Politics

Romney to inch closer to clinching party nod

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon....

Romney to inch closer to clinching party nod

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon....

Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing across the country, helping dispel what many say is an outdated notion that Hispanics are less tolerant of gays than the general public....

Obama's 'Vampire' Capitalists

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
Write the President a check and escape eternal damnation.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
Fraser Nelson on the gay-marriage debate in the U.S. and Britain.


Michael Oren: What Happened to Israel's Reputation?

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
How in 40 years the Jewish state went from inspiring underdog to supposed oppressor.


Jonathan Macey: Losing Money Isn't a Crime

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
J.P. Morgan lost $2 billion. They'll learn from experience. Regulators rarely do.


Figure in brokerage failure out as adviser to EPA

Bradley I. Abelow, a key figure in the collapse of brokerage house MF Global Holdings Ltd., has left his post as chairman of an outside board providing financial advice to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The move comes months after Mr. Abelow, chief operating officer at MF Global, appeared before ...

Stephens: Europe's Brain-Dead Right

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
Nobody should be surprised if voters also give Angela Merkel and David Cameron the boot at the next ballot.


Brady and DeMint: Saying No to State Bailouts

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
Congress must make plain that American taxpayers will not protect states from the consequences of their policies.


McGurn: Jerry Brown vs. Chris Christie

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
More states are realizing that the road to fiscal hell is paved with progressive intentions.


Jon Kyl: Missile Defense Is Self-Defense

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
Obama may be 'flexible.' But the U.S. owes Russia nothing.


Bill offers benefits to gay partners

In the wake of President Obama's shift last week in support for gay marriage, a Senate panel announced plans to mark up a bill Wednesday that would extend marital and retirement benefits to federal employees in same-sex domestic partnerships.

This bill is "the next step to achieving equality for the ...

The Union Pension Bomb

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
Multi-employer plans look to be in big trouble.


The Woody Allen Rule

Opinion Journal - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
A federal judge finds the NLRB abused the law.


Congressman taking issue of automatic defense cuts on the road

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
A House Armed Services Committee member is taking the obscure concept of "sequestration" to the streets, kicking off a nationwide tour Monday to discuss the potential $1 trillion in automatic cuts looming over the defense budget.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

JPMorgan makes Wall Street regulation a campaign issue again

CNN - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
Even as his campaign portrays him as a champion of the middle class and a crusader to keep Wall Street from melting down as it did three years ago, President Barack Obama was set to leave New York Monday with a sizable haul of cash from industries whose excesses he decries from the stump.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

R.I. governor: Recognize out-of-state gay marriages

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island's governor declared Monday that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of other benefits.

The order signed by Gov. Lincoln Chafee in a Statehouse ceremony directs ...

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Man who cared for famed old tree dies at 103

PORTLAND | Frank Knight's decades-long battle to save New England's tallest elm served as an inspiring tale of devotion, so it is fitting that he will be laid to rest in a coffin made from the tree he made ...

Obama calls Romney, congratulates him on GOP nod

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-01 16:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday congratulated Mitt Romney on securing the Republican presidential nomination, a gesture coupled with a new line of attack on the GOP challenger that portrays his economic record while governor of Massachusetts as a failure....
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