With debates near, candidates prepare for October surprise
Both of the leading presidential candidates are cramming for Wednesday night’s presidential debate — the first of three before the Nov. 6 election.Most polls show President Barack Obama leading rival...
View ArticleNew data shows undecided voters view climate change as factor in choosing...
The economy seems to be the central issue of this year’s presidential contest, but a new study from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication suggests that global warming could be a hotter topic...
View ArticleRomney, Obama set to meet in first of three debates Wednesday night
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet on the stage at Denver University Wednesday night for the first of three televised debates they'll have with each other.For Obama, it's a chance to open up a...
View ArticleRomney lauded for strong showing in first debate with Obama
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama sparred before a national TV audience Wednesday night and, at least according to the pundits and even a flash poll of national voters, Romney came out on top.Described...
View ArticleUnemployment in September drops below symbolic floor of 8 percent
The U.S. unemployment rate fell below the symbolic barrier of 8 percent in September, according to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, to 7.8 percent. No U.S. president has ever been...
View ArticleAd veteran calls current crop of political ads 'tiring,''pedestrian'
Millions of dollars have been spent on election advertising this year.But if you try and think back on theme, it's hard to think of any one ad in particular. There's no Daisy ad, so far at least, this...
View ArticleRomney struggling to reach, connect with Hispanics in Nevada
Drive a few miles northeast from the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, and you’ll reach the Latino parts of Sin City.This is an area of Vegas most visitors don’t see -- grocery stores, dry cleaners, and...
View ArticleCoal country incensed at what it sees as Obama's overreach on coal regulations
Concerns about the economy and jobs are driving the election in different ways around the United States. When it come to Appalachia, the environment is right in the middle of the debate, thanks to the...
View ArticleBiden, for better or worse, more aggressive in vice presidential debate
Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, his challenger, mixed it up on Thursday night, drawing clear lines, sharp contrasts and definite differences between them.Both men were aggressive, even...
View ArticleObama, Romney set to tangle Tuesday night in second of three debates
President Barack Obama and his opponent, Republican Mitt Romney, meet in their second of three debates Tuesday night — in a townhall moderated by CNN anchor Candy Crowley.But Obama and Romney put aside...
View ArticleVIDEO: 'Binders full of women' the memorable line from tense Obama-Romney debate
In a debate Tuesday night that at some times more resembled a barroom brawl than an organized political discussion, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney sought to win over...
View ArticlePoliticians focused on clean energy jobs, but not climate benefits of being...
The topic of renewable energy came up early and often during Tuesday’s presidential debate, with both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney voicing their support for green energy.But neither man spoke...
View ArticleTop suspect in Libya consulate attack still hasn't been questioned
New York Times Reporter David Kirkpatrick sat for two hours on a hotel patio with Ahmed Abu Khattala, the man that U.S. authorities and witnesses say was a ringleader of the attack on the U.S....
View ArticlePresidential debate arrives where roots of financial crisis can be traced
A group of young J.P. Morgan bankers met for a weekend retreat in the South Florida city of Boca Raton. It was that weekend in June 1994 when bankers from J.P. Morgan's swap department conceived of...
View Article'Energy sufficiency' for the U.S. in reach as American oil companies consider...
The search for energy independence has been a central issue for the presidential candidates.But six major oil companies recently applied for permits to begin exporting U.S. crude oil abroad, starting...
View ArticleTurkish pastry chef bakes Barack Obama into a baklava
If President Barack Obama is looking for something to have at an election night party, perhaps he should consider baklava, because a Turkish pastry chef has baked a portrait of Obama, out of the famous...
View ArticleAuthor argues politicians have wrong focus; America needs to cultivate,...
During the presidential debates both President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have spoken about global competitiveness and America's resurgence in producing goods.But Vivek Wadhwa...
View ArticleRomney vows to increase trade relations with Latin America
President Barack Obama, like his predecessors over the past 20 years, has signed new free trade deals with Latin America.The latest involved Panama and Colombia.But his GOP challenger has said that’s...
View ArticleOfficials urge caution, warn of destruction as Hurricane Sandy becomes...
Schools are closed, offices are shuttered and flood waters are rising along much of the eastern seaboard as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the American northeast."Do things indoors. It doesn't mean you...
View ArticleObama's deportation deferral program provides legal status, no healthcare
President Barack Obama made a shrewd political move this summer that resonated with many Latinos, both citizens and those living here illegally.The president signed an executive order that gives young...
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