Election

Mitt Romney, Private Equity and Apples and Oranges

Carol Roth | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Leadership, Gop, Election, President Obama, Private Equity, Bain Capital, Stakeholders, Politics News
Carol Roth

Three and a half years ago, Barack Obama was granted a position of leadership by the citizens of the United States. We are his stakeholders and should judge him on the job that he was elected to do as well.

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Media, Poverty and a Lack of Concern

Jeffrey P. Colin | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Violence, Egypt, Tunisia, Media, Romney, Candidates, Gangs, Obama, Election, Unrest, Poor, Poverty, Economy, Greece, Media News
Jeffrey P. Colin

As far back as 2008, members of the progressive advocacy community who focus on poverty were decrying a lack of coverage of rising poverty levels by the media. Since that point, the problem has gotten much worse.

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Do the Bain Hustle

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Robert Scheer, Economy, Bain, Obama, Campaign, Democrats, Election, 2012, Politics, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Bain Capital, Hedge Funds, Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, Lawrence Summers, Banks, Wall Street, Republicans, Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Elections 2012, 2012 Election, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Obviously Barack Obama was right in criticizing Mitt Romney's stewardship of Bain Capital. How else to evaluate the business experience that Romney has made a central tenet of his campaign?

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Friday Talking Points -- Good Enough for My Money

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Eduardo Saverin, Vawa, War on Women, Filibuster, Ex-PATRIOT Act, Nato, Violence Against Women Act, Abortion, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Americans Elect, Mitt Romney, Congress, Facebook, Barack Obama, Election, Austerity, JP Morgan, Wall Street, Wisconsin, Bain, Politics News
Chris Weigant

It was a somewhat eclectic week in politics. The House -- in one of their rare moments when they actually meet and attempt to get something done -- passed a bunch of bills which have exactly zero chance of becoming law. Well, at least they had fun, right?

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How to Navigate Markets Through the Euro-Zone Turmoil

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Europe, Banks, Debt, Spain, Euro, China, Portfolio, Dividend, Drachma, Investment, Portugal, Greece, Fsa, Wealth Management, French, Greek Exit, Election, Stocks, M&A, Buying Opportunities, Fund Managers, Allocation, Inflation, Emerging Market, Yield, Business News
Gemma Godfrey

As the euro zone crisis intensifies and global markets reflect investor concerns, we ask ourselves, is a Greek exit from the euro on its way? Preparations have already begun to protect shareholder interest.

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Seven Stages of Ron Paul Supporter Grief

Death Race | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Primaries, Gq, Vote, Ron Paul, Campaign, Grief, Humor, Election, Death Race, Support, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Ron Paul Campaign, Ron Paul 2012, Politics News
Death Race

Is the Ron Paul campaign finally over? Depends on whom you ask.

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Ridiculously Early Look at Electoral Math

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Florida, States, Mitt Romney, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Barack Obama, Election, 2012, Electoral Math, Virginia, Polling, Chris Weigant, Ohio, New Hampshire, Iowa, Electoral College, North Carolina, Indiana, 2012 Electoral College, 2012 Electoral Votes, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Since, as any fifth-grader will tell you, we don't have a national vote for president, tracking the race by means of national polling is almost completely irrelevant.

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Janell Ross

Latino Birth Rate Rises And Creates Complicated Political Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Latino, Latino-Politics, Mexicans, Austin, San Antonio, Monica Cruz, Nina Perales, Hispanics, Mary Gonzalez, Mexican, Election, Texas, Maldef, Politics, Latino Birth Rate, Video, Latino-Electorate, Latino Voters, St. Mary's, Slidepollajax, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, Latino Voices News

In the 1940s, when Monica Cruz's grandfather tried to register to vote, officials in Los Fresnos, the small South Texas town where he lived, demanded ...

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News Flash: Tea Party Dies in Colorado

Auden Schendler | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politics, Education Policy, Tea Party, Election, Taxes, Shorter School Week, Garfield County, Colorado Taxes, Education Reform, Colorado Education, Colorado, Colorado Politics, Education News
Auden Schendler

The school district announced that it was moving to a four-day school week. Children in the county will now get an inferior education -- something that will hurt them later in life, and hurts businesses in the region that need an educated workforce.

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Hope and Change for Romney

Cynthia Ruccia | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Vice President, Women, Mitt Romney, Election, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Female Vice President, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Politics News
Cynthia Ruccia

2012 can be the year where we finally break the glass ceiling in our highest political offices by electing a ticket with a woman vice president.

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Chen Guangcheng's Fate Is Ours as Well

D.R. Burgess | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Chen Guangcheng Escape, Obama, Election, Barack Obama, China, 2012, Chen Guangcheng, World News
D.R. Burgess

Extending asylum to Mr. Chen will almost certainly complicate relations with China, perhaps for some time. Given that, is this really the right time for President Obama to take a hard line on human rights?

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Dysfunctional Congress Threatens Iran Talks

David Elliott | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Sanctions, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran, P5+1, Islamic Republic of Iran, War, Menendez, Congress, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Diplomacy, Kirk, Iaea, Election, Barack Obama, World News
David Elliott

While Congress fights over tax policy and the budget, it should take a moment to fix its sanctions legislation and return the power to make peace back to the president.

