Politics

Gov't taking new steps to combat food stamp fraud

Thursday, May 24, 3:49 am
Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash _ sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist _ and then asking the government for replacement cards. Read more...
Romney campaign outlines 'day 1' of his presidency

Thursday, May 24, 3:37 am
Mitt Romney's campaign has released a new ad promoting "Day One" of a potential Romney presidency, describing which of President Barack Obama's policies the Republican will reverse first if he wins the White House. Read more...
In Iowa, Obama touts election-year energy plan

Thursday, May 24, 3:21 am
President Barack Obama is returning to Iowa, seeking support for an election-year agenda to encourage renewable energy along with a more immediate prize: the state's up-for-grabs voters. Read more...
Gloves stay on in quiet NM Senate primary

Thursday, May 24, 3:07 am
Four years ago, Heather Wilson gave up her House seat from New Mexico to make a run for a rare opening in the Senate. She lost in a bare-knuckled Republican primary. This year she has the luxury of sitting back as the Democratic successor to her House seat takes a similar gamble. Read more...
Search for Romney running mate in audition phase

Thursday, May 24, 3:06 am
Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions. Read more...
Gov't taking new steps to combat food stamp fraud

Thursday, May 24, 3:05 am
The government is trying to crack down on food stamp recipients who are ripping off taxpayers by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash. Read more...
Obama, Dems redoubling money efforts to keep edge

Wednesday, May 23, 10:33 pm
His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts after robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from the party faithful highly motivated to topple the Democrat. Read more...
Obama team wrongly says Romney moves goal posts

Wednesday, May 23, 10:08 pm
President Barack Obama's campaign says Republican rival Mitt Romney is trying to "move the goal posts" and reverse his position on unemployment. Actually, that's a fumble of the facts. Read more...
Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official

Wednesday, May 23, 10:06 pm
Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall. Read more...
Romney promotes education agenda, defends Bain

Wednesday, May 23, 10:03 pm
Originally planning to focus on education, Mitt Romney instead reignited the debate over his business credentials on Wednesday, welcoming scrutiny of the private equity firm he co-founded and declaring he's a far more qualified steward of the economy than President Barack Obama. Read more...
Clinton: US wars with al-Qaida on the web

Wednesday, May 23, 9:30 pm
The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against al-Qaida, engaging in a cat and mouse game to replace anti-American al-Qaida ads on Yemeni tribal websites. Read more...
Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

Wednesday, May 23, 4:42 pm
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically risky, embrace of gay marriage may not hurt him in the November election. Read more...
General sees progress in US-Pakistan relationship

Wednesday, May 23, 3:13 pm
America's relationship with Pakistan has been battered by a string of recent setbacks, but a top U.S. general said Wednesday that the fact that the two countries have finally started talking again is at least a positive sign. Read more...
Inquiry hears of wider Secret Service misbehavior

Wednesday, May 23, 1:39 pm
Senators investigating the Secret Service prostitution scandal said Wednesday that dozens of reported episodes of misconduct by agents point to a culture of carousing in the agency and urged Director Mark Sullivan to get past his insistence that the romp in Cartagena was a one-time mistake. Read more...
THE RACE: Obama walking fine line in Bain critique

Wednesday, May 23, 1:32 pm
President Barack Obama has to tread carefully in targeting Republican rival Mitt Romney's business resume. Read more...

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