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After President Obama’s announcement, opposition to same-sex marriage hits record low
Public opinion continues to shift in favor of same-sex marriage, according to a newWashington Post-ABC News poll, which also finds initial signs that President Obama’s support for the idea may have changed a few minds.
2012: The dirtiest cycle ever?
A super PAC’s abortive plan to launch incendiary, personally charged attack ads against President Barack Obama sent a sharp warning message to candidates up and down the federal ballot: This year more than ever, they are not in control of their own destinies.
Romney wins primaries in Nebraska, Oregon
Mitt Romney on Tuesday won GOP presidential primaries in Oregon and Nebraska, putting the former Massachusetts governor ever closer toward officially clinching the Republican presidential nomination.
Former President George W. Bush backs Romney
Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday he is supporting Republican Mitt Romney’s run for the White House.
Book claims Bill Clinton called Obama ‘amateur,’ urged Hillary Clinton to run
A new biography of President Obama claims that Bill Clinton was so unimpressed with the president’s performance that he called him an “amateur” and urged wife Hillary Clinton to quit her job as secretary of state to mount a Democratic primary challenge.
W.H.: Joe Biden forced Obama’s hand on gay marriage
For President Barack Obama and his team, the decision to back gay marriage came down to a choice between two unpalatable alternatives: support it and brave the backlash in battleground states where the issue could be a liability — or keep silent and be accused by allies of gutlessness and putting politics over principle.
Battleground Poll: Obama, Romney in dead heat
A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll finds a dead heat in the presidential race six months before the election.
Unemployment rate drops, job creation stagnates
The U.S. economy added 115,000 new jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, the lowest level since January 2009. While some may focus on the rate, the more important fact is that job creation was disappointing.
Twitter becomes a key real-time tool for campaigns
The bully pulpit has a new kind of altar call: “Tweet them. We’ve got a hashtag. Here’s the hashtag for you to tweet them: #dontdoublemyrate.”
President Obama repeated that Twitter hashtag twice more during a Tuesday speech opposing an increase in student loan interest rates. For good measure, he even had his Chapel Hill, N.C., audience chant it back to him.
Fox News Poll: 45 percent approve of Obama, as 83 percent say country still in recession
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating remains in negative territory — unwelcome news for an incumbent running for re-election. Even so, the president’s regained some ground from earlier this month.
Gingrich to end White House bid
Newt Gingrich will officially end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and formally express his support for Mitt Romney next week, two sources close to Gingrich tell CNN.
Romney promises ‘better America’ after five-state primary sweep puts pressure on Gingrich
Mitt Romney swept Tuesday’s five Republican primaries, all but eliminating any remaining doubt that he will be the Republican candidate to face President Obama in November — though closest rival Newt Gingrich remains in the race for now.
Edwards thought ‘1-in-3 chance’ he was father of Rielle’s unborn child, ex-aide testifies
John Edwards apparently didn’t think too highly of his mistress.
According to testimony Tuesday from Edwards’ former top confidante, the ex-senator didn’t give himself great odds when he doubted that he was the father of Rielle Hunter’s unborn child.
Government Suing BP Over Oil Spill
Just over two years ago, an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig operated by BP killed 11 crew members and sparked the worst oil spill in US history. The accident released almost 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico and caused irreparable damage to marine and wildlife habitats, but no criminal charges had been filed — until now.
Helen Clark powerful but unknown - report
Former prime minister Helen Clark is well known in New Zealand, but according to an international journal she is one of the world’s most powerful unheard-of women.
In its recent issue, Foreign Policy unveiled its list of the 25 women around the world who hold considerable power but are relatively unknown.
Clark came in at number one.
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