By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: DEFINE OR BE DEFINED: With Democrats trashing Mitt Romney’s business record at Bain Capital, the presumptive Republican nominee is attempting to wage the presidential campaign on his terms. He released his first general election television ad...
Sarah Palin's endorsements, so crucial to the elections of 2010, still hold sway, even if her candidates don't always win. She brings attention to underdogs. A Texas endorsement will soon be tested, and a Nebraska primary win may or may not have been helped by a Palin endorsement.
WASHINGTON –President Obama suggested that European austerity should be tempered with efforts to stimulate growth, as the eight leaders of the world’s largest economies gathered at Camp David for a summit that was also expected to touch on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the ongoing bloodshed...
The Obama administration’s announcement that it is suspending sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to invest in the formerly rogue nation, has received praise from the business community and skepticism from human rights groups. Under Myamnar’s current president Thein Sein, the country once considered one...
In the wake of JP Morgan Chase’s staggering trading loss, President Obama is urging Republicans to “keep moving forward” and finish implementing Wall Street reform. “We can’t afford to go back to an era of weak regulation and little oversight, where excessive risk-taking on Wall...
Story of the Day – Candidates With Same Name Run for Same Office - http://abcn.ws/L5y7Mz Obama Campaign Launches Bid to Save USPS – $1.5 Million spent on postage, per FEC reports just released. (Hartfield) Elevator Endorsement – Romney Calls Bush to say ‘Thanks’ – http://abcn.ws/LkYhkc...
House Speaker John Boehner said "all options are on the table" when asked if the House would move to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt should he refuse to fully comply with the ongoing congressional investigation into the "Fast and Furious" operation.
Clear your afternoons and evenings: The great G8 is upon us! Soon leaders from the eight best countries in the world will converge on Camp David to smile awkwardly next to each other and sit through hours of exciting conversations about the economy.
Leaders of eight of the world’s largest economies are meeting at Camp David this evening for the G-8 Summit, marking the biggest gathering of heads of state at the president’s country retreat in history. The rustic estate in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains, however, presents something of...
Former Republican Rep. Dave Weldon on Friday announced his candidacy for Florida Senate, ending rampant speculation about his political future. "For me, running for U.S. Senate isn't a career move," Weldon said in a statement on his campaign website. "I have a fulfilling career in health care. I have no desire to be a 'career politician.' But someone has to provide a conservative solution to the problems the administration has created and the Senate has endorsed." Watch Weldon's announcement video below: Weldon, who served in Congress from 1995 to 2009 representing the East Central Space Coast area of Florida, announced his retirement in 2008 and returned to his practice as a physician. Weldon entered the Florida Senate race Friday billing himself as the conservative alternative in an already crowded and hotly contested Republican primary. "I want to commit my experience and talent to solving the problems in Washington by bringing an...
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