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The real problem with Mitt Romney's birth certificate jokeCampaigning in Michigan, Mitt Romney quipped that no one has ever asked to see his birth certificate 鈥� a nod to anti-Obama 'birthers.' But what was he doing in Michigan?
Romney vs. Obama: Why isn't someone pulling ahead?Despite the gaffes, what's striking about the presidential race heading into the Republican National Convention is its stability. Obama is holding ground, despite the lackluster economy.
'Swift-Boating' Obama? Pentagon denounces politics of attack ad.A group of former Special Operations Forces officers has criticized the White House for what it says were dangerous leaks of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Now, the US military is pushing back.
Bill Clinton's new ad for Obama: Will it help or hurt?With soaring public approval ratings, Bill Clinton calls on Americans to back Obama's economic plan. But he also puts the focus back on a struggling economy 鈥� uncertain terrain for Obama.
CBO on 'fiscal cliff': newest estimate is gloomiest yetThe CBO, Congress's budget watchdog, warns that the US economy will 'probably' slide back into recession, if the tax hikes and spending cuts mandated for year's end take effect.
Is Ron Paul getting a raw deal from the RNC?Ahead of the GOP convention next week, former GOP presidential contender Ron Paul and Republican National Committee (on behalf of Mitt Romney) are near a deal over whose delegates will get seated from the states of Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Maine.
Michigan battleground: Unions push to protect rights at the ballot boxA Michigan appeals court Wednesday considers the proposed 'Protect Our Jobs' measure, which would preserve collective bargaining rights. Unions want to get it onto the Nov. 6 ballot 鈥� and into the state constitution.
Could Todd Akin still win?Todd Akin has not dropped out of the US Senate race in Missouri after his 'legitimate rape' comment. Missouri's rightward tilt gives him hope this fall, but not too much, experts say.
Todd Akin ignores first deadline to drop out of Missouri race. Now what?Rep. Todd Akin withstood calls from the Republican establishment to drop out of the Missouri Senate race, following his comment about 'legitimate rape.' His next deadline is Sept. 25.
Why Claire McCaskill wants Todd Akin to stay in Missouri raceSen. Claire McCaskill (D) spent $2 million on ads in the GOP primary and got what she wanted: conservative Rep. Todd Akin as her opponent. Now that he's damaged goods, so much the better.
Where Todd Akin and Paul Ryan agree, and disagree, on abortionThere's nothing to indicate that Paul Ryan shares Rep. Todd Akin's strange rationale for denying rape victims access to abortion. But the GOP's vice presidential candidate opposes such abortions, nonetheless.
Why is Hank Williams Jr. upping his anti-Obama rhetoric?Last October, country singer Hank Williams Jr. made a comparison between President Obama and Hitler. Last week, at the Iowa State Fair, he reportedly said that the president is Muslim.
Todd Akin and Republican abortion plank: bad timing?The GOP platform committee is meeting in Tampa, Fla., this week 鈥� and set to approve a plank opposing abortion with no exceptions. Democrats call it the 'Akin plank,' after Missouri Rep. Todd Akin, who is under pressure to quit his Senate race after a sensational comment on rape.
Did Todd Akin just cost GOP a US Senate takeover?With the uproar over his comment on 'legitimate rape,' Missouri Rep. Todd Akin has likely hurt his chances at beating Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) in November. Control of the Senate hangs in the balance 鈥� and Akin is resisting calls to exit the race.
US government and politics no longer run by WASPs. Does it matter?Neither of the top leaders in Congress nor any member of the US Supreme court is a WASP 鈥撀燼 white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant. And now, for the first time in US history, none of the major party candidates for president or vice president is a WASP.
What if US rockers were convicted of 鈥榟ooliganism鈥� like Russia鈥檚 Pussy Riot?Bands from 'Rage Against the Machine' to the 'Dixie Chicks' have harshly criticized political leaders in the US. Like Russia's 'Pussy Riot,' shouldn't they be charged with hooliganism?
Obama鈥檚 DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble as Nebraska, Arizona go rogueNebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama鈥檚 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.
Looming 'fiscal cliff' is hurting US economy now, economists warnMemo to Washington: Don't wait until after the election to resolve the 'fiscal cliff' facing the nation on Dec. 31. Uncertainty about taxes and spending is already harming the US economy, risking a new recession, some economists say.- Looming 'fiscal cliff' is hurting US economy now, economists warnMemo to Washington: Don't wait until after the election to resolve the 'fiscal cliff' facing the nation on Dec. 31. Uncertainty about taxes and spending is already harming the US economy, risking a new recession, some economists say.
Is Joe Biden dragging Obama down?With a new 'super PAC' ad that mocks Joe Biden for all manner of verbal slips, it鈥檚 almost as if Republicans are mirroring the way Democrats attacked Sarah Palin in 2008.
