Topic: Barack Obama

Gingrich takes big poll lead in 3 states

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich has taken double-digit leads over his Republican rivals in three states, according to a poll on Thursday.Gingrich, former House of Representatives speaker and recent frontrunner in the Republican nominating race, polled ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt ...

Obama channels Roosevelt, eyes 2012

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the "gaping inequality" facing the middle class was the "defining issue of our time" in a passionate outline of his 2012 reelection message.Obama traveled to Kansas in a bid to commandeer the aura of barnstorming president ...

Can Gingrich Derail Romney?

He’ll make it interesting, but GOP voters will find Romney the better bet to beat President Obama.He’ll make it interesting, but GOP voters will find Romney the better bet to beat President Obama.It's hard to ignore Newt Gingrich’s return from the dead ...

The 2012 election cybercrime

Then-candidate Barack Obama masterfully leveraged the web in a way never before done by a presidential candidate, but he also witnessed the online medium's underbelly.As he campaigned for president in 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama witnessed both the sheer power, and to a ...

Former Wisconsin governor Thompson launches Senate run

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson officially launched his campaign on Thursday for the Senate seat being vacated by four-term Democratic Senator Herb Kohl.Thompson, a Republican, served four terms as governor and then as Secretary of Health and Human ...

Biden not 'ready to close the door' on 2016 run

US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he is keeping his options open about a 2016 White House bid."I am never ready to close the door on anything. That is a foolish thing to do. I learned a long time ...
Reacting to the news that Barney Frank won't seek a 17th term in 2012, President Barack Obama thanked Frank for his serviceReacting to the news that Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank will not seek a 17th term in 2012, President Barack Obama thanked ...
As most of the political world's attention is captured by the circus of the Republican presidential primary, Barack Obama's campaign has been assiduously reactivating the formidable infrastructure that helped drive him to victory four years ago.Obama and the Democratic Party have been ...

Obama pardons holiday turkeys, pokes fun at media

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may not help the economy, but President Barack Obama found another move he can make without congressional approval on Wednesday: pardon a turkey.Obama, a Democrat, has spent the last several weeks criticizing the Congress and Republicans for not ...

Romney campaign will keep controversial Obama ad

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's campaign said on Wednesday it will not pull a television ad criticized for being dishonest in its use of an out-of-context quote by President Barack Obama.Gail Gitcho, communications director for the Republican Romney, said ...