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

YoopyaSeptember 4, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 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...

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Top California Democrat likens Ryan to Nazi propagandist

YoopyaSeptember 4, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 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...

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Minus Greek columns, Obama eyes future with convention speech

YoopyaSeptember 3, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 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...

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At Jackson Hole, a growing fear for Fed independence

YoopyaSeptember 3, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 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...

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

YoopyaAugust 30, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 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,...

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Analysis: Ryan puts down calculator, picks up bullhorn

YoopyaAugust 30, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 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...

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Yahoo! fires Washington news chief over Republican joke

YoopyaAugust 30, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 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...

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

YoopyaAugust 30, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 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...

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For globe-trotting Hillary, Democratic convention not on itinerary

YoopyaAugust 29, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 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...

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Black, Mormon and female, Utah Republican embodies new hope

YoopyaAugust 28, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 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...