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Mitt Romney To Wade Into Marriage Debate In Speech To Christian University

NEW YORK — Mitt Romney will wade, ever so cautiously, into the debate over gay marriage during a commencement speech on Saturday at a Christian unive… Read more: Video , 2012 Elections , Mitt Romney 2012 , Mitt Romney , Elections 2012 , Gay Marriage , Barack Obama , Same-Sex Marriage , Marriage Equality , Politics News Continue reading

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Obama Disembarks The Media Wave

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama is turning his attention back to the economy after a day spent raising millions of dollars for his campaig… Continue reading

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Richard Brodsky: Obama vs. Romney: Gay Marriage, Foreign Policy and the ‘Big Question’

There are other significant decisions beyond gay marriage and abortion for each man to make. Romney has one last major decision to make, his Vice Presidential choice. Both how he makes it and who it is will be crucial to swing voters. Continue reading

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Rebecca Tinsley: Bosnia: Shame on Us All

On the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war we should feel anger and shame because ‘the international order’ is still ignoring those warning signs when they occur. We should also acknowledge the human consequences of the West’s failure in Bosnia. Read more: Hakija Turaljic , Ethnic Cleansing , Serbia , Darfur , Slobodan Milosevic , Jacques Poos , European Union , Holocaust , Radovan Karadzic , Serb Elections , Yugoslavia , Sarajevo , Barack Obama , War Crimes , Bosnia , Belgrade , Douglas Hurd , Armenia , Biljana Plavsic , Dayton Peace Accord , Genocide , Russia , Sudan , Peacekeeping , Republika Srpska , Rwanda , Denazification , World News Continue reading

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Is This The Twitter Election?

NEW YORK — (at)BarackObama is on Twitter. So is (at)MittRomney Continue reading

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Robert Kuttner: A Tale of Two Elections

Watching the jubilation at the Place de la Bastille last night, where the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande was declared the next President of France precisely at 8:00 p.m., followed by delirious chants of “Sarkozy, c’est fini!” I couldn’t help thinking of Grant Park, November 2008. Continue reading

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Bank of America Targeted By Protesters And Investors As SEC Weighs Political Spending Rule

WASHINGTON — As the Securities and Exchange Commission considers requiring corporations to disclose their political spending to shareholders, a coali… Read more: Democratic Convention , Charlotte , Dnc , 2012 Elections , Lobbying , Economy , Bank of America , Jobs , Regulation , Obama , Bofa , Political Spending , Citizens United , Bac , 2012 , Politics , Regulations , Wall Street , 2012 Election , November Election , Campaign Contributions , Sec , November Elections , Securities and Exchange Commission , Politics News Continue reading

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Derby Diary: President Faces Long Odds, But Will Still Bring Home The Purse

LOUISVILLE — Politics has a family flavor in Kentucky, and to a surprising degree, the Obamas are family here in Louisville, even if they are not muc… Read more: Video , 2012 Elections , Kentucky Derby , 2012 Election , Elections 2012 , Kentucky , Obama , Kentucky Derby 2012 , Election 2012 , Politics News Continue reading

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Congress Revolts On Obama Plan That Would Ban ‘Buy American’

WASHINGTON — A group of 68 House Democrats and one Republican sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Thursday urging him to reconsider an element… Continue reading

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RNC Throws ‘Hype And Blame’ At Obama

In 2008, Barack Obama won the presidency with a campaign promise of “hope and change.” With the president now in the midst of a tough battle to repeat… Continue reading

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