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John Wellington Ennis: Why Mitt Romney Won't Get the Job
The 2012 campaign may have already reached an apex of agape anticipation at what Mitt Romney is about to subject himself to.
In an economy run into the ground by Bush's $2 trillion tax cuts, after the unrelenting arrogance of Speaker John Boehner's sole recovery strategy to continually tweet "Where are the jobs?" he has an answer: about 2 million more of them in the last six months, according to the latest jobs report.
It gets worse for the corporate raider that made mountains of money from firing people at other companies. The most talked about moment from the Super Bowl today is n...
by John Wellington Ennis
6 Feb 2012 at 6:45pm
Chris Weigant: Romney's "Very Poor" Choice of Words
I'm in this race because I care about Americans. I'm not concerned about the very poor -- we have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich -- they're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90 to 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling. ... I'm not concerned about the very poor that have a safety net, but if it has holes in it, then I will repair it. -- Mitt Romney, in an interview with CNN's Soledad O'Brien
Mitt Romney's gaffe last week (reproduced in full, above) is going to wind up the "gaffe that ...
by Chris Weigant
6 Feb 2012 at 5:47pm
Clint Eastwood Addresses Commercial Buzz: 'I'm Not Politically Affiliated Wit...
After a day filled with chatter about the political implications of his "Halftime in America" Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler, acting legend Clint Eastwood moved to quell any speculation that he was making a pitch for President Obama's economic policy.
"l am certainly not politically affiliated with Mr. Obama. It was meant to be a message about job growth and the spirit of America," Eastwood, a libertarian and longtime Republican voter, said Monday evening on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" about the ad, which features him extolling the virtues of a revitalized Detroit. Chrysler was one...
by Jordan Zakarin
6 Feb 2012 at 5:00pm
Keli Goff: 7 Lessons From Komen-Gate: What the Komen Controversy Taught Us Ab...
All of us have survived the awkwardness of a friend's breakup or divorce and having to endure the inevitable social pressure to choose sides. Perhaps the only thing more awkward than telling one friend that you won't be attending his upcoming wedding to the woman he left your other friend for is choosing sides only to find out that against all odds, your friends are actually reconciling, and every horrible thing you said to one about the other, like, "I always thought you were too good for him anyway," the formerly soon-to-be-ex now knows.
Welcome to the world of those of us who care abou...
by Keli Goff
6 Feb 2012 at 4:57pm
Two Occupy DC Activists Remain Jailed In McPherson Square Police Clash
WASHINGTON--Two members of Occupy DC will remain jailed until at least Thursday on charges they assaulted police officers during Saturday's clash with police who razed a downtown encampment.
A handful of others were arraigned on less serious charges that included failing to obey police and released. Charges were dropped against two. One person was arraigned down the street in U.S. District Court on a failing to obey police charge and released. Those arrested were rounded up early Saturday as U.S. Park Police razed activists' months-long encampment at McPherson Square. Police raided nearb...
by Jason Cherkis
6 Feb 2012 at 4:43pm
Steve Jacob: Health-Care Reform's Fate Won't Alter Health Care's Larger Problems
Health-care reform will not begin in earnest until 2014. However, 2012 will define whether it makes it that far.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on reform's constitutionality before it adjourns in June. If the new law survives the court challenge, it will at least face a political gauntlet -- if not its demise -- if the Republicans capture the White House, Congress or both in this year's presidential election.
If health-care reform remains intact, the U.S. health-care landscape will change more in the next decade than it has in the last 50 years. However, health-care reform is...
by Steve Jacob
6 Feb 2012 at 4:38pm
WATCH: Occupy Oakland Clashes With Counter Protesters And Police
On Monday, about 200 Occupy Oakland protesters clashed with counter protesters and police on the steps of Oakland City Hall.
Occupy Oakland gathered for a day of action to protest the arrests at the January 28 protest, the most charged Occupy Oakland police clash since November. But across the plaza, a group of about 50 counter protesters formed opposing the occupiers, wearing armbands and signs reading, "I stand with Oakland." The group called itself Stand For Oakland.
"The violent faction of the Occupy movement say they speak for Oakland," said Oakland City Council member Desley Brook...
by Robin Wilkey
6 Feb 2012 at 4:31pm
Romney Says Susan G. Komen Was Right To Cut Planned Parenthood Funding
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney thrust himself into the the Susan G. Komen controversy on Monday when he said in a radio interview that he agreed with Komen's decision to cut Planned Parenthood funding.
