Obama: President must ‘work for everyone’

President Barack Obama told CNN’s David Letterman on Tuesday that a U.S. president should work for every American, whether or not they voted for him. The president’s comments came in the wake of the release of a video showing Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney suggesting that Mr. Obama’s voters were freeloaders who believed that they were entitled to all the help they received from the government.

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19 September, 2012

'The Late Show', Barack Obama, CNN, David Letterman, Freeloaders, Guns, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Religion, Republicans

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Confidence in direction of country improves slightly

Any new survey conducted by Democracy Corps between July 21 and July 25 found that the number of Americans who believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction has fallen slightly of late, although the majority still believe Mr. Obama‘s economic policies are not in the best interests of in the nation.

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31 July, 2012

Barack Obama, Democracy Corps, Democrats, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Republicans

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Obama attacks Romney’s record as governor

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in 2006. Photo: Corbis.

President Barack Obama‘s re-election campaign has moved up a gear this week. After recently attacking former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney‘s 1990s stint at the head of Bain Capital, a private-equity firm, the president’s senior adviser is now focusing on the Republican presidential candidate’s record as governor of the Bay State between 2003 and 2007.

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31 May, 2012

Andrea Saul, Bain Capital, Dan Winslow, David Axelrod, Debt, Economy, Job creation, Mitt Romney, Republicans, Tax, Unemployment rate

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Ron Paul to stop campaigning

Ron Paul announced on Monday that he would stop campaigning in the remaining Republican primaries. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty / AP.

The Ron Paul campaign announced on Monday afternoon that it would not be campaigning in any of the Republican primaries due to take place between Tuesday, May 15 and June 26.

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14 May, 2012

Mitt Romney, Republican Convention, Republicans, Ron Paul

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85 percent of Indian Americans support Obama

President Barack Obama, seen here on the occasion of 'Diwali' celebrations at the White House in 2009, garners the support of 85 percent of Indian-American voters. Photo: PTI.

A poll conducted by Lake Research Partners, a DC-based political consultancy firm, and APIAVote (Asian American Pacific Islander) shows that 85 percent of Indian-American voters would like President Barack Obama to serve a second term.

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6 May, 2012

APIAVote, Barack Obama, Chinese Americans, Democrats, Filipino Americans, Foreign policy, Health care, Immigration, India in New England, Indian Americans, Job creation, Lake Research Partners, Mitt Romney, National security, Rasmussen Reports, Republicans, Taxes, Toby Chaudhuri

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Rubio: Romney will choose a great VP

Florida Senator Marco Rubio told CNN's Candy Crowley that former Massachusetts governor
Mitt Romney would choose the right VP. Photo: CNN.

Republican Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told Candy Crowley on Sunday that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney would make a great president, when he appeared on CNN’s State of the Nation. However, Senator Rubio would not confirm whether he would consider the post of vice president if he was approached by Mr. Romney.

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23 April, 2012

'State of the Nation', Beth Myers, CNN, GOP nomination, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Convention, Republicans, The Wall Street Journal

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Romney now in the lead in Pennsylvania

According to the latest Public Policy Polling survey, Mitt Romney is now in the lead in Pennsylvania.

The latest Public Polling Policy (PPP) survey conducted in Pennsylvania on April 4 shows that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has now overtaken former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum in the Keystone State.

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5 April, 2012

Barack Obama, Connecticut primary, Dean Debnam, Delaware primary, Mitt Romney, New York primary, Newt Gingrich, Pennsylvania primary, PPP, Public Policy Polling, Republicans, Rhode Island primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul

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White House: No ‘plan B’ if health care law struck down

The White said on Wednesday that it had no contingency plan should the individual mandate
or the whole health care legislation overhaul be struck down by the Supreme Court.

White House spokesman Josh Ernest told reporters on Wednesday that the Obama administration did not have, and was not working on, a plan B if the Supreme Court decided to strike down all or part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The legislation’s principal objective is to bring over 30 million uninsured Americans into the system.

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The Arab American News endorses Ron Paul

Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab-American News, addresses Paul's supporters at a rally organized by the University of Michigan's Arab Student Union in Dearborn, March 7, 2012.
Photo: M. Rabiee / VOA.

The biggest Arab-American newspaper in the country, The Arab American News, has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Its publisher, Osama Siblani, made the announcement at a rally held at the University of Michigan on Wednesday.

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8 March, 2012

Constitution, Democrats, Founding Fathers, Michigan primary, Middle East, Osama Siblani, Republicans, Ron Paul, The Arab American News, University of Michigan's Arab Student Union

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Senate rejects Blunt amendment on contraception policy

The Senate rejected Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt's amendment to enable employers to refuse to cover certain health services for their employees. Photo: John Shinkle / Politico.

The Senate rejected a Republican amendment on Thursday which would have allowed employers and health insurance companies to refuse to offer contraception services if they objected to do so on religious grounds.

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2 March, 2012