Politics

Do voters want no more moderates?

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections.
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American Scene: 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattles Lone Star State

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TIMPSON — A moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border.

National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist Amy Vaughan says the quake happened at 3:12 a.m. Thursday and had a magnitude of 4.3. It was centered near Timpson.

Shelby County sheriff's dispatcher Jacob Allen says the ...

Private spacecraft to haul groceries

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time, a private company will launch a rocket to the International Space Station, sending it on a grocery run this weekend that could be the shape of things to come for America's space program.

If this unmanned flight and others like it succeed, ...

Zimmerman's account of killing corroborated

ORLANDO, Fla. — Medical and autopsy reports released Thursday corroborate George Zimmerman's account that he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense after the teenager attacked him.

As part of a massive release of evidence by the prosecution, an autopsy report on Trayvon found evidence of marijuana in his system, as Mr. ...

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....

Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's overwhelming cash advantage....

Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's overwhelming cash advantage....

Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's overwhelming cash advantage....

Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's overwhelming cash advantage....

AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way....

AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way....

AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way....

AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way....

AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-04-30 19:44
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way....
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