Mar 23 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures By Mike Fritz A big part of a politician's daily life is the photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing is used more often than animals to help highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to voters. Here's a look back at some political… Continue reading
Mar 23 Pew Poll: Voters Have Negative Impression of Romney By Christina Bellantoni Supporters of Texas Rep. Ron Paul hold up signs as Mitt Romney campaigns in Illinois last week. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. "No way." That was the reaction from 31 percent of a pool of potential voters when asked by… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch How the U.S. Government's 'Big Cauldron of Data' Affects Your Privacy New guidelines allow the National Counterterrorism Center to keep and analyze information gathered about Americans or U.S. residents for much longer, according to a statement released Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses expanded intelligence access with former Center head Michael Leiter and… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch A Viewer's Guide to Supreme Court Arguments on Health Care Law A Viewer's Guide to Supreme Court Arguments on Health Care Law… Continue watching
Mar 22 Despite Smaller Ranks, Medal of Honor Recipients' Bravery Makes a Big Impact We throw around the words "courage" and "honor" so much that it's easy not to recognize when one is in the presence of the real thing. But I was without doubt face-to-face Wednesday night with some of the most courageous… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Trayvon Martin Case Sparks New Protests, Debate Over Race, Guns, Law Trayvon Martin Case Sparks New Protests, Debate Over Race, Guns, Law… Continue watching
Mar 22 Romney Draws Fire Over Aide's 'Etch A Sketch' Comment By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney campaigns Wednesday at the American Legion Post 109 in Arbutus, Md. Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images. Rick Santorum couldn't have drawn it up any better. The morning after Mitt Romney's double-digit victory in Illinois and on the same… Continue reading
Mar 21 Virginians' Approval of McDonnell Dips; Maryland's O'Malley Compared to Cuomo This is part of our ongoing Divided by D.C. project, exploring 2 Governors, 2 Visions, 1 Election Year. Republican Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell saw his approval rating slip in a new Quinnipiac poll out Wednesday. Fifty-three percent of… Continue reading
Mar 21 Embattled Sheriff's Legal Woes Captivate San Francisco San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi speaks at his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 8. Photo by Steve Rhodes via Flickr. While the rest of the nation concentrates on the GOP presidential primary and the shootings in Afghanistan and Florida,… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch Retiring Sens. Snowe, Bingaman: Political Center Is Disappearing Retiring Sens. Snowe, Bingaman: Political Center Is Disappearing… Continue watching