Associated Press TALLAHASSEE — A new poll gives President Barack Obama a big bump in Florida after the killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. The Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows voters approve of Obama’s job performance by 51 percent to 43 percent. That’s a turnaround from a 52 percent to 44 percent negative [...]
[..more]By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday pardoned eight people convicted of crimes ranging from conspiring to import marijuana to selling alligator hides. The action marked the second set of pardons Obama has granted since becoming president. The first pardons, last December, went to nine people whose crimes included possessing drugs, counterfeiting [...]
[..more]Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Rep. Ron Paul announced Friday that he will run for the GOP nomination for president in 2012, the third attempt for the man known on Capitol Hill as “Dr. No” for his enthusiasm for bashing runaway spending and government overreach. “Time has come around to the point where the [...]
[..more]By ASSOCIATED PRESS Republicans chose Tampa as the site of their 2012 presidential convention, hoping the swing state of Florida will help them defeat President Barack Obama. A Republican National Committee panel recommended the Gulf Coast city during a closed-door meeting, rejecting Salt Lake City and Phoenix. The decision came amid calls from Hispanic groups [...]
[..more]Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s approval rating has hit its highest point in two years — 60 percent — and more than half of Americans now say he deserves to be re-elected, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll taken after U.S. forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. In worrisome signs for Republicans, [...]
[..more]JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Brimming with pride, President Barack Obama on Friday met and honored the U.S. commandos he sent after terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, saluting them on behalf of America and the world and capping an extraordinary week for the country. “Job well done,” the president declared. Obama addressed [...]
[..more]By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, President Barack Obama confirmed tonight. The U.S. today launched a military strike on a compound in Pakistan, where bin Laden was killed, Obama said. The [...]
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