Obama financial forms show big JP Morgan account
Romney’s high school bullying? Let’s drop it.
A presidential candidate’s high-school years have always been packaged as a sepia-toned time of paper routes, patriotism, and premature whiffs of greatness. The classic model is the brief torch-is-passed film clip unveiled at the 1992 Democratic Convention of a 16-year-old Bill Clinton shaking hands with John Kennedy at the White House during a Boys State trip to Washington.
Is it time for a statute of limitation on controversies?
A presidential candidate’s high-school years have always been packaged as a sepia-toned time of paper routes, patriotism, and premature whiffs of greatness. The classic model is the brief torch-is-passed film clip unveiled at the 1992 Democratic Convention of a 16-year-old Bill Clinton shaking hands with John Kennedy at the White House during a Boys State trip to Washington.
JPMorgan investment chief resigns after $2 bn loss
JPMorgan Chase's chief investment officer Ina Drew resigned Monday as the White House urged stronger industry regulation in the wake of the bank's stunning $2 billion loss on derivatives trading.
Romney’s Liberty University speech to woo GOP skeptics
Mitt Romney is used to doing most of the talking when he's out scouting for votes, but this time, he mainly just listened. For more than an hour last month, the presumptive Republican nominee met with about a dozen prominent social conservatives who have been openly wary about his bid for the White House. "I [...]
Afghan women fade from White House focus as exit nears
Shortly after sending U.S. troops to Afghanistan in October 2001, President George W. Bush focused so intently on freeing Afghan women from the shackles of Taliban rule that empowering them became central to the United States' mission there. More than a decade later, as his successor Barack Obama charts a way out of the unpopular war, Afghan girls are back in school, infant and maternal survival rates are up and a quarter of the parliament's seats are reserved for women who at least on paper have the same voting, mobility and other rights as men. ...
Questions linger after gay marriage frenzy
The Bottom Line President Obama made history at the White House yesterday when he told my GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts that he supports same-sex marriage. But how will the politics play out come November? That's the question we're tackling today on the Bottom Line. Strategists on both sides of the issue — and from both Presidential campaigns [...]
Putin not attending Camp David G8, will send Medvedev
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has pulled out of this month's Group of Eight summit in Maryland and will send Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in his place, the White House said on Wednesday. Putin, who took the oath as Russia's president on Monday, informed President Barack Obama of his decision during a telephone call, citing the need to stay in Moscow to finalize appointments to his cabinet. Instead, the two leaders agreed to meet in Mexico in June. ...
Obama sits down for exclusive interview with ABC
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