Former Senator Dole honored for decades of service
Washington (CNN) - Hundreds of his former colleagues, aides and people from across the political aisle gathered in Washington Friday evening to honor former Republican Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, who marked his 50th anniversary of being elected to Congress.
Dole, a native of Kansas, told the crowd he got into politics by accident.
FULL POST
Mr. Ferrell goes to Washington
(CNN) - Comedian Will Ferrell popped into the briefing room on Friday afternoon while on a tour of the White House with press secretary Jay Carney. Ferrell is in Washington D.C. to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday at the Kennedy Center.
While in the briefing room, Ferrell stood behind the podium and took a picture with Carney and said jokingly, “Jay, why are you forcing me to take a picture? This is all for your benefit.”
FULL STORY
DNC launches new campaign against Romney
(CNN) - National Democrats continued their offense against Mitt Romney Friday, knocking the former Massachusetts governor over statements he made about home foreclosures earlier in the week.
"To Mitt Romney, houses aren't places where people raise their families and build lives," said Brad Woodhouse, communications director for the Democratic National Committee, in a conference call with reporters. "They're investments to make a profit."
FULL POST
CNN/ORC Poll – October 14-16 – Top Issues
TOPICS: Importance of economy, unemployment, deficit, health care, Social Security, terrorism, taxes, size of government, illegal immigration, foreign policy, moral issues
CNN Poll: The economy is issue No. 1
(CNN) - The economy is the most important issue for voters in the 2012 election cycle, according to a new CNN/ORC International Poll of American adults released Friday.
Fifty-four percent of respondents said the economy will be an extremely important factor in the next election. Unemployment was a close second with 47% followed by the deficit at 45% and health care at 42%. Other issues, like terrorism, foreign policy and moral issues, which previously dominated presidential elections, came in 36%, 23% and 18% respectively.
Biden in 2016?
(CNN) - For now Vice President Joe Biden is focused on the president's reelection effort, but come 2016 he may be whistling a different tune.
The former presidential candidate and Delaware senator left the door open to running for president again in an exclusive interview with CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley.
FULL POST
GOP candidates criticize Obama Iraq decision
(CNN) - Some of the Republican presidential candidates were sharply critical Friday of President Barack Obama for his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year. Read their statements below.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney:
FULL POST
GOP field heads to Concord, NH
Stamford, Connecticut (CNN) - Much of the GOP field will visit the New Hampshire state house next week to file for candidacy in the nation's first primary before the Oct. 28 deadline.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will file his paperwork Monday morning, according to the secretary of state's office. The filing follows a stop Romney will make Saturday at his state headquarters in Manchester.
FULL POST
CNN Poll: Americans agree it's a 'do-nothing' Congress
(CNN) - Nearly seven in ten Americans think Congress has done nothing to address the problems facing America, according to a CNN/ORC International Poll released Friday.
Sixty-nine percent of respondents appear to agree with critics who say the current House and Senate are a "do-nothing Congress," while only 28% said Congress has helped the country this year. Former President Harry Truman helped coin the "do-nothing" phrase during his reelection fight in 1948.
Rubio rebuts report he embellished parents' flight from Cuba
Miami, Florida (CNN) - Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is calling allegations that he embellished his family's history of immigrating to the United States from Cuba, "outrageous."
"To suggest my family's story is embellished for political gain is outrageous," Rubio said in a statement issued by his office on Thursday. "The dates I have given regarding my family's history have always been based on my parent's recollections of events that occurred over 55 years ago and which were relayed to me by them more than two decades after they happened. I was not made aware of the exact dates until very recently."
FULL POST
From CNN Politics
- Warnock's seat comes into focus amid battle over voting laws and filibuster rules March 23, 2021 03:06 am
- White House aides prep $3 trillion jobs package for Biden March 23, 2021 02:30 am
- Biden administration continues to deny journalists access to border facilities March 23, 2021 02:28 am
- Arguing against statehood for DC, congressman says it has no car dealerships (it does) March 23, 2021 02:23 am
- Former Capitol riot prosecutor's comments on Trump alarm new no-drama Justice Department March 23, 2021 02:16 am
- Biden administration not confident Johnson & Johnson will meet 20 million goal by end of month March 23, 2021 01:52 am
Recent Comments