May 07 Obama, Romney in Tight Race for Battleground States By Terence Burlij President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to a crowd at a campaign rally at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond on Saturday. Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images. President Obama and Mitt Romney received a fresh sign Monday of… Continue reading
May 04 Shields, Brooks on Presidential Books, Mariano Rivera, Kentucky Derby Picks By Hari Sreenivasan The Doubleheader is back with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Since someone turned on the humidity in the D.C. area this past week, I figured it might be time to get their opinions on… Continue reading
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May 04 Watch Shields, Brooks on Bin Laden Politics, Chen Guangcheng, Jobs Report Shields, Brooks on Bin Laden Politics, Chen Guangcheng, Jobs Report… Continue watching
May 04 The Advantages of Incumbency Mitt Romney's May Day plan seemed pretty reasonable for a man who had been systematically and successfully clearing his path to the Republican nomination for more than a year. Republicans had been quietly dinging President Obama throughout the previous weekend… Continue reading
May 04 Romney Knocks Obama on Economy Ahead of Rally in Ohio By Christina Bellantoni Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell campaign with Mitt Romney in Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. With a mixed jobs report out Friday, Mitt Romney is keeping up his attacks on President Obama's… Continue reading
May 03 Watch Is Washington's Partisanship 'Even Worse Than it Looks?' Judy Woodruff discusses the dysfunctional behavior in the nation's capital and what can be done to fix the polarization problems with Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, authors of the new book "It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Twitter #Hashtags a #DoubleEdgedSword for #Obama, #Romney Campaigns Twitter #Hashtags a #DoubleEdgedSword for #Obama, #Romney Campaigns… Continue watching
May 03 Poll: Obama, Romney in Dead Heat in Florida, Ohio By Christina Bellantoni President Obama speaks at Ohio State University earlier this year. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a dead heat in two states that will likely play a deciding role in November's election: Florida… Continue reading
May 02 Watch How Will Obama-Karzai Pact Affect Afghans' Future? Ray Suarez, former Afghan Interior Minister Ali Jalali and The Atlantic's Steven Clemons discuss how the new pact between Presidents Karzai and Obama is expected to affect everyday life in Afghanistan and relations between the two countries. Continue watching