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Democrats desert Obama on taxes
Democrats in Congress are distancing themselves from President Barack Obama’s push to let taxes rise for the wealthiest Americans, fearing it will further harm them in November’s mid-term elections. Obama…
To burn or not to burn: That is the question
Will he or won’t he? Negotiations between a local Muslim cleric and the leader of a tiny Florida church who had threatened to publicly burn copies of Islam’s holy text…
Obama to Koran-burning minister: ‘Call off your stunt’
President Barack Obama implored a Florida minister to call off his Quran-burning “stunt,” saying it would jeopardize U.S. troops abroad. Obama told ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview aired…
‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge said she will issue an order to halt the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, after she declared the ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional. U.S.…
Obama admits economic woes will hurt Democrats
President Barack Obama is conceding that if the midterm election turns out to be mostly a referendum on the economy, “we’re not going to do well.” In an interview with…
Democrats shun help from Obama
President Barack Obama doesn’t go there anymore. The days of Obama traipsing around the country to states like Montana, Indiana or Arkansas in freewheeling campaign mode — and with sky-high…
Another controversy, another distraction for Obama
First came the outrage over plans for a mosque near ground zero. Now there’s anger over a Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran. Caught up in it…
Democratic woes put at least 75 House seats in play
Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama…
New polls showcase Obama’s freefall
New opinion polls Tuesday made painful reading for President Barack Obama’s Democrats, cementing conventional wisdom that they face a pounding by Republicans in November’s congressional elections. The surveys, published after…
Daley’s exit throws Chicago mayor’s race wide open
Suddenly, the race for Chicago mayor is on. Mayor Richard M. Daley has thrown the competition for the city’s top job wide open by announcing he won’t run for a…
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