national security leaks are unjustified. Why? Here’s what Kaczynski had to say: Mitt Romney hasn’t always been so
“Fight for Space” is a scrappy indie documentary extolling the virtues of space travel and bemoaning the country’s reticence to fund it. The folks behind the upcoming film turned to Kickstarter.com, a film production crowd sourcing site, to raise the
State Senator Louise Lucas (D-VA) is one of President Obama’s official campaign “Truth Team” surrogates, and this is what she said the other day on the John Fredericks Morning Show, a morning radio talk show in Virginia. Please listen to
Today, Mitt Romney spoke at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Convention in Reno, Nevada. For one of the first times in the campaign – certainly the first time since his brilliant and straightforward speech at the National Association
