| Romney raises over $40 million in April, almost matching Obama |
2012-05-17T10:48:47Z |
 Mitt Romney raised just over $40 million for his campaign and the Republican National Committee in April—a pace that nearly matched the $44 million that President Obama raised during the same period. The New York Times was first to report the figure, which includes money raised for Romney's 2012 campaign and the "Romney Victory Fund," [...]
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| Obama tries ‘hoagie diplomacy’ with congressional leaders |
2012-05-16T18:15:36Z |
 President Barack Obama on Wednesday took a novel approach to courting congressional leaders due at the White House for lunch—he got takeout. Obama made the brief trek from the White House to a nearby Taylor Gourmet sandwich shop, where he held a round table with small-business owners, including Taylor Gourmet co-owners Casey Patten and David Mazza. [...]
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| Obama administration denies role in arming Syrian rebels |
2012-05-16T23:21:12Z |
 President Barack Obama's administration has repeatedly said over the past few months that it won't ship arms to Syria's outgunned opposition, warning that doing so will only escalate the bloody conflict there.
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| Romney: Bain attacks are 'really off-target' |
2012-05-16T19:45:27Z |
 Mitt Romney called Democratic criticism over his record at Bain Capital "misguided" and chided President Barack Obama for approving the attacks while at the same time raising cash from other members of the private equity industry. In an interview with Hot Air's Ed Morrissey, the presumptive Republican nominee denounced an ad launched this week by [...]
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| Slight majority of N.J. voters say Christie not cut out for VP role |
2012-05-16T16:39:01Z |
 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has readily admitted that his big personality is probably not "necessarily suited to being No. 2." A new poll of his constituents shows that a slim majority of them agree. A Quinnipiac University survey of registered voters in New Jersey found that 52 percent said that Christie wouldn't be satisfied [...]
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| John Edwards trial: Defense rests without calling Edwards or Rielle Hunter |
2012-05-16T16:19:03Z |
 The defense in the John Edwards corruption trial rested on Wednesday morning in Greensboro, N.C., without calling the former presidential candidate, his daughter Cate or Rielle Hunter, his former mistress, mother of his 4-year-old love child and the woman at the center of the scandal that spawned the federal case against him. According to MSNBC, [...]
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| Romney hammers Obama on the economy |
2012-05-16T16:08:43Z |
 For the second day in a row, Mitt Romney trashed President Barack Obama's record on government spending, suggesting the growing federal debt is going to lead to a "dramatic" tax increase and drag down an already sluggish economy. Speaking in St. Petersburg, Fla., the presumptive Republican nominee was flanked by a group of seniors and [...]
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| Biden to rip into ‘Romney economics’ in Ohio speech |
2012-05-16T13:40:12Z |
 Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday launches a two-day campaign swing through the critical battleground state of Ohio. He will unleash a blistering attack on "Romney Economics," charging that the presumptive Republican nominee's business background shows he would favor wealthy investors over working-class Americans if he wins the White House. "Nobody knows better than the [...]
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| How would Bill Bradley fix Washington? |
2012-05-16T10:35:24Z |
 Top Line Former Sen. Bill Bradley's ambitions are still as lofty as he is tall. He is now retired from the Senate, where the Democrat represented the state of New Jersey for 18 years. But the 6'5" NBA Hall of Fame player and one-time candidate for the White House isn't done trying to fix Washington. [...]
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