Dec 12 President Obama: 2012 Election ‘Going to Be a Good Debate’ By Terence Burlij President Obama watches as Navy fans celebrate a touchdown in the Midshipmen's 27-21 win over Army at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Saturday. Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images. As President Obama capped off a week of making his case… Continue reading
Dec 09 GOP Rivals Try to Knock Gingrich From His Perch By Terence Burlij The polls have crowned Newt Gingrich as Republican front-runner, and now his GOP rivals have recognized the coronation by sharpening their attacks on the former House speaker. The latest assault came Friday in the form of a web video released… Continue reading
Dec 08 Gingrich’s Surge Spreads to Swing States By Quinn Bowman Newt Gingrich speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition 2012 Presidential Candidates Forum Wednesday in Washington. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The Newt Gingrich surge has spread beyond Iowa and South Carolina, and now extends to Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania,… Continue reading
Dec 07 President Obama’s 2012 Pitch: ‘Everyone Gets a Fair Shot’ By Terence Burlij President Obama speaks about economic struggles of the middle class Tuesday in Osawatomie, Kan. Photo by Julie Denesha/Getty Images. On Tuesday, President Obama called the debate about restoring fairness the "defining issue of our time." And, if the president has… Continue reading
Dec 06 Polls Show More Good News for Gingrich By Terence Burlij Newt Gingrich speaks to reporters Monday following his meeting with Donald Trump, left, in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Another day, and two more polls affirming Newt Gingrich's position as the new front-runner for the Republican presidential… Continue reading
Dec 05 Gingrich Leads GOP Field in Iowa, Surges in New Hampshire By Terence Burlij Former House speaker Newt Gingrich attends a forum on manufacturing in Pella, Iowa, last month. Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images. One month out, there is a clear front-runner for the Iowa Republican caucuses: Newt Gingrich. The former House speaker claimed… Continue reading
Dec 02 Gingrich: ‘I’m Going to Be the Nominee’ By Terence Burlij Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks in Bluffton, S.C., as part of a three-day swing through the state. Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images. Newt Gingrich is looking to bring some certainty to a Republican presidential race that has been anything but… Continue reading
Dec 01 Knives Getting Sharper in GOP Fight By Terence Burlij The reverberations from Mitt Romney's recent interview on Fox News are still being felt -- and the manner in which they settle could go a long way toward determining the shape of the GOP race in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Nov 30 Cain to Reassess Campaign, Asks Supporters to Stick with Him By Quinn Bowman A Fox5 website shows Ginger White, who claims to have had a 13-year affair with Herman Cain. The GOP presidential candidate has denied the accusation. Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images. A day after an Atlanta woman named Ginger White said… Continue reading
Nov 29 New DNC Ad Gives Taste of Potential Obama-Romney Election Battle By Terence Burlij The Iowa caucuses may be five weeks away, but the way that Democrats and Mitt Romney's campaign clashed on Monday, it seemed as if the general election were around the corner. The brouhaha began with the release of a… Continue reading