When Minnesota radio host Scott Hennen asked Romney whether Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the leading U.S. anti-breast cancer charity, should continue to give Planned Parenthood grants for cancer screenings and mammogram referrals, Romney said, "I don't think so."
"I also feel that the government should cut off funding to Planned Parenthood," the former Massachusetts governo...
by Laura Bassett
6 Feb 2012 at 4:28pm
Obama Uses Tea Party Freshmen As 'Excuse' For Gridlock, House Speaker Says
WASHINGTON -- It's not that the House Tea Party caucus gets in the way of compromise -- it's that President Barack Obama uses the group as an excuse for not cutting deals, House Speaker John Boehner charged Monday.
Speaking in an interview on PBS NewsHour, Boehner (R-Ohio) added that it will require "courage" to find ways to cut spending and the debt.
"We've had a lot of very good discussions. Unfortunately, did not see a lot of results," Boehner said before denying that he's been hamstrung by the conservative freshman class in his talks with the president over things like extending the d...
by Michael McAuliff
6 Feb 2012 at 4:17pm
Businesses Accuse Cybersecurity Plan Of Overstepping Bounds
WASHINGTON -- A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.
Legislation set to come out in the days ahead is intended to ensure that computer systems running power plants and other essential parts of the country's infrastructure are protected from hackers, terrorists or other criminals. The Department of Homeland Security, with input from businesses, would sel...
by AP
6 Feb 2012 at 4:14pm
MSNBC: Politics
Romney shifts focus to Santorum ahead caucuses
First Read: Mitt Romney's campaign has trained its sights on Rick Santorum over the past 48 hours, demonstrating that Santorum may pose the freshest threat to their frontrunner status.
6 Feb 2012 at 12:49pm
Obama makes case for second term
First Read: In an interview with NBC?s Matt Lauer, President Obama outlined why he believes he "deserves" to win re-election.
6 Feb 2012 at 6:16am
Senate approves long-stalled aviation bill
The Senate voted Monday afternoon to approve a House-passed bill aimed at improving the nation?s aviation infrastructure and modernizing air traffic control systems.
6 Feb 2012 at 3:32pm
Santorum fights back ahead of latest primaries
Rick Santorum is fighting back after a barrage of attacks from rival Mitt Romney ahead of three primary season contests that could give the former Pennsylvania senator his best day on the campaign trail since winning the Iowa caucus.
6 Feb 2012 at 5:38pm
Obama on presidency: ?You get better as time goes on?
President Barack Obama believes the U.S. has solid intelligence on when Iran becomes capable of developing a nuclear arsenal, but told Matt Lauer Sunday he still believes negotiations are the only way to achieve long-term peace.
6 Feb 2012 at 6:25am
Senate candidate under fire for racially tinged attack ad
First Read: Michigan Republican Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's came under scrutiny Monday for a controversial Super Bowl ad targeting Democratic opponent Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
6 Feb 2012 at 8:29am
Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club
Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history.
6 Feb 2012 at 4:28am
Romney gets boost with Nevada GOP caucus win
In winning the Nevada Republican caucuses, Mitt Romney added another victory in a campaign built on organization and momentum.
4 Feb 2012 at 7:14pm
Newt Gingrich: I'm in the GOP campaign to stay
Newt Gingrich puts to rest rumors that he might be dropping out after a loss in the Nevada caucuses and accuses his chief rival of dishonesty.
4 Feb 2012 at 8:56pm
Romney between Rockies and political hard place
Mitt Romney on Saturday hits President Barack Obama on unemployment improvement and attacks the 2009 stimulus on a factory floor that accepted a contract including stimulus funds.
4 Feb 2012 at 4:22pm
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Romney, Candidate of 'Whatever is good for the 1% is good for America'
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Pick Your Republican Poison in Iowa: It Doesn't Matter!
Per pundits and the most recent polls, the three Republicans projected to top the Iowa caucus presidential contest on January 3, ...
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Yahoo News Search : Gay News
Mayor Jacobs won't back registry, gay-rights activists say
Gay-rights advocates have lost hope that Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs will support a domestic-partner registry that would secure end-of-life and visitation protections for unmarried couples.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:34pm
Gay Rights Protestors Interrupt Gingrich
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Newt Gingrich's final event of the day on Monday was interrupted by two protestors who stood up and accused the former House speaker of discriminating against gays and lesbians.
6 Feb 2012 at 2:12pm
Gay rights activist Dan Savage brings 'It Gets Better Project' to North Texas
Gay activist Dan Savage and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum have wildly different beliefs, but on the Internet they appear forever tied in a cultural war in which words are? Click to Continue »
6 Feb 2012 at 4:43am
Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to join a national media campaign in support of same-sex marriage. Gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign published a video on Sunday in which 57-year-old Blankfein, who has headed investment bank Goldman Sachs since 2006 ...
