The Associated Press Text of President Barack Obama’s statement Monday on events in Libya, as provided by the White House: Good afternoon, everybody. I just completed a call with my National Security Council on the situation in Libya. And earlier today I spoke to Prime Minister Cameron about the extraordinary events taking place there. The [...]
[..more]MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer He calls it innovative. Others call it a big risk. In any case, the stem cell procedure that Texas Gov. Rick Perry had last month was an unusual experiment to fix a common malady: a bad back. Perry, the newest GOP presidential candidate, has access to the best possible care and [...]
[..more]Texas Gov. Rick Perry has bounded, literally, onto the Republican presidential stage, adding some much-needed flash and fire to what had been a listless contest.
[..more]Critics say Gov. Rick Scott’s acceptance of taxpayer subsidized insurance makes him a hypocrite for leading Florida’s court challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
[..more]By ASSOCIATED PRESS AMES, Iowa – Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea party favorite five months before the state’s caucuses kick off the GOP presidential nominating season. The result is the first indication of what Iowans think of the [...]
[..more]By ASSOCIATED PRESS Minnesota rivals Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann sparred bitterly Thursday night during an eight-candidate Republican debate, seeking to break out of the GOP presidential pack ahead of an Iowa test vote with huge consequences. Each seeks to become the main challenger to Republican front-runner Mitt Romney. Their efforts were newly complicated by [...]
[..more]Florida Democracy Staff Various media outlets are reporting that 2012 GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker, padded his Twitter numbers with fake accounts. The website Gawker.com first reported the allegations, citing a source identified only as “a former staffer” and contending as many as 80 percent of the accounts are false. Gingrich [...]
[..more]
2013 The E.W. Scripps Co.
