Four Republican Candidates to Face Off Super Tuesday

In U.S. presidential politics, the four remaining Republican contenders are headed for a major showdown Tuesday when 10 states hold primary or caucus votes on the same day, with as many as 437 delegates at stake to the Republican nominating conventio

Obama, Romney face off in first presidential debate

Obama, Romney face off in first presidential debate DENVER, the United States, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday began their first presidential debate at Denver University in Denver,

Obama, Romney Prepare For Debate Rematch

HITE HOUSE Both President Barack Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney, are preparing for the second of the three debates they will have before the November 6 election. The president needs a strong performance in the next debate to slow Romneys surge i

Obama, Romney to Face Off in Pivotal 2nd Debate

Obama, Romney to Face Off in Pivotal 2nd Debate WHITE HOUSE U.S. President Barack Obama faces a crucial second debate Tuesday with Republican challenger Mitt Romney at Hofstra University in New York state. Both candidates have made intense preparatio

Obama, Romney Spar Over Economy

Obama, Romney Spar Over Economy WHITE HOUSE Six weeks before the U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, spent Saturday campaigning and raising money. Each candidate made the case for his plan to r

Obama, Romney Camps Focus on Economy

The campaigns of presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama are both focusing on economic issues during political stumps on Saturday. Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, said Repub

Obama, Republicans Clash Over Tax Proposal

WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama on Monday called on Congress to approve a one year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 per year, a proposal that has been rejected by congressional Republicans and likely Republican P

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Republican White House container Mitt Romney says difference over religion should not divide conservatives. Romney's comments come a day after a backer of rival Texas governor Rick Perry suggested Romney's Mormon faith was cult-like at the same meeti

AP 2012-03-11

1. It was a bruising Super Tuesday but Mitt Romney's campaign is arguing he will be the only candidate left standing come this summer. Wins in six states increase Romney's lead in the race for convention delegates. 2. The Red Cross says most resident

Romney Criticizes Obama Middle East Policy

Romney Criticizes Obama Middle East Policy THE WHITE HOUSE U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Monday that he would be a strong president internationally if elected next month. He used a speech at the Virginia Military Institute i

Romney, Obama Clash Over US Foreign Policy

Foreign policy has taken center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign as the presumptive Republican Party nominee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, embarks on an overseas trip designed to bolster his foreign policy and defense cr

Obama calls Romney amid growing campaign chaos

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday congratulated Mitt Romney for clinching the Republican presidential nomination, while their campaign teams attack each other in an increasingly relentless manner. The two candida

White House rules out new gun control laws

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- White House Spokesman Jay Carney on Thursday ruled out new gun control laws, saying U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on other measures to reduce gun violence. Speaking at a regular briefing, Carney said Obama sup

Romney to Call for Restoring 'The Promise of America' in Speech

U. S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will pledge to restore the Promise of America when he takes the stage to accept his party's nomination Thursday night. Aides have been touting Thursday's address to the Republican National Conventio

经济学人342:纽特·金里奇的竞选——败局已定

WHEN Newt Gingrichs presidential campaign foundered last summer, leading to the mass resignation of his staff and reports that his campaign debt exceeded $1m, the problem was not that he seemed to prefer luxury cruises through Greece and Turkey with

Romney Wins Illinois Republican Primary

Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney has registered a convincing win in Tuesday's Illinois primary, enlarging his lead in the race for the party's nomination. U.S. news services say Romney won about 55 percent of the vote to nearly 30 perc

Obama to Formally Kick Off Campaign Against Romney

With just over six months to go before the U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama plans to use events next week in key election battleground states to formally kick off his campaign against the presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney.

Obama Meeting With Labor Leaders on US 'Fiscal Cliff'

U.S. labor leaders met with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, calling on him to reject deep cuts in pensions and health care for the elderly as he works to resolve crucial government financial issues by the end of the year. Newly re-elected, Obama i

Obama Comforts Families of Shooting Victims, Survivors

President Barack Obama on Sunday comforted the families of the 12 people killed and 58 wounded in Thursday's mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. In the city traumatized by a tragedy that has also shaken the nation, Mr. Obama visited

US Economy Grew Faster in Late 2011

The U.S. economy, the world's largest, grew at its fastest pace in a year-and-a-half in late 2011, but questions remain whether the advance will continue in coming months. The U.S. government said Friday the country's national economic output increas