Browsing Month October, 2011
ELECTION 2012:: All the president’s men go after Romney – DC
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 9:50 am
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during an economic roundtable at the Treynor State Bank, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in Treynor, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) The president’s men are plumbing new depths of negative campaigning and this week again tried to kick around former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by saying he ... Go To Article
ELECTION 2012:: As Past Accusations Surface, Cain Focuses on Tax Plan – NRO
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 9:46 am
Washington, D.C. — Herman Cain, under fire for Politico’s overnight report on past sexual-harassment accusations, was confident this morning at the American Enterprise Institute, where he discussed his tax proposal. Cain’s at-ease manner was aided in part by the nature of the AEI program. Over the course of his presentation, Cain was not asked to take ... Go To Article
Election 2012 , General , News , Politics
ELECTION 2012:: New Perry Iowa ad touts jobs over campaign polish – AP
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 9:38 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Trailing in a new Iowa poll, Republican Rick Perry says in a new ad running there that his jobs record is more important than the candidate's on-camera polish. via ... Go To Article
Election 2012 , News , Politics , Rick Perry
EXECUTIVE ORDER:: Obama to order FDA to help reduce drug shortages – WashPo
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 9:34 am
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, an escalating problem that has endangered patients and raised the possibility of price gouging. Patient deaths have been blamed on the shortages, which tend to affect cancer drugs, anesthetics, drugs used in emergency medicine, and electrolytes ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , Military , News , Politics
HERMAN CAIN says he was ‘falsely accused’ of harassment – AP
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 9:29 am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday he was "falsely accused" of sexual harassment while he led the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. via Daily Record | Morris County NJ | AP ... Go To Article
MILITARY SPENDING:: The Pentagon vs. the Welfare State – RCP
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 12:08 am
WASHINGTON -- We shouldn't gut defense. A central question of our budget debates is how much we allow growing social spending to crowd out the military and, in effect, force the United States into a dangerous, slow-motion disarmament. People who see military cuts as an easy way to reduce budget deficits forget that this has already occurred. From the late 1980s to ... Go To Article
Commentary , General , Military , Politics
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT:: Obama wants a license to lie – WashEx
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 12:06 am
It's not often that the liberal American Civil Liberties Union and conservative Judicial Watch agree on anything, but the Obama administration's lack of transparency has brought the two together. Obama's Justice Department has proposed a regulatory change that would weaken the Freedom of Information Act. Under the new rules, the government could falsely respond to those ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , General , News , Politics , Terrorism
ERIC HOLDER:: Congressional calls for resignation more than double to 17 – DC
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 12:04 am
Nine more members of Congress have told The Daily Caller that they’re calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over his handling of Operation Fast and Furious, more than doubling the number on record before the weekend calling for his ouster. A total of 17 members of Congress have now called for Holder to step down. The latest group of members includes ... Go To Article
ELECTION 2012::In Iowa’s GOP caucuses, ‘it’s absolutely wide open’ – USATODAY
By MB Snow at October 31, 2011 | 12:02 am
OSCEOLA, Iowa – Belva White emerges from Calvary Bible Church after listening to presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann speak from the pulpit, but she isn't any closer to deciding whether she'll support the Minnesota congresswoman or someone else in the Iowa caucuses come January. Like three of four likely voters, White says her mind isn't made up for an opening ... Go To Article
Election 2012 , General , News , Politics
MICHAEL BARONE: In Foreign Affairs, Obama Needs Respect, Not Love – RCP
By MB Snow at October 30, 2011 | 10:17 pm
The argument is being made in some quarters that, however unsuccessful Barack Obama's domestic policies have been, his record in foreign policy has been successful. But when you examine the claims of success, they seem a bit peculiar. via RealClearPolitics - In Foreign Affairs, Obama Needs Respect, Not ... Go To Article
Barack Obama , Commentary , Featured , Middle East , Politics
