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Adelson will support Romney, despite saying ‘he’s like Obama’
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson is apparently willing to support presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Adelson spokesman Ron Reese told The Daily Caller, “I think it is fair to say that Mr. Adelson will be supporting Gov. Romney over President Obama.” During the Republican primary
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Obama’s ties to private equity reshape his campaign pitch
One of President Barack Obama’s 35 campaign “co-chairs” partnered with a private equity firm frequently decried by progressives — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) — to lay off workers at Del Monte Food Company. The revelation underscores the difficulty that Obama faces while trying to ...
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Religious leader: Obama’s gay marriage support a ‘slap in the face of black clergy’ [VIDEO]
Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor at Hope Christian Church, is leading a coalition of 176 religious leaders against President Barack Obama ’s declared support for gay marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act . “We want to know whether he is going to use the bully pulpit of the ...
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Documents likely contradict Warren’s claim of not knowing Harvard promoted her as minority
Embattled Massachusetts senate candidate Elizabeth Warren has argued over the last several weeks that she didn’t know Harvard has been promoting her as a Native American minority. But in a damaging Friday front-page story in the Boston Globe , the newspaper cites documents and sources showing that
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Obama national co-chair works in private equity, like Romney
One of President Barack Obama ’s top campaign spokesmen is a private equity manager whose firm has shut down several factories and laid off hundreds of people amid a stalled economy. Federico Pena’s role at Vestar Capital Partners has emerged as Obama’s aides and deputies continue their effort to
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Warren gets frustrated with press asking her to prove heritage
One thing is clear: embattled Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren isn’t happy that she is still being asked about her claimed Native American heritage. It’s the fourth week in a row that the press in Boston has been pressing Warren for answers. In a video captured by Fox 25 on Thursday,
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SC congressional candidate arrested for drunk driving with co-ed in the car
Here’s how to ruin your chances at winning a U.S. congressional seat: Get arrested for driving under the influence and unlawfully possessing a firearm, with a female college student who is not your wife in the car. Democratic South Carolina state Rep. Ted Vick, who describes himself as ...
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Obama’s financial advice site for kids yields GOP jibes
President Barack Obama is offering financial tips to kids, even though he has racked up $5 trillion in new debt and has put every American $16,000 deeper in debt since January 2009. Arkansas Republican Rep. Tim Griffin is using the #MAYG hashtag to ridicule the 20-point list of financial tips at ...
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Santorum endorses Cruz for Texas Senate
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum threw his support behind Ted Cruz in Texas’ Republican Senate primary Thursday, saying that he has the “wow factor” necessary to successfully convey the conservative message to a wider audience. Santorum made the endorsement on Glenn Beck’s radio show. ...
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Obama, the born-again Catholic
Amid polls showing that his efforts to regulate religious institutions have hurt his image among Catholics, President Barack Obama has begun touting his early ties to the church. “My first job as a community organizer was with Catholic churches who taught me the power of kindness and commitment to
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