Tag: 2012 election

‘It was an act of war’:Senators demand action after murder plot,urging Obama to crush Iran’s central bank

‘It was an act of war’:Senators demand action after murder plot,urging Obama to crush Iran’s central bank

President Obama today declared Iran will be isolated from the rest of the world and ‘pay a price’ for its alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. in Washington D.C. His comments follow Saudi Arabia’s own stark warning to Iran that ‘somebody will have to pay the price’ and a U.S. [...]

October 14, 2011 | 0 Comments More
The Earth-Scraper: Architects design “65-storey building which plunges 300 metres below ground”

The Earth-Scraper: Architects design “65-storey building which plunges 300 metres below ground”

Architects have designed an incredible 65-storey ‘earth-scraper’ which plunges 300 metres below ground. The stunning upside down pyramid in the middle of Mexico City is designed to get around height limits on new buildings in the capital. The subterranean building will have 10 storeys each for homes, shops and a museum, as well as 35 [...]

October 13, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Michele Bachmann Presses Rick Perry On 1988 Support For Al Gore

Michele Bachmann Presses Rick Perry On 1988 Support For Al Gore

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) pressed Texas Governor Rick Perry on his support for Al Gore’s 1988 presidential campaign during Tuesday night’s GOP primary debate. Perry served as Texas campaign chairman for Gore during the then-candidate’s run for the White House. Rep. Ron Paul hammered the Lone Star State governor over the connection in a harsh [...]

October 12, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Jon Huntsman says something interesting once the televised debate is safely over

Jon Huntsman says something interesting once the televised debate is safely over

My favorite highlight of last night’s GOP contest comes via my colleague Alex Becker, who caught Jon Huntsman saying something interesting immediately following last night’s debate: “I want to return to the spirit of Glass Steagall,” Huntsman said after tonight’s debate. “You’ve got to look at, fundamentally look at, downsizing some of our banks, looking [...]

October 12, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Mitt Romney May Have A Glass Jaw, But Candidates Didn’t Take Aim During New Hampshire GOP Debate

Mitt Romney May Have A Glass Jaw, But Candidates Didn’t Take Aim During New Hampshire GOP Debate

HANOVER, N.H. — Tuesday was Mitt Romney’s night. The former Massachusetts governor entered the ninth GOP debate riding a long, fortuitous wave of positive news. His nearest competitors for the nomination had crumbled amid missteps or mismanagement. Prospective candidates had declined to launch bids of their own. One of them, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, [...]

October 12, 2011 | 0 Comments More
The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup

Running for president: it used to be cool, something young kids and starry-eyed dreamers actually aspired to do. And understandably so. To be the leader of the free world, man! Whether you want to max out your ambition, boldly strive to change the world, or just succumb to the indulgences of power, the Oval Office [...]

October 8, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Iowa caucus 2012 date set for january 3: report

Iowa caucus 2012 date set for january 3: report

Iowa expects to hold its presidential caucuses on January 3, instead of February 6, according to a reporter for the Des Moines Register. This is an important step in getting the wrangled-over schedule of the GOP primaries — which has, in recent weeks, been a source of tumult — into focus. The Register reports that [...]

October 8, 2011 | 0 Comments More
The 2012 speculatron weekly roundup for september 30, 2011

The 2012 speculatron weekly roundup for september 30, 2011

After three weeks of watching Rick Perry flail around in confusion and exhaustion, this was the week that something that had to finally give. It began in Florida, with Herman Cain winning the state’s Presidential 5 Straw Poll. It may seem hard to believe that another straw poll, at this late date, smaller in scope [...]

October 3, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Michele Bachmann: ‘i radically abandoned myself to jesus christ’

Michele Bachmann: ‘i radically abandoned myself to jesus christ’

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Michele Bachmann on Wednesday told Christian students at Liberty University in Virginia “don’t settle” for easy personal and political choices in life. During a half-hour address to some 10,000 students at Liberty’s weekly campus-wide convocation, she briefly tied a message mostly about personal values and responsibility to an appeal to reject President [...]

September 30, 2011 | 0 Comments More
GOP primary election 2012: new rule could prolong race for GOP nomination in 2012

GOP primary election 2012: new rule could prolong race for GOP nomination in 2012

WASHINGTON — Don’t look for a quick winner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. After watching Democrats successfully ride their historic primary battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama all the way to the White House in 2008, the Republicans quietly adopted a new rule designed to extend their nominating process this [...]

September 29, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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