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- British government will ban Syrian leaders from London Olympics. May 27, 2012The Gaurdian has the story: “Nick Clegg has said that the government would stop Syrian military figures accused of human rights abuses from visiting the UK during the Olympics. He said on Sunday that the government had recently changed the rules so there was now a presumption that those individuals ‘shown to have abused human [...]
- After Syrian Massacre Of 32 Children, Russia Blocks Joint UN Statement May 27, 2012The massacre of 90 people, including 32 children, over the weekend has prompted harsh condemnation by the United States and Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary General. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called it a “vicious assault that involved a regime artillery and tank barrage on a residential neighborhood.” Ki-Moon said “This ap […]
- George Will Speaks Out Against Romney’s Association With Trump: ‘What Is Romney Seeking?’ May 27, 2012Conservatives are starting to question the Romney campaign’s association with Donald Trump, the reality TV star who in recent days has ramped up his claims that President Obama was born in Kenya. Mitt Romney is holding a fundraiser with Trump next month, and his advisers have defended the event by insisting that “a candidate can’t [...]
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- Obama to honor fallen troops on Memorial DayPresident Barack Obama is paying tribute to the nation's fallen warriors on Memorial Day, attending a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and honoring those who died during the Vietnam War.
- Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votesPresident Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election even as he benefits nationally from encouraging economic news.
- Obama on the defensive on spending, debtGovernment spending and debt are emerging as a campaign tug-of-war, with Mitt Romney blaming President Barack Obama for a "prairie fire of debt" and Obama calling the charge a "cowpie of distortion." House Speaker John Boehner is talking about a debt ceiling that is still more than eight months away.
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- Obama tweets his pitch to public May 25, 2012It was a mini Twitter town hall.
- Senate rejects dueling student loan relief bills May 25, 2012The Senate, in the latest round of political maneuvering on a popular campaign issue, Thursday rejected competing Democratic and Republican proposals to prevent student loan rates from doubling to 6.8% in July.
- Lawmakers to investigate disabled veterans charity May 24, 2012The Senate Finance Committee is launching an investigation to determine whether a charity intended to help disabled veterans deserves its tax-exempt status after doling out millions of dollars to a direct-mail company.
- U.S. senators: Al Qaeda calls for 'electronic jihad' May 23, 2012An al Qaeda video calling for "electronic jihad" illustrates the urgent need for cybersecurity standards for the most critical networks in the United States, a group of senators said.
- Minorities not looking for 'payback' May 24, 2012Ruben Navarrette Jr. says following a recent CNN.com story on minority births passing white births in the U.S., people like Rush Limbaugh see the changing demographics as a threat. But they have nothing to fear.
- Will Obama's Bain attacks on Romney backfire? May 24, 2012To be clear: This is a political campaign. Romney's experience at Bain Capital is certainly relevant. The problem with campaigns is that issues and events and results need to be either black or white.
