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November 18, 2011

Shooting suspect thought Obama was the 'devil'

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was…
November 18, 2011

Anti-intellectual crusade against Obama continues

OPINION - Perhaps Perry was too busy digging Texas into an even bigger ditch to notice at the time, but…
November 17, 2011

Obama approval ticks up, bests all challengers nationally

TALKING POINTS MEMO - A new Pew poll confirms a trend that's been surfacing for a few weeks -- with…
November 17, 2011

Man charged with trying to assassinate Obama

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with…
November 17, 2011

Herman Cain courts Cuban Miami with 9-9-9 in Spanish

The former pizza company executive laid out his plan for reviving the American economy during the rally in the parking…
November 17, 2011

Black voters give Obama advantage in Virginia

With Obama's approval rating now in the low- to mid-40s, there's a school of thought that battleground states like Virginia…
November 17, 2011

Cain, in Fla., misspeaks on key political event

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says Republicans took back control of the House in…
November 17, 2011

White House shooting suspect was 'obsessed' with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - A man clad in black who was obsessed with President Obama pulled his car within view of…
November 17, 2011

Are Cain's 15 minutes of fame ending in a flameout?

OPINION - He's like the Kim Kardashian of the reality series known as the GOP primaries...
November 17, 2011

College Republican calls Obama assassination 'tempting'

Lauren Pierce, the president of the College Republicans at UT Austin, said on Twitter Wednesday that the idea of assassinating…
November 16, 2011

Rick Perry calls Obama policies 'socialist' in new ad

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is running a new 30-second ad that advocates voting President Obama out of office in…
November 16, 2011

Detroit mayor to declare city on brink of bankruptcy

theGRIO REPORT - The city of Detroit could face potential bankruptcy by next Spring if significant cuts are not made.…
November 16, 2011

Suspect in shooting near White House arrested

WASHINGTON (AP) - A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an investigation into a shooting near the White House,…
November 15, 2011

Herman Cain loses the Muslims he apologized to

TPM - Cain kept up his concerns about encroaching sharia law, but for the most part he toned down the…
November 15, 2011

Obama campaign chiefs meet quietly with Clinton in Harlem

National Memo - The topic? How to re-elect the current president -- including some very specific advice from Clinton, according…