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Obama a guest at VP debate moderator's wedding
President Obama attended the 1991 wedding of Martha Raddatz, the ABC senior foreign correspondent who is moderating Thursday night's vice presidential debate, according to the online publication the Daily Caller.
Obama campaign aide: We're not 'depressed' or 'under a table'
A lot of hand-wringing has begun among Democrats after President Obama's widely-panned performance in last Wednesday's debate, and polls that show Republican challenger Mitt Romney gaining ground, but Jen Psaki, the Obama campaign's traveling press secretary, said Wednesday that wasn't the case for their team.
Romney signs defaced with excrement in Va.
A conservative radio host based in central Virginia, has posted a video on his website of a GOP office with its window smashed in, expletive-laced rants presumably delivered at Republicans, and Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan signs torn down, defaced and smeared with what appears to be human excrement.
Poll: Romney surges in Pennsylvania
Mitt Romney's strong performance in the first presidential debate may have put Pennsylvania back in play, and closed the gap with President Obama in other battleground states.
McCain mocks Obama's Big Bird attack ad
Arizona Sen. John McCain on Tuesday was one of a number of Republicans scratching their heads over a new ad from the Obama campaign dripping with sarcasm that plays off GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's pledge, reiterated during last week's presidential debate, to cut federal funding for PBS by portraying Big Bird as a conniving menace to society more dangerous than some of America's most famous financial frauds.
Dem Heitkamp pulls even in N.D. Senate poll
Democratic Heidi Heitkamp, once considered a long shot to win North Dakota's open Senate seat, is locked in a dead heat with GOP candidate Rep. Rick Berg, a new poll says.
Voters say Ryan will stomp Biden
If voters are right, Paul Ryan will easily out-debate Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday.
Obama publicly acknowledges botching presidential debate
An Obama campaign spokeswoman on Monday said the president simply was having a "light moment" when he decided to poke some fun at himself the night before, acknowledging at a star-studded fundraiser that he botched the first debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney last week.
Polls vary widely in Florida Senate race
Two new polls on the Florida Senate race reveal significantly contrasting results, with one showing Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson with a double-digit lead over GOP challenger Rep. Connie Mack, while the other forecasts a dead heat.
Save the bird: Voters say PBS deserves taxpayer money
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's attack on Big Bird and PBS isn't helping him, according to the latest The Washington Times/Zogby Poll, which found that most voters say spending taxpayer money on public broadcasting is a good use of government funding.
New Allen ad hits on looming defense cuts
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen is out with a new ad as he prepares to debate Democrat Tim Kaine in Richmond on Monday evening, pointing to an issue that has become a central theme of his campaign — the looming $500 billion in additional defense cuts and, potentially, the loss of hundreds of thousands of Virginia jobs — that resulted from an agreement by Congress to raise the debt ceiling in the summer of 2011.
Obama ad bashes Romney on foreign policy ahead of speech
In anticipation of a major foreign policy speech by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday, President Obama's campaign released a new ad reminding voters of Mr. Romney's overseas trip in July and media coverage labeling it "amateurish."
Warner appears with Kaine in new TV ad
You might have guessed it was coming: Democratic Sen. Mark R. Warner, the self-described radical centrist who has made a name for himself both in Richmond and Washington for bipartisan work on fiscal issues, gives U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine a literal slap on the back and the on-air blessing of Virginia's most popular politician in a new ad for Mr. Kaine in his U.S. Senate campaign against Republican George Allen.
Gallup: Romney even with Obama post-debate
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulled dead even with President Obama in three days of Gallup polling among registered voters taken after Wednesday's presidential debate, compared with a 5-point advantage for Mr. Obama in the three days leading up to it.
Romney chips away in Va.; Obama up 3
President Obama leads Republican nominee Mitt Romney by 3 points in Virginia — slightly down from a 5-point lead three weeks ago — as Mr Romney is set to deliver a major foreign policy speech at Virginia Military Institute on Monday.
