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As former Rep. Anthony Weiner “prepares to roll out a long-shot bid for mayor, possibly as soon as next week, he is finding it difficult to attract prominent operatives, interviews suggest,” the New York Times reports. Tweet This Post
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In scandal-plagued Washington, lawmaker struggles to keep track of the issues
Posted by admin on May 14th, 2013
With the rumbling of so much scandal ripping through Washington this week—woeful stories about Benghazi, the DOJ subpoena of journalists’ phone records and the IRS unfairly targeting conservative groups—it’s hard to keep track of all the terrible. Even lawmakers sometimes struggle At Rep. Steny Hoyer’s weekly meeting with reporters Tuesday, the Maryland Democrat was asked [...]
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No Comments »Obama’s Struggles Hampering Democratic Recruitment
Posted by admin on May 14th, 2013
Imagine you’re a red-state Democrat contemplating a run for Senate. Here’s what you’ve seen during the opening months of President Obama’s second term: A still-tepid economic recovery, a culturally polarizing agenda on immigration and guns, and fears of the health care law’s possibly haphazard implementation. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Calif. struggles with experiment to shift inmates
Posted by admin on May 12th, 2013
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In response to a federal court order, Gov. Jerry Brown pushed a novel approach through the Legislature two years ago to dramatically reduce California’s prison population. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Central America struggles to unite for Obama trip
Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2013
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday visits a Central America that continues to be plagued by violence, drug trafficking, corruption and poverty, despite the success of a decade-old trade agreement with the United States. Tweet This Post
GOP Struggles With Candidate Recruitment
Posted by admin on April 27th, 2013
“Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party’s best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP’s post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections,” the AP reports. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post
Yen struggles on BOJ easing bets, ECB in focus
Posted by admin on January 10th, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar neared a 2-1/2-year high against the yen on Thursday, with the Japanese currency looking susceptible to further losses on increasing bets of easier policy by the country's central bank. While the European Central Bank is widely expected to keep rates on hold, when it meets later on Thursday, the euro [...]
US struggles to get Israel, Palestinians to talks
Posted by admin on December 1st, 2012
The Obama administration sought Friday to direct Israel and the Palestinians back toward direct peace talks, even as the two sides and much of the world seemed to be ignoring the U.S. attempts at leadership on a Mideast peace strategy. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Fuel scarce, East Coast struggles to recover from storm
Posted by admin on November 2nd, 2012
NEW YORK/SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) – Rescuers searched flooded homes for survivors, drivers lined up for hours to get scarce gasoline and millions remained without power on Thursday as New York City and nearby towns struggled to recover from one of the biggest storms to hit the United States. New York subway trains crawled [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Coast, east, From, fuel, recover, scarce, storm, Struggles No Comments »Ryan, under pressure in debate, struggles to detail foreign policy
Posted by admin on October 12th, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden challenged his rival Paul Ryan on Thursday to show how a Republican administration would alter U.S. foreign policy in a dangerous world, but extracted few new details on issues including Iran, Syria and Afghanistan. Biden and Ryan spent almost half the time in their only debate sparring over [...]
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