» White House visitor logs provide window into lobbying industry
21/05/12 00:29 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama’s jobs council, to be checked in for a roundtable with the president...

» Obama’s cash advantage grew in April
20/05/12 23:45 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Despite his newfound status as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Mitt Romney ’s campaign saw its fundraising fall off slightly in April, it spent more than it raised, and it still has less than one-tenth as much cash on hand as Pre..

» Newark Mayor Cory Booker slams Obama campaign attack on Romney’s work for Bain Capital
20/05/12 22:50 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, a close ally of President Obama in the upcoming election, slammed the president’s campaign Sunday for ads attacking Mitt Romney’s work for the private-equity firm Bain Capital. Read full article >>

» Romney could best Obama in fundraising
20/05/12 20:37 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Here’s a scary thought for Democrats: It’s entirely possible that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee will outraise President Obama and the Democratic National Committee in the seven-month sprint..

» Mitch McConnell, John Boehner double down on deficit concerns
20/05/12 15:48 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Republican leaders doubled down Sunday on a renewed push to secure spending cuts as part of any deal to increase the national debt limit, drawing a sharper line in an emerging fight over the issue. Using sharp rhetoric reminiscent of last ..

» The missing issue in the presidential campaign
19/05/12 19:11 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Big issues are on the table as President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney begin the general election campaign: jobs and the economy, the future of health care, taxes, spending, the size and scope of government. What is missing is any serio..

» Hakeem Jeffries: Brooklyn’s Barack Obama?
19/05/12 13:50 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Is Hakeem Jeffries Brooklyn’s Barack Obama ? The young New York assemblyman running for the seat held by retiring Rep. Ed Towns (D) shares some surface characteristics with the president. “They’re both African-American, they’re both striki..

» Biden on West Virginians’ vote for felon Keith Judd: ‘I don’t blame people’ for frustration over economy
18/05/12 21:36 from washingtonpost.com - Elections
Why did four-in-ten Democratic primary voters in West Virginia earlier this month cast their ballots for felon Keith Judd over President Obama ? To hear Vice President Biden tell it, it’s because those voters are taking out their frustrati..

» George W. Bush Will Return To The White House, Briefly
18/05/12 19:57 from NPR Topics: Politics
Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, are expected to return to their home of eight years for the unveiling of their official portraits. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

» Obama, France’s Hollande hunt for Afghanistan compromise
18/05/12 19:42 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
Click image to see more photos. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP) Visiting French President François Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that France's combat troops would leave Afghanistan by year's end and pledged to find a way "fo..

» Hollande, Obama Talk Greece Before G-8 Summit
18/05/12 19:00 from NPR Topics: Politics
New French President Francois Hollande visited President Obama at this White House on Friday afternoon. The two leaders will also travel to Camp David for the G-8 economic summit. » E-Mail This      » Add to..

» Romney Phones His Campaign Message Into Swing States
18/05/12 17:55 from NPR Topics: Politics
Romney took friendly questions by phone from five participants in swing states on Friday. He told those on the call "You folks are going to have a big say in who our next president is" and that they were not called "by random." » E-M..

» Joe Ricketts gave money to every 2012 GOP candidate
18/05/12 16:56 from Yahoo! News: Presidential Election
Billionaire political donor Joe Ricketts clearly has President Barack Obama in his line of fire this election season, as we learned this week. But when it comes to Ricketts writing checks, apparently all Republicans—and even some libertari..

» 'President Romney's' First Day In Office: All About Reversing Obama Per Ad
18/05/12 16:48 from NPR Topics: Politics
In a new Mitt Romney ad, his image makers try to level the distance between the Republican and the incumbent president by referring three times to "President Romney." » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.icio.us

» Negative Coattails: Could Obama Cost Arkansas Democrats The Legislature?
18/05/12 16:46 from NPR Topics: Politics
A little-known challenger threatens to embarrass President Obama in the Arkansas primary Tuesday. Although Obama never expected to carry the state in November, his showing could penalize Democrats down the ticket, and could even threaten a..