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Obama, on eve of convention, tours storm-hit Louisiana

YoopyaSep 4, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama toured hurricane-stricken Louisiana on Monday and promised federal recovery help as he sought to show his administration was on top

Top California Democrat likens Ryan to Nazi propagandist

YoopyaSep 4, 20120

(Reuters) – A top California Democratic Party official on Monday compared Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan to Nazi Germany’s infamous propagandist Joseph Goebbels, drawing

Minus Greek columns, Obama eyes future with convention speech

YoopyaSep 3, 20120

(Reuters) – The Greek columns may be banished and the “hope” and “change” signs gone, but President Barack Obama’s pitch to American voters at the

At Jackson Hole, a growing fear for Fed independence

YoopyaSep 3, 20120

(Reuters) – Increasing political encroachment on the Federal Reserve, particularly from the Republican Party, could threaten the central bank’s hard-won independence and undermine confidence in

Obama talks beer, money, and war in online chat session

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama tested his typing skills on Wednesday in an online chat with young people that covered the White House beer recipe,

Analysis: Ryan puts down calculator, picks up bullhorn

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – Paul Ryan built his reputation as a fearless wonk who wasn’t afraid to put specific numbers on his small-government ideals. Now that he

Yahoo! fires Washington news chief over Republican joke

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – Yahoo! News fired its chief political correspondent on Wednesday for an off the cuff remark about Republicans partying “with black people drowning”. David

Obama tells voters to watch Republicans, but he’s not

YoopyaAug 30, 20120

(Reuters) – The White House says President Barack Obama is not monitoring the Republican national convention this week. But the president told several thousand mostly

For globe-trotting Hillary, Democratic convention not on itinerary

YoopyaAug 29, 20120

(Reuters) – As delegates gather next week for the Democratic National Convention, they will look in vain for one of the party’s biggest stars. Where

Black, Mormon and female, Utah Republican embodies new hope

YoopyaAug 28, 20120

(Reuters) – Rock star. Novelty. Myth-buster. Surprise. That’s how some pundits describe Mia Love, a Republican congressional nominee in Utah who is upending stereotypes about