2012 Presidential Election

America's Coolest Pancakes For Primary Season

Food & Wine | Posted 05.25.2012

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I wish that all the Republican candidates would do a Top Chef-style pancake elimination challenge. While I wait for that to happen, I'm looking at some of the country's coolest pancake places.

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The Shyster: How Romney Will Promise Anything to Be President

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 05.24.2012

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As the Trojans might have said, beware of people named Mitt Romney making promises they cannot possibly keep.

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The GOP's War on Children

Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.24.2012

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As in most presidential election years, noisy battles have been raging as the nation's political armies gear up for what promises to be an even nois...

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What You Should Always Bring Up On A First Date

Cristen Conger | Posted 05.24.2012

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Politics is one of the four topics -- alongside money, sex and religion -- Emily Post says young ladies must never, ever broach on a first date. Here's why women should ignore that advice.

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Real Patriotism This Presidential Election

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.23.2012

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We are a nation of laws, but we can also strive to be a decent nation. In the quest for national decency, I suggest the following non-partisan rules for the upcoming election.

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'Green News Report' - May 22, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012

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Romney's Bain in the Ass

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.22.2012

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Mitt Romney's running for president on one central campaign theme: that he's the savvy business guy whose tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital in the 1980's and 90's has made him a job-creator while President Obama is a job-cutter.

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Jump Ball!

Mark R. Kennedy | Posted 05.19.2012

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With the primary season fading from memory, the first skirmishes of the general election are just beginning. At this point, it's too close to call.

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Today, the Billionaires Are King

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 05.19.2012

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We have ventured so far from the vision of the founding fathers that if they were still alive, I'm certain those founders would start another revolution. I blame Citizens United.

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Rubio's Past Includes Questionable Use Of Florida GOP Funds

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 05.19.2012

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MIAMI — For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potent...

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'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2012

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Mitt Romney Is Playing the Mainstream Media Like a Fiddle -- and the Problem Is That They Are Actually Dancing to the Music

Dee Evans | Posted 05.17.2012

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To the media I ask this question: Name one presidential candidate in recent history who had not sat down for any Sunday talk shows or non-Fox related cable news shows less than six months out from a presidential election? Name me one!

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It's Romney's to Lose: Here's How He Does It

Robin Koerner | Posted 05.17.2012

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What if Paul's supporters just ignore the binding rules and vote their consciences? What if, in Tampa, all those Paul supporters who are bound by state rules to vote for Romney put the ball firmly back in the GOP's court, and say, "Your move"?

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A Game-Changing Move That Could Give Romney a Win in November?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.16.2012

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If Mitt Romney wanted to dramatically improve his chances of beating President Obama in the November election, he could do one thing: appoint a conservative Democrat as his running mate.

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'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012

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Why Romney Will Pick a Boring White Guy for Vice President

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.15.2012

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The 2012 presidential election will be a nail biter. But even if it was a potential runaway for either Obama or Romney, the vice presidency would still be important. Obama knew it and picked Biden. McCain missed it and picked Palin. Romney won't miss this and will pick a boring white guy.

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Mitt Romney's Chuckle-Heard-Round-the-World

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.15.2012

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The real issue here is not solely what Romney did as kid, but more so how he's handled questions about it as an adult, as someone who's running for the most important job in the world. It speaks to Romney's character.

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Why Romney's High School Prank Matters

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 05.15.2012

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Yes, I was a boy. I did stupid, youthful "boys-will-be-boys" things -- drinking, smoking and blowing up dog poop with firecrackers, just to name a few -- but never did I lead a group of boys to hold another boy down against his will and cut off his hair.

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Romney Slams News Judgment of Denver TV Reporter

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.15.2012

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I can think of a couple reasons why Mitt Romney chose to take questions from local TV reporters and KOA radio hosts yesterday, while blowing off "print" journalists in Denver. But if Team Romney expected softballs, they got it wrong.

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The Benefits of Tolerance

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.14.2012

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President Obama knows that in the long run he is on the right side of the issue of gay marriage and I suspect Romney knows he is on the wrong side of this issue. The only uncertainty is how and if its short term impact might influence the November election.

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If You Can't Recall You Were a Bully...

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 05.12.2012

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Deflecting responsibility for your own unpleasant actions away from yourself also takes a special kind of personality.

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Obama's Accidental Heroism

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 05.11.2012

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That the president finally was motivated to grant his approval is a wonderful event. However, I stand apart from those who believe Obama's 11th hour gay marriage support was risky and courageous.

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'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012

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Romney's Weakness as a Candidate

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.09.2012

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As Romney has campaigned, it has become increasingly clear that while he is smart and well-spoken, he is also not a strong campaigner. Romney's penchant for awkward gaffes that confirm what many voters fear about him is only part of this.

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Romney Makes Campaign Stop In Denver Today

Posted 05.09.2012

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Mitt Romney will be making his first campaign stop in Colorado since he lost to Rick Santorum in the February caucuses. His campaign has two event...

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