6 Feb 2012 at 8:08am
Gay Rights Group Wants Roland Martin Fired for ?Homophobic? Super Bowl Tweets
GLAAD says advocates of anti-gay violence have no place at CNN or Time Warner.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:18am
Gingrich interrupted by gay rights protestors
Protestors quickly escorted from the room after questioning Gingrich's record on gay rights
6 Feb 2012 at 7:15pm
Africa leaders must respect gay rights: UN's Ban
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders they must respect gay rights, speaking at the opening of a summit meeting on Sunday.
29 Jan 2012 at 1:54am
Ugandan gay activists honour slain rights leader
Ugandan gay rights activists braved hostility and stigma Thursday as they gathered to commemorate the first anniversary of the murder of their fellow campaigner David Kato.
26 Jan 2012 at 8:19am
N.J. gay rights advocates fight a vote on same-sex marriage
TRENTON - Gay rights advocates in New Jersey have been pushing for a decade to get state courts or lawmakers to recognize same-sex marriage. But last week, they demurred when Gov. Christie called for a public vote to settle the topic.
30 Jan 2012 at 10:25pm
Dan Savage: Rick Santorum Google Bomb Is An 'Insanely Dirty Joke,' Just Like ...
Sex advice columnist and outspoken gay rights activist Dan Savage, on his way to the University of North Texas to serve as keynote speaker for a Equity & Diversity Conference this week, took a minute to continue his ongoing feud with GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum in an interview with the Dallas Star-Telegram over the weekend.
6 Feb 2012 at 9:21am
Yahoo News Search: 2012 Campaign
Obama?s campaign defends church regulation
President Barack Obama?s 2012 campaign team is pushing back against the uproar caused by his suggestion that some religious employees aren?t worthy of a religious exemption from new sex-related insurance regulations.
4 Feb 2012 at 7:52am
SPREP Launches Clean Pacific 2012 Campaign
The Clean Pacific 2012 campaign will be launched in partnership with the World Wetlands Day celebrations in Apia, Samoa on 2 February. The relationship between proper waste disposal practices, management and pollution prevention and healthy wetlands is a ...
29 Jan 2012 at 3:57pm
Romney Makes Caucus Campaign Stop In Colorado
Mitt Romney is making his first campaign stop of 2012 in Colorado Springs.
4 Feb 2012 at 12:47pm
How SuperPACs Are 'Gaming' The 2012 Campaign
Journalist Joe Hagan says the upcoming election will be "the ugliest campaign ever." He details how superPACs have changed the election game, bringing an unprecedented flood of outside money to fund opposition research and negative ads.
31 Jan 2012 at 9:36am
Ron Paul Campaign Calls on Newt Gingrich to Apologize for His Staff Assault o...
The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign is requesting an apology and decisive action from Congressman Newt Gingrich and his campaign for abuse the latter organization perpetrated a
31 Jan 2012 at 1:27pm
Obama Swing State Fund Taps Wealthy to Aid Key States
President Obama?s campaign money machine has begun to funnel cash to state Democratic parties in key 2012 battlegrounds, according to Federal Election Commission filings released Tuesday. The transfers through the Swing State Victory Fund ? a joint fundraising account run by Obama for America ?...
3 Feb 2012 at 11:48am
New Campaign Urges Bay Area Teens to Get Smart on Dating Violence
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new public awareness campaign debuts today in the San Francisco Bay Area to raise awareness of abuse in teen relationships and encourage local youth to get ...
31 Jan 2012 at 9:00am
Democratic nonprofits send funds to 'super PACs'
Campaign finance experts say that such transfers underscore a troubling relationship and 'weakening transparency in the political world.' President Obama's first campaign ad of 2012 decried "secretive billionaires attacking" him through conservative nonprofit groups that do not reveal their contributors.
3 Feb 2012 at 6:39pm
Fondation Émergence launches its 2012 campaign for the International Day Agai...
Sexual diversity in the workplace. It pays off!MONTREAL , Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Fondation Émergence launches today its 2012 campaign to fight homophobia as a lead-in to the International Day Against ...
3 Feb 2012 at 6:50am
As GOP field waged ad war, Obama campaign prepared for 2012 fight
President Obama?s reelection campaign spent $18.7 million in the last quarter building up a robust infrastructure, readying for a tough fight in this year?s general election.
31 Jan 2012 at 4:55pm