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Obama to campaign in Iowa, promote energy plan

Published May 24th, 2012 - 3:09AM

As President Barack Obama readies for a return to the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his campaign is reminding voters that it was in that same spot where Republican rival Mitt Romney declared last year that "corporations are people."

Romney running mate search enters audition phase

Published May 24th, 2012 - 2:59AM

Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.

Obama team wrongly says Romney moves goal posts

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 3:29PM

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.

THE RACE: Romney talks up his private-sector days

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 1:39PM

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney likes to portray himself as a better job creator than President Barack Obama, but he may have a hard time backing up those boasts.

Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 1:04PM

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.

Obama focuses on seniors, veterans in positive ads

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 12:39PM

TITLE: "Personal" and "Sacred Trust."

Primary sweep has Romney 1 win from GOP nomination

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 11:49AM

Mitt Romney swept all the delegates in GOP primaries in Kentucky and Arkansas and picked up more endorsements from party leaders, putting him one win away from claiming the Republican nomination for president.

Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 11:04AM

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.

Romney says Congress should wait to act on economy

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 10:39AM

Mitt Romney says that if elected Congress should wait until he takes office to block automatic spending cuts and to keep tax cuts from expiring.

Romney defends record at Bain Capital firm

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 10:04AM

Mitt Romney is defending his work at the private equity firm he co-founded and says it's part of why he's qualified to be president.

Obama, Dems redoubling money efforts to keep edge

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 8:10AM

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.

Obama airing ads on veterans, seniors

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 3:15AM

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is airing two new ads, one focusing on his work with veterans returning home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and another aimed at seniors dependent on Medicare.

Romney oil adviser also a big super PAC donor

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 11:55PM

Oklahoma oil billionaire Harold Hamm didn't wait long to make a nearly $1 million donation to a group supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after he became one of Romney's top energy advisers in March. Just weeks after Hamm joined the Romney campaign, he gave $985,000 to a pro-Romney super PAC, according to campaign reports.

Romney promotes education agenda, defends Bain

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 11:55PM

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.

Primary protest votes show displeasure with Obama

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 8:15PM

Some presidential primary voters in Kentucky and Arkansas are taking a swipe at President Barack Obama, denying the incumbent nearly 4 out of every 10 votes cast on the Democratic side.

Ad aimed at women takes on Obama's economic record

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 1:30PM

TITLE: Basketball

Biden dismisses Romney's experience in business

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 1:00PM

The presidential campaign debate over Republican Mitt Romney's tenure at a private equity firm is going down the drain.

Independent groups launch dueling campaign ads

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 12:55PM

An independent group seeking to oust President Barack Obama launched a new TV ad Tuesday suggesting Obama had let down the voters who vaulted him into the White House in 2008. A pro-Obama group answered with an ad slamming Republican Mitt Romney, featuring a woman who lost her job at a factory that closed after it was bought by the private equity firm Romney co-founded.

'A woman who. ...': Romney's stories court females

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 12:15PM

Mitt Romney's courtship of female voters in his typical campaign speech sounds a bit like a movie's casting call.

THE RACE: Polls show presidential race tightening

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 11:15AM

With about five months to go, the presidential race is tightening, polls show, with voters nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, his likely Republican challenger.

Primary sweep has Romney 1 win from GOP nomination

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 10:40AM

Mitt Romney has swept all the delegates in the Kentucky and Arkansas primaries, putting him within one win of claiming the Republican nomination for president.

New ad campaign targets disillusioned Obama voters

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 8:35AM

A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a $10 million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him.

Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 8:00AM

Anxious to show voters he's working to create jobs, President Barack Obama is putting tax credits to boost clean energy in the spotlight this week as he heads to the political battleground state of Iowa.

Obama could have an in among white evangelicals

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 5:05AM

The Rev. Chris Beard is a theological conservative, make no mistake about it. He believes the Bible is the word of God. He believes the Holy Spirit speaks to him directly. He believes, as an article of faith, that abortion and same-sex marriage are wrong.

Romney's playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow

Published May 22nd, 2012 - 12:06AM

The core of his presidential candidacy under attack, Mitt Romney has yet to shape a playbook to defend a quarter-century in the business world that created great riches for him and great hardship, at times, for some American workers.

Obama stands by hits on Romney's Bain Capital days

Published May 21st, 2012 - 4:11PM

President Barack Obama sought to undermine Mitt Romney's key rationale for his presidential candidacy Monday, sharply attacking his Republican challenger's background as a venture capitalist and arguing that profit-making alone is not a qualification for the White House.

