Blame exchanged over Cain missing meeting with paper
Nashua, New Hampshire (CNN) - Days after the release of a video showing GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain stumbling over a foreign policy question while meeting with a Milwaukee newspaper editorial board, Cain again found himself at the center of controversy - this time with a New Hampshire newspaper.
Both Cain and the influential New Hampshire Union Leader pointed fingers at each other Thursday after Cain did not attend a scheduled meeting with the paper's publisher and other journalists.
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Perry says 'privileged' Obama can't relate
(CNN) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry backed up his "pathetic" criticism of President Obama late Thursday, saying the incumbent's thinking is based on his background.
"He grew up in a privileged way," Perry said while explaining his ad attack that decries President Obama's description of America as being "a little bit lazy over the last couple of decades."
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Santorum: Republicans 'ignore some realities' on economy
Coralville, Iowa (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, one of the more conservative White House contenders in the race, told a crowd of Iowans on Thursday that he is "not a big fan" of the Occupy Movement that began on Wall Street two months ago to send a message to the country about income inequality.
But Santorum says they have a point.
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Can Huntsman's 'secret weapons' help his poll numbers?
(CNN) - As the most recognizable political offspring so far in the 2012 election cycle, the three eldest daughters of GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman are trying to use Twitter, television and YouTube to get votes for their dad.
The self-identified "secret weapon" of the former Utah governor's campaign tweet their campaign observations, appear on national television and recently parodied a controversial Web video form rival candidate Herman Cain.
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Tea party ups ante on super committee
(CNN) - Members of the tea party movement are offering their response to the deficit reduction super committee in the form of proposed cuts and a committee hearing Thursday.
Elected officials will join over 200 tea party leaders from across the country for the "Tea Party Debt Commission joint hearing" to discuss spending cuts proposed by conservative activists, according to the grassroots FreedomWorks.
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Cain: How do you say that in 'Cuban?'
(CNN) - While campaigning in Miami on Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, who's taken heat over his knowledge of foreign policy, dodged questions on issues related to Cuba.
Asked by a reporter if he supported the "wet-foot, dry-foot policy," which allows Cuban immigrants to stay in the United States once they get in, Cain responded: "Wet-foot, dry-foot policy?"
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VIDEO: Did Perry twist Obama's words?
(CNN) - GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry came out with a new ad Wednesday that attacked President Barack Obama for saying the country has been "a little bit lazy over the last couple of decades."
But did Perry take Obama's words out of context? Wolf Blitzer, anchor of CNN's "The Situation Room," digs deeper into what the president said and how Perry's attack strategy may affect his campaign.
BORGER: When are GOP candidates going to take on Herman Cain?
Editor's note: Gloria Borger is CNN's chief political analyst, appearing regularly on shows such as "AC360," "The Situation Room," "John King USA" and "State of the Union."
Washington (CNN) - It's hard to remember a presidential candidate who seemed more, er, unacquainted with the national dialogue - or presidential prerequisites - than Herman Cain.
At first, he seemed a likable enough fellow. With exactly one idea: a 9-9-9 tax system. Not a truly GOP-minted plan, since it includes a national sales tax, which Republicans loathe. But never mind. He was genial and a welcome addition to those early debates in which some of his fellow contenders seemed so humorless, angry and, in some cases, downright unfriendly.
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Debt committee: Market reaction a big unknown
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Given how volatile markets have become, predicting how traders will react to the congressional debt committee next week is a dicey undertaking.
Two themes emerged in conversations with stock and bond strategists. First, Wall Street never expected much from the committee, thanks to the disastrous debt ceiling debate. Second, markets don't expect lawmakers to make meaningful decisions on fiscal reform until after the 2012 election.
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Deficit talks shift toward blame game
Washington (CNN) - Six days before the deadline for a deal, House leaders on Thursday blamed each other's party for the inability of a special congressional committee to reach agreement on tax and entitlement reforms as part of a possible deficit reduction agreement.
The comments at successive news conferences by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Democratic leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California escalated the rhetoric over possible failure by the committee created as part of the debt ceiling agreement earlier this year
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