Oct 24 Watch Obama and Romney Barnstorm Swing States in Closing Stage of Presidential Race Obama and Romney Barnstorm Swing States in Closing Stage of Presidential Race… Continue watching
Oct 24 Battleground Dispatches: Voter Voices from Virginia By Allie Morris // The unemployment rate in Virginia, at 5.8 percent as of August 2012, is lower than the national average. Sequestration is a looming issue for Virginia. The term describes a set of automatic budget cuts resulting from last year's debt… Continue reading
Oct 24 As Campaign Advisers Spin, Candidates Hit the Trail By Christina Bellantoni President Obama speaks at a campaign event Tuesday in Delray Beach, Fla. Photo by Larry Marano/WireImage. In 13 days, Americans will decide whether President Obama will stay in the White House or if Mitt Romney becomes the 45th president. Until… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch the Third Party Presidential Debate By News Desk You may have thought debate season was over, but Tuesday evening four more candidates with presidential aspirations will spar. Third party candidates Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Jill Stein (Green Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) will… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Congressional Sequestration Squabble Has Local Economic Resonance in Virginia Congressional Sequestration Squabble Has Local Economic Resonance in Virginia… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch From 'Apology Tour' to Bayonets: Fact-Checking the Debate on Foreign Policy From 'Apology Tour' to Bayonets: Fact-Checking the Debate on Foreign Policy… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch With Final Foreign Policy Debate Done, Candidates Start Swing State Sprint With Final Foreign Policy Debate Done, Candidates Start Swing State Sprint… Continue watching
Oct 23 In Debate, Romney Black-and-White While Obama Shows Shades of Gray By Larisa Epatko President Obama and Mitt Romney's stances on foreign policy might not differ too drastically, but you wouldn't know it by the way they talked Monday night, said two analysts we spoke to after the debate. Continue reading
Oct 23 Battleground Dispatches: Sequestration a 'Main Street' Issue in Virginia Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in Norfolk, Va. Virginia has a high concentration of military and defense jobs that could be threatened if plans for sequestration are enacted in January. Photo by Eric S. Garst/U.S. Continue reading
Oct 23 Commentary: Romney Might Have Hawkish Tone, But Would Obama Win Mean Another Mideast Conflict? Gideon RoseI'll let those more expert in domestic politics speculate on the final debate's impact on the election and comment instead on what it might tell us about the future of American foreign policy. To me, the two most… Continue reading