Topic: Barack Obama

Gingrich rises to the fore in US Republican debate

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich cemented his place as the main rival to Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination with a solid debate performance on foreign policy.Buoyed by opinion polls that gave him a four percent lead over the former Massachusetts ...

Is GOP missing chance to grow?

Rick Perry, the immigration moderate, is sinking in the Republican presidential polls. GOP Sen. Dean Heller is ditching scheduled campaign appearances at Latin Chamber of Commerce meetings. And even conservatives in the Hispanic community are gaga for Democratic congressional candidate Ruben Kihuen.So ...

Obama camp slams Romney 'dishonesty'

The White House accused Republican Mitt Romney's camp of blatant dishonesty Tuesday after he savaged President Barack Obama's jobs record in a testy preview of a possible 2012 election showdown.The row erupted after the Romney camp's first television advertisement ripped an Obama ...

Gingrich looks to shine in US Republican debate

Newt Gingrich has a chance to solidify his position atop the pack of US Republican presidential hopefuls on Tuesday as candidates duel it out over foreign policy, national security and the economy.The former House of Representatives speaker has surged in opinion polls ...

Obama, in campaign mode, takes aim in battle state

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to turn up the heat on congressional Republicans in a campaign-style visit to New Hampshire on Tuesday, but came under fire himself from Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney in the political battleground state.Obama ...
President Barack Obama Thursday pledged he would not let a Washington budget crunch compromise an expansive vision and military presence designed to cement America as a top Pacific power.In a message aimed both at a dynamic region he sees as key to ...

House, Senate negotiators agree on spending bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators agreed late on Monday to extend funding for many U.S. government programs to mid-December in a bipartisan move to avert any shutdown of agency operations that would otherwise occur by this weekend.The funding measure crafted by House ...

Republican Cain stumbles in Libya gaffe

Republican White House hopeful Herman Cain stumbled badly in responding to a basic question on Libya, casting further doubt on his ability to revive an embattled campaign. A five-minute video of Cain's rambling response to a question posed by the Milwaukee Journal ...

Romney campaign: Obama obsessed with me

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a verbal swing at President Barack Obama on Monday, saying that the Democrat and his allies have an "obsession" with attacking him.Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, leads many polls in the race ...

Romney campaign: Obama obsessed with attacking him

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a verbal swing at President Barack Obama on Monday, saying that the Democrat and his allies have an "obsession" with attacking him.Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, leads many polls in the race ...