Stephen Dinan
Articles by Stephen Dinan
Obama renomination won’t be unanimous
President Obama will not win the Democratic nomination unanimously after a pro-life activist won 18 percent of the votes in Oklahoma's primary on Tuesday, ensuring he'll win delegates to the national nominating convention in September. Published March 7, 2012
GOP on losing side of birth control
Their fight with President Obama over contraceptive coverage is becoming a losing battle for Republicans, a significant chunk of whom reject GOP leaders' stance that it's a fight about religious liberty, according to the latest Washington Times/JZ Analytics poll. Published March 5, 2012
Romney, Santorum all tied up in latest poll
After a good February for each of them, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum head into Super Tuesday essentially tied in The Washington Times/JZ Analytics' poll of Republican primary voters nationwide, which also found little appetite for the GOP to wait until a convention to settle matters. Published March 4, 2012
Sheriff Arpaio: Obama birth certificate a ‘forgery’
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Thursday he suspects the birth certificate President Obama released last year is a "computer-generated forgery" — and also raised questions about the authenticity of the president's Selective Service card. Published March 1, 2012
Romney tops Wyoming caucuses
Mitt Romney won Wyoming's Republican presidential precinct caucuses Wednesday, a non-binding straw poll that gives him a third victory in two days. Published February 29, 2012
GOP hopefuls look ahead to Super Tuesday
All of the Republican primaries and caucuses so far amount to mere appetizers ahead of next week's main course, when GOP faithful go to the polls for Super Tuesday — the 10-state showdown that will signal how much longer long the nomination battle goes on. Published February 28, 2012
Romney sweeps Arizona, Michigan primaries
Overcoming his own stumbles and what he called one opponent's "dirty trick" campaign, Mitt Romney swept both the Arizona and Michigan primaries on Tuesday, once again taking control of the Republican presidential race and earning valuable momentum as the field prepares for Super Tuesday next week. Published February 28, 2012
Homeland Security: Airport scanners are safe
The Homeland Security Department has completed a review of the Transportation Security Administration's new airport scanners and says they are safe enough, according to a report the agency's inspector general issued Tuesday. Published February 28, 2012
Audit: Government still wasting ‘tens of billions’ each year
A year after the government's chief investigators identified 81 areas where the government double-spends or could cut costs, President Obama and Congress have solved just four of them, the Government Accountability Office said in a follow-up report Tuesday. Published February 28, 2012
Arizona set to test Romney’s appeal to Hispanics
With this weekend's endorsement by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Mitt Romney has amassed the backing of what could be considered the trifecta of hard-liners on illegal immigration — and he will put that to the test with Hispanic voters Tuesday in Arizona's GOP primary. Published February 27, 2012
Earmark ban facing a fight over definition
The Senate this week could face a showdown over exactly what is an earmark, after one senator vowed to challenge money set aside in the pending transportation bill by the chamber's top lawmaker, Sen. Harry Reid. Published February 26, 2012
Arizona’s Gov. Brewer endorses Romney
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer endorsed Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he is the most electable candidate in the field. Published February 26, 2012
Ariz. Gov. Brewer likely to skip Senate hearing on immigration
Democrats on Thursday invited Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to testify to the Senate in April on her state's tough immigration law, but her spokesman said she's not likely to attend "a publicity stunt." Published February 24, 2012
Romney questions ‘which team’ Santorum played for in Senate
Pursuing his attack on rival Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney Thursday blasted the former senator's defense that he often had to vote against his principles while serving in Congress in order to "take one for the team." Published February 23, 2012
Rivals target Santorum in debate
Under fire after a strong February, former Sen. Rick Santorum found himself on the defensive as his opponents said his tough conservative talk on the campaign trail was belied by his record during his time in Congress, particularly on spending. Published February 22, 2012
Some GOP candidates fail to perform immigration checks
Rick Santorum has called for every business in the country to use E-Verify, the government's database for screening out illegal immigrant workers, but his own presidential campaign has not signed up to use the program. Published February 21, 2012
Feds: Fresh milk 150 times more dangerous than pasteurized dairy
The federal government said Tuesday that fresh milk is 150 times more dangerous than pasteurized milk — a finding that bolsters the government's argument as it goes after farmers who sell unpasteurized milk across state lines. Published February 21, 2012
Romney extends lead in GOP fundraising
Mitt Romney's campaign raised $6.4 million in January, Newt Gingrich raised $5.6 million, and Rick Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul each raised $4.5 million, showing all four men competitive in the fundraising segment of the Republican presidential fight. Published February 20, 2012
Romney shows trouble keeping supporters from 2008
Mitt Romney's second go-round at a presidential run is not going so well. Nine states have voted so far, and in six of them the former Massachusetts governor has received fewer votes than he did four years ago. Published February 19, 2012
Justice says Supreme Court should revisit campaign finance
The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a Montana law that had banned corporations from running political ads, but Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the case makes it likely the Supreme Court will have to revisit the Citizens United ruling that has unleashed a flood of ads this year. Published February 17, 2012
