PROMISES, PROMISES: Romney Pledges Raise Questions
Byline: By Charlese Babington, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is making campaign promises that could produce an economic miracle -- or a more predictable list of broken...
View ArticleIn Kabul, Obama Highlights Foreign Policy Record
Byline: By Charles Babington, Associated Press President Barack Obama answered political taunts with presidential muscle Tuesday, addressing the nation from Kabul as Republicans said he's overdoing...
View ArticleSPIN METER: Lawmakers' Talk of Cuts is Just Talk
Byline: By Charles Babington, Associated Press If there's one thing Republicans and Democrats in Washington say they agree on, it's the need to reduce federal spending. And it's something they almost...
View ArticleMay 04, 2012
The U.S. and China continue to negotiate over activist Chen Guangcheng's travel to America. Plus, President Obama visited Afghanistan on the one year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. Also, new...
View Article2008 Bank Bailout
The 2008 financial crisis and bank bailouts have undoubtedly shaped the current economy and the politics leading to the 2012 Presidential election. How did the 2008 presidential candidates John McCain...
View ArticleOhio's Job Growth Doesn't Guarantee an Obama Win
Byline: By Charles Babington, Associated Press The nation's unemployment rate of 8.2 percent may sink President Barack Obama's re-election bid, but one detail brightens his hopes. About 10...
View ArticleDems, GOP Warily Eye News of Falling Family Wealth
Byline: By Charles Babington, Associated Press Democrats and Republicans are wary of trying to exploit a new report about the sharp drop in household wealth over the past 20 years. The economic...
View ArticleObama’s New Approach: Bypassing Congress
Byline: By Charles Babington, Associated Press There’s not much President Barack Obama can do to boost the economy in the next five months, and that alone might cost him the November election. But on...
View ArticleJuly 6, 2012
President Barack Obama campaigns in Ohio and Pennsylvania and accuses Romney of outsourcing jobs during his time at Bain Capital. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney says that the federal health care mandate is...
View ArticleSeptember 28, 2012
Special Washington Week from St. Louis, Missouri: With 40 days to go before the election, can Mitt Romney regain lost ground in a half dozen battleground states? Does early voting have an impact on the...
View ArticleOctober 19, 2012
As President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare for their final debate, the roundtable analyzes the fiesty, second debate, the ever-tightening poll numbers, and the issues that are most important in...
View ArticleNovember 16, 2012
With a looming fiscal cliff, we look at the potential for compromise between President Obama and congress. Also, former CIA director David Petraeus agreed to testify about the terrorist attacks in...
View ArticleMay 10, 2013
The latest on the House Oversight Committee hearings on Benghazi, the diplomatic dance between the U.S. and Russia over the Syrian civil war, Congress addresses immigration and guns, and...
View ArticleOctober 18, 2013
President Barack Obama signed a law to end the government shutdown and extend the U.S. debt limit into 2014. We examine the real cost of the shutdown and what it will take to overcome Washington...
View ArticleDespite setback, GOP has impressive budgetary wins
Byline: by Charles Babington, Associated Press Democrats who gloat over Republicans' bad week in Congress might pause to recall that conservatives still own major victories from past budget showdowns....
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