elections

Mitt Romney pins ‘prairie fire of debt’ on Obama

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country’s economy and, as proof, pointed to “a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens what it means to be an American.” …Read More

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Peek in city’s goodie bag

Each NATO Summit attendee — and every journalist covering the world leaders this weekend at McCormick Place — will get a Chicago-themed gift bag with …Read More

Obama's official NATO greeting: "Chicago is a quintessentially American town" (Wed, 16 May 2012 11:31:12 -0600)

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Ron Paul: ‘We will no longer spend resources’ campaigning

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent …Read More

Obama rips Romney on jobs

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama tried Monday to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather than creating jobs, opening …Read More

Mitt Romney sorry for ‘pranks’ on classmates, didn’t know some were gay

Mitt Romney apologized Thursday to classmates he may have offended by “hijinks and pranks during high school” and insisted he didn’t know that some were Read More

House Speaker Boehner: ‘I’m focusing on jobs, not gay marriage’

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says he’s staying focused on jobs and the economy in the 2012 elections and not President Barack Obama’s …Read More

Obama now backs gay marriage

President Barack Obama again reversed his position on gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the first president to endorse the politically explosive idea and injecting a Read More

Mitt Romney wins Republican primaries in Indiana, NC, W.Va.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney has won the Indiana, North Carolina and West Virginia presidential primaries. The trio is certain to push Romney closer to …Read More

Santorum endorses one-time rival Romney: ‘Obama must be defeated’

Former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum urged his supporters to back fellow Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign Monday in a late-night email that ignored that Santorum once Read More

Romney: Obama shouldn’t be tried for treason

Republican Mitt Romney says he doesn’t think President Barack Obama should be tried for treason. Read More

Political world flocks to Twitter for 2012 campaign

Barack Obama is on Twitter. So is Mitt Romney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it or Read More

Newt Gingrich officially bows out of Republican presidential race

ARLINGTON, Va. — Newt Gingrich can now call himself a former presidential candidate. As expected, the former House speaker has bowed out of the Republican …Read More

Obama’s new campaign slogan: ‘Forward’

President Barack Obama has a new campaign slogan: “Forward.” Obama’s re-election team unveiled its new motto in a video released Monday morning. The seven-minute video Read More

Romney says he would have ordered Osama bin Laden killed

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says “of course” he would have ordered Osama bin Laden killed. President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign …Read More

Democratic fund-raiser in Chicago to help Congressional candidates

If Democrats don’t take six congressional seats back from Republicans in Illinois this year, it won’t be from lack of campaigning or fund-raising.U.S. Rep. Steve …Read More

Mitt Romney wins 5 GOP primaries, promises ‘better America’

Mitt Romney laid claim to the fiercely contested Republican presidential nomination Tuesday night with a fistful of primary triumphs, then urged all who struggle in Read More

Newt Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week

Newt Gingrich began taking steps Wednesday to shut down his debt-laden presidential bid, setting the stage to endorse one-time rival Mitt Romney next week and Read More

Obama takes on college costs, eyes young voters

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students. He is wooing …Read More

Mitt Romney shifting toward center as 5 states head to polls

Mitt Romney is shifting from the deep conservatism he displayed before wrapping up the Republican presidential nomination toward a more centrist platform — an effort Read More