Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
| |Monday, May. 14, 2012
WASHINGTON — Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.Read more
With support for same-sex marriage, gay community is crucial to Obama
| |Sunday, May. 13, 2012
Donations were flowing before his support for same-sex marriage.Read more
Romney courts evangelicals in speech at Liberty University
| |Saturday, May. 12, 2012
He gives a commencement address at a religious school in Virginia.Read more
Romney urges grads to honor family commitments
| |Saturday, May. 12, 2012
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical university Saturday.Read more
Romney can gain votes on gay marriage issue, religious leaders say
| |Friday, May. 11, 2012
Obama may not lose votes, but his opponent may win over a base.Read more
NC candidate for Congress backs off 'birther' issue
| |Friday, May. 11, 2012
After questioning the authenticity of President Barack Obama's birthplace, North Carolina congressional candidate Richard Hudson now says he's willing to give Hawaii the benefit of the doubt and accept that the president was born in the U.S.Read more
Presidential candidates are trying to refocus on economy
| |Friday, May. 11, 2012
Economic and social issues will share the spotlight today.Read more
Romney apologizes for bullying a fellow student in high school
| |Thursday, May. 10, 2012
Five of his prep school classmates recall him cutting the boy's hair.Read more
Romney 'backwards on equality,' Obama says
| |Thursday, May. 10, 2012
A day after backing gay marriage, he says Republican Mitt Romney opposes equality.Read more
Gay marriage issue may help, hurt both parties
| |Thursday, May. 10, 2012
Gay marriage could influence voter turnout among key constituencies.Read more
Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay
| |Thursday, May. 10, 2012
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the Republican presidential candidate's recognition that his record on gay rights is under heightened scrutiny following President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage.Read more
Obama voices support for gay marriage
| |Wednesday, May. 09, 2012
On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the race for the White House.Read more
Obama's statement on gay marriage is seen as a political gamble
Wednesday, May. 09, 2012
President's views on gay marriage have evolved since 2009.Read more
North Texans split over Obama's same-sex marriage announcement
| |Wednesday, May. 09, 2012
Supporters and detractors both have passionate reactions to the president's announcement in favor of same-sex marriage.Read more
Obama voices his support for gay marriage
| |Wednesday, May. 09, 2012
WASHINGTON — On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House.Read more
Ron, Rand Paul hold joint tea party rally in Texas
| |Monday, May. 07, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas — Ron Paul told thousands of supporters in his home state Sunday that they "have infiltrated the Republican Party" in the name of liberty.Read more
Obama officially kicks off re-election campaign with Ohio, Va. rallies
| |Monday, May. 07, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Barack Obama officially kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, with a rousing rally for an arena crowd, looking to recapture some of the 2008 momentum that propelled him to victory even as he acknowledged an economy that's a work in progress.Read more
Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign
| |Monday, May. 07, 2012
NEW YORK — (at)BarackObama is on Twitter. So is (at)MittRomney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it or not.Read more
Recession has left swing states unpredictable
| |Saturday, May. 05, 2012
Disparities in their recoveries make campaigning difficult.Read more
Romney unlikely to attend state GOP convention in Fort Worth
| |Saturday, May. 05, 2012
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will probably not make it to this year's Texas Republican Convention. But former challenger Rick Santorum will.Read more