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The French Presidential Election: the Roles of Fascism and Fukushima

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Nuclear Waste, Marine Le Pen, May Day, Sarkozy, France, Areva, Collaboration, Jobs, Immigration, Nuclear, Wikileaks, Paris, Dsk, Nuclear Industy, Politics, Nato, Unemployment, Regulations, Germany, George W. Bush, Jewish, Assange, Socialist, Fukushima, Hollande, Petain, Francois Pinault, Ump, Election, Japan, Fn, Matthieu Kassowitz, Laval, Entrepreneurship, Unions, Le Pen, World News
Vivian Norris

In general, the French President does not appear to be respected as a statesman. The French do not recognize Sarkozy's way of doing things as being familiar, as representing who they are, whether it be on the left or the right.

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Halfway Through the Lost Decade

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Robert Scheer, Housing Market, Economy, Obama, Democracy, Campaign, Democrats, The Fed, Election, 2012, Mortgages, Politics, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Interest Rates, Wall Street, Republicans, Elections 2012, Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure Crisis, 2012 Election, Housing Crisis, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Does anyone care that the economy is floundering and that we are not getting out of this crisis anytime soon? Housing values are in the cellar, the Fed foresees unemployment remaining unacceptably high for the next three years, and national economic growth is predicted to be, at best, anemic.

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What Is the Real Reason the Presidential Race Is Already So Tight?

Dominic Carter | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: President Obama, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Election, Presidential Race, Politics News
Dominic Carter

In polling, Obama rates far better than Congress with the public, and the same surveys show he's more likable than Romney, but yet, Obama is in the fight of his life. I ask you: why?

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Janell Ross

Latino Evangelicals: 'We Are The Ultimate Swing Vote'

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Latino Evangelicals, Natural Disasters, The Latino Evangelical Coalition, Evangelical Voters, The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Mitt Romney, Obama, Election 2012, Barack Obama, Election, Romney, Latino Voices News

When the Rev. Gabriel Salguero stands to talk politics with rooms full of Latino evangelical ministers, he often starts by mentioning his concern abou...

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Free God Now! Old Time Religion Vs The Mainstream

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Religion, Islam, Atheism, Judaism, Roe v. Wade, 9/11, Christianity, Quran, Religious Books, Religion and Politics, Obama, Religion and Science, Vatican, Election, Religion News
Clay Farris Naff

A fresh wind is blowing through church steeples and minarets. It's got the archbishops, pastors, rabbis and imams of Old Time Religion in a reactionary rage. And no wonder.

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Fired up! Climate Change Gridlock Needs to Be Replaced With Action

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Current TV, 2012 Election, Earth Day, Climate Change, Al Gore, Action, Current, Election, Voting, Earth Day 2012, Politics News
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

The climate is changing. But excuses for inaction have not. Instead of complaining start campaigning. Put people in office who will allow your children to have a future on this planet.

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Obama By Default

Robert Scheer | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Robert Scheer, Speech, Bush, Clinton, Economy, War, Ron Paul, Obama, Campaign, Democrats, Election, 2012, History, Politics, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Wall Street, Republicans, Government Spending, Elections 2012, 2012 Election, Military Spending, Defense Spending, Politics News
Robert Scheer

The GOP has defined itself indelibly as the party of moneyed greed and unfettered imperialism. The Republicans are a sick joke, and their narrow ideological stupidity has left rational voters no choice in the coming presidential election but Barack Obama.

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Imagining the Presidential Canon: A Thought-Experiment in American Politics

Christopher Michaelson, Ph.D. | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Politics, Literary Canon, Election, Books News
Christopher Michaelson, Ph.D.

What if American presidential contenders were challenged to propose one hundred books that belong on the United States' list of canonical literature?

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Chris Klein On His 'Mamma Mia!' Audition: 'It Was Really A Dreadful Audition'

The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 03.28.2012

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There's a scene in "American Reunion" where Chris Klein, returning as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, reunites with Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs) and laments ab...

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No Elections!? See Why Silicon Valley Is Listening

Turnstyle | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Activism, NationBuilder, Occupy Wall Street, Technology News, Elections 2012, Startups, Democracy, Technology, Jim Gilliam, Election, Slacktivism, Silicon Valley, Technology News
Turnstyle

By: Noah J. Nelson In the first part of our interview, we introduced you to Jim Gilliam, CEO and co-founder of NationBuilder. The service is, in brie...

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Pitbull Helps Mobilize Latino Voters

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Rosario Dawson, Video, Voto Latino, Cultura, Maria Teresa Kumar, Pitbull, Latino Vote, Latino Politics, Latino Voters, Election, Voting, Latino Voices News

Pitbull is lending his voice – literally – to a good cause. The Cuban rapper is just one of 35 artists who is donating their music to the non-...

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Voters Have Two Candidates, No Choice

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Robert Scheer, Bush, Economy, War, Obama, Campaign, Democrats, Election, 2012, Government, Politics, Military, White House, Bailout, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Iraq, Wall Street, Republicans, Politics News
Robert Scheer

With Mitt Romney's likely victory at the GOP convention, voters are left with only two reasons to vote against Barack Obama: Either they are desperate to return a white man to the White House or they feel strongly that it is time to break the glass ceiling denying Mormons the presidency.

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Exclusive: GQ Reveals Romney's and Santorum's Secret Service Code Names

Death Race | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Politics, Primaries, Gop, Gq, Secret Service, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Presidential Election, Death Race, Code Names, Election, Exclusive, Politics News
Death Race

They are the best kept secrets of any presidential campaign -- until someone overhears a whispered shout into a wrist microphone. Candidates who get Secret Service protection get to choose the code word that they'll be called -- perhaps for the rest of their lives, if they're lucky.

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