Cory Booker is latest gaffe-prone Obama surrogate

Published May 21st, 2012 - 2:31PM

Add Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker to the long list of political stand-ins for both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney who've veered wildly off message in a presidential contest notable for its attention-grabbing gaffes.

Obama stands by hits on Romney's Bain Capital days

Published May 21st, 2012 - 2:11PM

President Barack Obama on Monday defended his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney's ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital, saying it was rightly part of the campaign debate because Romney himself was emphasizing his business background.

Obama's same-sex marriage announcement hasn't moved the polls

Published May 21st, 2012 - 12:21PM

Almost two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, polls provide some measure of the impact - zero.

Romney to raise about $10 million in NY, Conn.

Published May 21st, 2012 - 11:16AM

Chasing President Barack Obama's cash advantage, Republican challenger Mitt Romney expects to raise $10 million during a three-day fundraising swing through the New York area that included a video meeting with donors in China.

THE RACE: Obama and Romney fight over budget goals

Published May 21st, 2012 - 10:31AM

The presidential race is shaping up as a battle between Republican calls for more government austerity and Democratic appeals for more spending to promote jobs and growth with tax hikes on high-income earners. It mirrors a fight raging in Europe.

Money race tightens for general election

Published May 21st, 2012 - 10:11AM

Effectively clinching the Republican presidential nomination last month allowed Mitt Romney's campaign to marshal larger checks and chip into President Barack Obama's huge lead in the money chase heading into the general election.

Where Romney, Sen. Brown stand on various issues

Published May 21st, 2012 - 1:06AM

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown publicly support each other and even share key advisers. But on many topics, from foreign policy to social issues, the Massachusetts Republicans take very different positions.

Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections

Published May 21st, 2012 - 12:56AM

Massachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers.

Newark mayor: Romney business record is fair game

Published May 20th, 2012 - 8:31PM

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is backing off comments he made earlier Sunday, when he criticized President Barack Obama's re-election campaign for its attacks on Bain Capital, the private equity firm once run by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Conservative donors slow to back Romney's campaign

Published May 20th, 2012 - 4:31PM

Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney and his party raised a sizable $40 million last month from donors who want him to replace President Barack Obama. But even as Romney solidifies his position as the eventual GOP nominee, many supporters who backed his primary election challengers have not yet come to his aid.

Conservative donors slow to back Romney's campaign

Published May 20th, 2012 - 3:26PM

Donors who backed Republican rivals of presidential candidate Mitt Romney appear to be slow coming to his aid.

Democratic leader Debbie Wasserman Schultz targeted by Republican hopefuls

Published May 20th, 2012 - 1:00AM

One of her potential Republican rivals recently depicted Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in a spiked collar, calling her "Obama's attack dog." Another lost to the Democratic congresswoman from Florida by more than 22 points just two years ago. Another was the butt of a joke on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" when he tried to explain a group he heads called "Americans Against Hate."

Is GOP trying to sabotage economy to hurt Obama?

Published May 19th, 2012 - 7:06AM

Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth.

Political vulnerabilities in Sen. Rubio's past?

Published May 19th, 2012 - 1:31AM

For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back.

Gay marriage could be big voting issue in Colorado

Published May 19th, 2012 - 1:11AM

Minutes after President Barack Obama endorsed gay marriage on May 9, Colorado's Democratic governor choked back tears as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure defeated the day before by Republicans.

AP source: Romneys donate $150k to campaign effort

Published May 18th, 2012 - 4:26PM

Mitt and Ann Romney are opening their personal checkbooks as wide as allowed to their presidential campaign's joint fund with the Republican National Committee.

Obama holds 2-to-1 cash advantage over Romney

Published May 18th, 2012 - 2:46PM

President Barack Obama holds a cash advantage of more than 2-to-1 over Republican challenger Mitt Romney but the president's money advantage is beginning to dwindle.

Analysis: Three states stand out in 2012 presidential election

Published May 18th, 2012 - 1:41PM

The presidential candidates have just placed their opening bets, and three states stand out as keys to the 2012 election: Ohio, Virginia and, perhaps surprisingly, Iowa.

AdWatch: Romney "day one" vows are missing caveats

Published May 18th, 2012 - 1:06PM

TITLE: "Day One"

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