A payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans set to expire at the end of this month would be extended through December under a bipartisan deal announced early on Thursday by U.S. congressional leaders. The accord would also renew expiring jobless benefits for millions of others and prevent a pay…
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum has surged into a virtual tie in opinion polls with Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney setting up a tough fight in the party’s primary in Michigan on Feb 28. Picking up support from voters aligned with the conservative Tea Party movement and white Christian evangelicals…
The White House announced plans on Monday to help Arab Spring countries swept by revolutions with more than 800 million in economic aid while maintaining U.S. military aid to Egypt. In his annual budget message to Congress President Barack Obama asked that military aid to Egypt be kept at the…
President Barack Obama sought to emphasize his Christian faith on Thursday telling a key electionyear voting bloc that he prays every morning and has crafted elements of his economic policies in line with Jesus’ teachings. Obama who rarely goes to church and speaks far less about his religion than his…
A group of 44 senators all but one Republican have signed on to proposed legislation that would authorize the CanadatoTexas Keystone XL oil pipeline despite the refusal of President Barack Obama to advance the project. Republican Senator John Hoeven is set to introduce the bill on Monday that if passed…
House Republicans will propose legislation on Tuesday calling for 260 billion in spending on transportation infrastructure for up to five years an electionyear proposal touted as a job creator in a tough economy. Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica was due to formally introduce the measure and unveil details for funding…
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney’s lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida according to Ipsos online poll results on Sunday as Romney’s frontrunner status stabilized and Gingrich continued to slip. Romney a former Massachusetts governor and private equity executive was supported by 42…
U.S. Republican Newt Gingrich scrambled to revive his fading hopes in Florida on Monday lashing out at rival Mitt Romney as a liberal party insider the day before the state’s crucial presidential primary. Polls showed Romney with a commanding lead in the state where Gingrich’s attacks on the former head…
This time the cheering will be back. Five days before their showdown in Florida’s Republican presidential primary Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney headed into a debate on Thursday night that had the makings of a raucous encounter between increasingly bitter rivals. Unlike Monday’s subdued debate in Tampa in which the…
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