(AP) Obama to kick off campaign rallies in Ohio, Va.By JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama will headline his first re-election rallies next week, marking an important turning point in the race for the White House. An Obama campaign official says
(AP) Ex-aide: Edwards denied knowing of payoffsBy MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated PressGREENSBORO, N.C.John Edwards drove erratically in a borrowed black SUV down rural North Carolina roads, as his once-trusted aide tried to keep up. The former presidential contender pulled into a secluded
Does Jimmy Kimmel know Obama ate a dog or that he’s unnaturally attached to a teleprompter and that he’s currently responsible for the worst “recovery” since the Great Depression? How about Obama’s “War on Everything…” or “corpse-man” or his ears?
Last night, President Obama appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s unwatchable late-night show – a show most notable for Fallon’s almost-incredible inability to keep a straight face while telling the world’s least funny jokes – to discuss the Secret Service prostitution scandal.
(AP) Gingrich all but concedes his campaign is overBy MITCH WEISSAssociated PressCONCORD, N.C.Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich all but conceded Wednesday that his White House campaign is over. He said he expects Mitt Romney will be the nominee and called
(AP) Obama’s Rolling Stone treatment — politics to pop By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON Offering riffs on Mick Jagger and reflections on race, President Barack Obama is capping a week devoted to courting young votes with a Rolling Stone
Mitt Romney was hoping for a five-state primary sweep Tuesday to cement his status as the all-but-certain Republican nominee, as he trains his sights on ousting President Barack Obama from the White House. Shortly before polls closed in the northeastern
Two more Secret Service agents have resigned over the Colombia sex scandal and one more will have his security clearance permanently revoked, the elite presidential protection outfit said Tuesday. Six Secret Service agents had already lost their jobs over the
Not just the White House is up for grabs in November — every member of the House of Representatives faces re-election, and a top Democrat predicted Tuesday his party would “take back the majority” in 2012. Steny Hoyer, the House’s
If the first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one, thenthe NY Times is almost on its way. A Saturday piece by Arthur Brisbane, thepaper’s public editor, comes as close as you’re ever likely to see to
There have been many pictures of Bo, President Obama’s dog, since Obama took office. But the last one that was released by the White House dates back to January, leading observers to wonder what may have happened to the First Family’s
President Obama has been making a big deal of late over his supposed help for young people with their student loans. Today at University of North Carolina, for example, he said: You’ll hear a lot of folks say education is
Yesterday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) took to the floor of the Senate to announce that he will raise at least one budget point of order to the postal reform bill currently being considered. That’s because the Congressional Budget Office has
President Obama imposed a big-spending faux stimulus program on the economy back in 2009, claiming that the government needed to squander about $800 billion to keep the unemployment rate from rising above 8 percent. How did that work out? One possible
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) —The number of U.S. military members suspected of official misconduct in a Colombian prostitution scandal has risen to 12, a Defense Department official said. The official told CNN another military member has admitted to leadership he
Former GOP White House contender Jon Huntsman on Monday explained the comparison he made between the Republican Party and Communist Party of China the night before as “waxing philosophical” on the state of politics. On Sunday night Huntsman equated being
Michelle Obama, just like her ubiquitous husband, is all over your TV. Since she became First Lady, she has appeared more than 40 times on television shows ranging from “Sesame Street” to Jay Leno and David Letterman. This dwarfs the
WASHINGTONThe White House says President Barack Obama’s lawyers have concluded that no member of his White House staff engaged in improper conduct in Cartagena, Colombia. Obama spokesman Jay Carney says the White House counsel’s office undertook a review as due
Susan Sarandon alleged yesterday at the Tribeca Film Festival that the government had tapped her phone and denied her security clearance to the White House. “We know we’re under surveillance,” she stated. “I’ve had my phone tapped … I was
It has often been said that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lives rent-freein the heads of President Barack Obama and those of his top brass in the WhiteHouse. On Friday, this was evident when the Obama Administration,which has even attempted
By JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama on Monday will announce a plan to impose sanctions against foreign entities and individuals who help authoritarian regimes use technology to crack down on dissidents, an administration official said. Obama signed an executive order
He has been mocked as rich and out of touch, struggled to woo his own party, and left a trail of gaffes — but Mitt Romney still has a genuine shot to make Barack Obama a one-term president. A cascade
Bloggers from all over the country met in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend for a two-day conference sponsored by FreedomWorks and the Franklin Center. It was a time to catch up with old friends, make new ones, exchange ideas and
(AP) Opening statements set to begin in Edwards trialBy MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated PressGREENSBORO, N.C.Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the John Edwards trial were poised to begin making their case to jurors on whether the former presidential candidate violated federal campaign finance
If you’re wondering why America’s so-called satirists still haven’t found the fact that Obama ate a dog funny… In fact, if you’re wondering why no one in Hollywood will satirize Obama in any way whatsoever, this should help to explain a
