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More US-Pakistan Woes: Peeved Senators, Drone Strike

Mark Russell — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:17:19 CDT

The sun still is not shining on US-Pakistan relations. A US drone strike targeting suspected militants in northwest Pakistan killed 10 today, a move that will likely further inflame tensions between the two countries, reports Reuters . Pakistan has demanded an end to the strikes, which it considers a violation of...

Romney's Likely VP Pick: 'Incredibly Boring White Guy'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:45:05 CDT

Team Romney’s rule of thumb: Do the opposite of everything John McCain did in 2008, or so reports Politico in a look at the campaign's strategy. The approach applies broadly, say advisers—focus hugely on the economy, fully engage in fundraising, integrate early with the Republican National Committee—but comes...

McCain to Mitt: Pick a VP You Trust

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:16:18 CDT

And on the seventh day, inquiring Republicans again debated who Mitt Romney will pick to run for vice president: John McCain, a person who knows a little something about picking a veep, said qualifications reign supreme —and that Sarah Palin's won her the No. 2 spot on his ticket—and...

Geithner: Romney Claim on Women Is 'Ridiculous'

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:28:18 CDT

Tim Geithner today summed up Mitt Romney's contention that women had lost the majority of jobs in the recession: "Ridiculous," the Treasury secretary told This Week. " It’s a political moment. You’re going to see a a lot of politicians choose to campaign in fiction, but we have to campaign in...

McCain Jokes: Palin for VP

Kevin Spak — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:35:09 CDT

John McCain stopped by CBS This Morning today and held forth on a number of topics, including health care reform, the GOP presidential contest, and most amusingly, the vice presidential sweepstakes. Asked who Mitt Romney should choose as his running mate, McCain, unable to keep a straight face, replied, "I...

Romney to Obama: Fire 'Gas- Hike Trio'

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:04:29 CDT

President Obama is not only responsible for high gas prices, he actually wants them, and he needs to can the three Cabinet secretaries who share the blame, Mitt Romney charged today. "When he ran for office he said he wanted to see gasoline prices go up, he said that energy...

GOP Liked McCain Way More Than This Year's Field

Kevin Spak — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:47:10 CDT

Believe it or not, Republicans are not terribly excited about their presidential candidates. A new Gallup poll found that only 35% would vote "enthusiastically" for Mitt Romney, with an essentially identical 34% saying the same for Rick Santorum. To put those numbers in perspective, during the 2008 primaries, 47% were...

Intervening in Syria Riskier Than Libya: US Officials

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:35:49 CDT

Using the US military to intervene in Syria would be much more complicated and dangerous than the military intervention in Libya was, senior Pentagon officials say. President Obama asked the Pentagon for preliminary military options following increasing pressure from Republicans including John McCain , the New York Times notes. However, the...

McCain Blasts Game Change

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:54:44 CDT

Maybe John McCain also wanted Brad Pitt to play him , but he's certainly no fan of Game Change , deriding the movie based on his 2008 presidential campaign to Fox News Sunday as "based on a book that's completely biased and with unattributed quotes. I'm not going to watch it." Politico...