Romney says Congress should wait to act on economyCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 17:43:02 GMT

Mitt Romney says that if elected Congress should wait until he takes office to block automatic spending cuts and to keep tax cuts from expiring.

Senate panel to launch review of Facebook IPOCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 17:36:43 GMT

A Senate committee is reviewing Facebook’s problematic stock offering amid questions about whether the bank handling the IPO gave select clients a negative assessment of the company.

Romney proposing voucher-like education overhaulCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 16:47:32 GMT

Shifting from the economy to education, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is proposing a voucher-style system that could significantly alter the public school system and revive the debate over school choice.

Investigators question if Obama administration divulged too much for movie on bin Laden raidCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 16:08:53 GMT

Investigators are probing whether the Obama administration divulged too many details of the secret raid on Osama bin Laden to Hollywood filmmakers.

Primary sweep has Romney 1 win from GOP nominationCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:19 GMT

Mitt Romney has swept all the delegates in the Kentucky and Arkansas primaries, putting him within one win of claiming the Republican nomination for president.

Secret Service boss: 'I apologize'Compare
Wed, 23 May 2012 14:18:39 GMT

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan apologized Wednesday for the conduct of employees caught up on a Colombia prostitution scandal.

Could Bill Clinton win the Democratic Nomination Today?Compare
Wed, 23 May 2012 13:59:49 GMT

Democrats love to talk about how Ronald Reagan couldn’t win the nomination in today’s Republican Party, but what about a 2012 version of Bill Clinton on the Democratic side? The results of Democratic primaries in Arkansas and elsewhere suggest the answer is no.
 

Polls show US presidential battle tighteningCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 12:28:22 GMT

U.S. voters are nearly evenly divided between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney with five months to go before the election, especially on handling the economy, polls show.

Jury at Edwards trial to deliberate for 4th dayCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 12:21:48 GMT

The jury at the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards is set to deliberate his fate for a fourth day.

Hawaii verifies Obama's birth records to ArizonaCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 11:58:04 GMT

The state of Hawaii has verified President Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief after a nearly three-month back and forth that Arizona officials said could have ended without the incumbent's name on its November ballot.

Obama struggles in South, ekes out primary wins in Arkansas, KentuckyCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 11:43:37 GMT

President Obama eked out narrow primary victories Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky, a sign the president is struggle in Southern states.

Pakistani doctor who helped US in bin Laden raid sentenced to prisonCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 11:29:16 GMT

A Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Usama bin Laden was convicted of high treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, officials said, a verdict that is likely to further strain the country's relationship with Washington.

Pakistani who helped US sentenced to prisonCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 11:17:03 GMT

Official: Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. track down Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to 33 years in prison.

Sen. Collins claims Secret Service prostitution scandal wider than believedCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 07:28:28 GMT

Several small groups of Secret Service employees separately visited clubs, bars and brothels in Colombia prior to a visit by President Barack Obama last month and engaged in reckless, "morally repugnant" behavior, Sen. Susan Collins says.

Hawaii verifies Obama's birth records to ArizonaCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 04:44:38 GMT

The state of Hawaii has verified President Barack Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief after a nearly three-month back and forth that Arizona officials said could have ended without the incumbent's name on its November ballot.

Arkansas primary challenge serves as another thorn in Obama's side on way to nominationCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 04:38:10 GMT

Primaries Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky follow West Virginia's May 8 primary, in which federal inmate Keith Judd took 41 percent of the vote in the Democratic presidential primary.

4 Secret Service agents to contest dismissals over prostitution scandalCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 04:05:18 GMT

Four Secret Service employees will fight their dismissals following the Colombian prostitution scandal -- arguing they were made scapegoats for behavior tolerated by the organization for years, The Washington Post reported late Tuesday.

Romney adds to delegate lead with win in KentuckyCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 03:20:44 GMT

Mitt Romney won the Kentucky Republican presidential primary Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination for president.

Romney moves closer to GOP nomination with primary wins in Kentucky, ArkansasCompare
Wed, 23 May 2012 01:14:45 GMT

Mitt Romney has swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win.

Al Qaeda video calling for cyberattacks on Western targets raises alarm in CongressCompare
Tue, 22 May 2012 23:44:20 GMT

The six-minute video shown to the Senate Homeland Security Committee instructs Al Qaeda followers that the U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks in the same way airline security was vulnerable in 2001 before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.