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With media flub, Obama gets 'Dewey defeats Truman' moment with health careInitially, CNN and Fox thought the Supreme Court had struck down the individual mandate. The mix-up paved the way for a clever computer manipulation that created an instant meme.
Alien attack! Americans pick Obama over Romney to battle invasion from spaceA strong majority of Americans say President Obama would do a better job than Mitt Romney handling an alien invasion, according to a new survey.
Was Obama booed over Youkilis joke? The perils of talking sports on the stumpPoliticians like to use sports references as a way to connect with voters. But a botched line can be perilous.
What Supreme Court decision will have most political impact? Not health careIf President Obama's lead among Hispanic voters widens further as a result of Monday's Supreme Court ruling on the Arizona immigration law, it could shift the entire electoral map.
How much can a president alter the economy? New poll results.Does a new survey really imply that most Americans don't think the election has a significant influence on the economy? A closer look at poll results hints at an electorate knowledgeable about how government works.
'Fast and Furious' probe: Obama's Watergate, or a waste of time?The political fight over 'Fast and Furious' has escalated dramatically. Republicans say it could be as serious as the Watergate break-in 40 years ago that brought down Richard Nixon. Democrats call it a politically motivated fishing expedition designed to embarrass Obama.
Mitt Romney's sons on 'Conan': Why so much focus on pranks?Mitt Romney as prankster has been a campaign theme of late – and his five sons played it up again Wednesday on 'Conan.' Why this might not work for Romney, image-wise.
House panel cites Eric Holder for contempt. Will he go to jail?There's a jail in the US Capitol, but it's not likely to hold Attorney General Holder anytime soon. The executive branch has many options to delay criminal proceedings, which require the Department of Justice to initiate.
On Fast and Furious, Obama invokes 'executive privilege.' What's that?Facing a contempt vote, Attorney General Eric Holder urged Obama to invoke 'executive privilege' to avoid turning over documents to Congress. To be valid, the claim must bear on a core power of the presidency.
Obama leads Romney by 13 points in new poll. Can that be right?The preponderance of evidence suggests that a new Bloomberg poll is probably an outlier. Other polls put Obama ahead of Mitt Romney in the presidential race by one or two points.
Is Ron Paul's campaign better with money than Mitt Romney's?Six percent of Ron Paul’s campaign spending goes to fundraising, mainly via Internet 'money bombs.' Mitt Romney's campaign spends 23 percent of what he raises to do the same thing.
Three reasons Mitt Romney will win Michigan, and three reasons he won'tFamily ties and changing state demographics could help in Michigan, but Mitt Romney has a long way to go to overcome President Obama's lead in the polls – and his own opposition to the auto bailout.
Why isn't Mitt Romney vetting Marco Rubio as a VP candidate?Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is not being vetted as part of the Romney campaign's vice-presidential search, a report from ABC News says. Is that a snub of the GOP's most prominent Latino?
Ron Paul wins Iowa! Does that matter?Ron Paul's final victory in Iowa – Mitt Romney won the caucuses, but Paul got most of the delegates – could affect how hard Paul supporters push to get their issues on the agenda at the GOP's national convention.
Did Obama's immigration move make Marco Rubio a more likely veep pick?Mitt Romney's gap with Hispanic voters is so wide that he may have no choice but to try to one-up Obama – perhaps by putting Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida on the GOP ticket.
What did President Obama get for Father's Day?There’s no word yet on whether Sasha and Malia got him any new ties. But President Obama did get to play a round of golf and released a new Father's Day campaign video.
Romney bus tour: What's he hope to accomplish?Mitt Romney embarked on a bus tour Friday that is taking him to small towns in six of the nation's most important swing states from New Hampshire to Wisconsin.
Obama campaign gear: What to do when 'hope' isn't in fashion?At an Obama fundraiser this week, Vogue Editor Anna Wintour promoted a line of campaign gear by top designers. But in many ways it doesn't seem to square with the times.
Obama fundraiser at Sarah Jessica Parker's house: How'd it go?The $40,000-a-plate event chez Sarah Jessica Parker raised plenty of cash, but also raised eyebrows, feeding conservative criticism that the 'celebrity-in-chief' is out of touch with needs of struggling families.
Why isn't Flag Day a federal holiday?Flag Day, June 14, commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in 1777, and is celebrated by citizens across the nation. But it's not a full-blown federal holiday.
