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Would prefer John Kerry to succeed her, according to insider source
If Susan Rice is nominated to be the next Secretary of State, she could face fierce opposition from Republicans in Congress. But now it has emerged that she could also lack support closer to home, as Hillary Clinton has said she would prefer John Kerry to succeed [...] Yahoo has hired a six-months pregnant woman who was one of Google’s first employees to be its fifth CEO in five years. Marissa Mayer will attempt to engineer a turnaround at the web giant as it struggles to rebound from financial malaise and internal turmoil – but her appointment will be seen as a huge snub to interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, who was regarded as frontrunner for the permanent job. The new [...] “Eurozone crisis: Greek left leader renounces bailout deal” “Frontrunner to form a new government shocks financial markets with remarks over EU and IMF loan agreement.” The fate of Greece is, on Tuesday night, in the hands of the leader of a far-left party who launched the quest to form a government by declaring the country could no longer commit itself to the terms of an international [...] RT First Rick Santorum slipped out of the race for the GOP nomination, and next Newt Gingrich said he would support Romney but would still run. But what about Ron Paul’s quest for the White House? According to the latest bulletin from the campaign headquarters of the Texas congressman, Ron Paul is still in the race and rolling in the bucks. Republican Party presidential hopeful Ron Paul is still polling strong among many [...] PARIS (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his economic record on Friday as a slew of opinion polls suggested his prospects of re-election were crumbling just over a week from round one of a vote where Socialist Francois Hollande is the clear frontrunner. Four polls published in less than 24 hours showed Hollande extending his lead, with the conservative incumbent’s modest gains of the past month starting to evaporate ahead [...] The Republican race dwindled down to three candidates today, with Rick Santorum’s announcement that he is suspending his presidential campaign.
With Santorum’s departure from the race, Republican frontrunner appears to have a very clear path to the Republican nomination. The former Pennsylvania Senator had presented the biggest threat to Romney over the past two months, while Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul struggled to mount significant challenges in most of the nominating contests. But there is [...] House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) is expected to endorse Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney before Wisconsin’s GOP primary next Tuesday, according to media reports. Ryan would be the latest in a string of high-profile endorsements for Romney this week, as party leaders have increasingly coalesced around the former Massachusetts governor’s campaign. The Wisconsin lawmaker would join popular freshman Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and former president George H. W. Bush in [...] What is the United State’s number enemy, geopolitical fallout or something far more sinister? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took aim at Mitt Romney on Tuesday, Telling the GOP frontrunner to “look at his watch,” and dismissing his comments that Russia was an enemy of the United States. “We are in 2012 and not the mid-1970′s,” Medvedev said Tuesday, on the last day of a nuclear security summit in Asia. His comment came a day after [...] By Daniel Strauss and Geneva Sands - 03/19/12 03:07 PM ET GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney said Monday he doesn’t understand how young people could vote for Democrats. “I don’t see how a young American can vote for, well, can vote for a Democrat,” Romney said in a speech at the University of Chicago. The former Massachusetts governor said Democrats were saddling young people with debt while Republicans are committed to reducing spending and balancing [...] BOSTON (CBS) – Sen. Scott Brown poked fun at Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum at the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast Sunday in South Boston. Listen: Scott Brown at the St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast
“I see that both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum now have Secret Service with them on the campaign trail,” Brown said. “And in Santorum’s case, I think it’s the first time he’s actually ever used protection.” Brown, of course, was referring [...] AFP - Tens of thousands marched in Paris on Sunday to support firebrand leftist presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, who has shaken up France’s election campaign with a surprise jump in the polls. Melenchon of the Left Front, who represents a coalition of leftist parties including the Communists, has emerged as a significant factor in the campaign just as Socialist frontrunner Francois Hollande faces a resurgent threat from incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. His virulent [...] Newt Gingrich ended his campaign against Mitt Romney in Florida with the same message strategy that Romney’s senior advisers had used in another Republican primary two years earlier: AttackGoldman Sachs. There was a good reason. Amid the orange groves and senior centers, the successful investment bank served as Gingrich’s red meat for the right. “You look at Goldman Sachs, which was the number one funder ofObama; now they’re the number one funder of Romney,” [...] Echoing a worn adage, Mitt Romney said on Saturday night after conceding defeat to Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary that a longer, more competitive battle for the Republican presidential nomination would only make him stronger. “I don’t shrink from competition. I embrace it. I believe competition makes us all better,” Romney told supporters. That’s a standard talking point from a frontrunner who hasn’t yet locked up the nomination. But in fact, the [...] House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday launched political grenades at Mitt Romney, arguing that Republicans haven’t coalesced behind the GOP frontrunner because they don’t believe he can beat President Barack Obama in November. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday launched political grenades at Mitt Romney, arguing that Republicans haven’t coalesced behind the GOP frontrunner because they don’t believe he can beat President Barack Obama in November. The House’s top Democrat repeatedly jabbed at the former Massachusetts governor during an hour-long interview hosted by POLITICO and taunted the GOP for a slate of presidential contenders that she said was “not exactly what you would call the first string of [...] Emily Goodin Ron Paul returned to the spotlight Saturday night by attacking his rivals for the Republican nomination. The Texas congressman launched ferocious attacks against Rick Santorum, who has surged in the polls recently, and Newt Gingrich. Those two snapped back, leading to one of the most testy exchanges in the debate, and all frontrunner Mitt Romney had to do was sit back and watch his rivals tear each other [...] By Emily Goodin - 01/07/12 10:57 PM ET Ron Paul returned to the spotlight Saturday night by attacking his rivals for the Republican nomination. The Texas congressman launched ferocious attacks against Rick Santorum, who has surged in the polls recently, and Newt Gingrich. Those two snapped back, leading to one of the most testy exchanges in the debate, and all frontrunner Mitt Romney had to do was sit back and watch his rivals tear [...] US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign has sought to portray the nation’s … US President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign early Wednesday sought to portray the nation’s first Republican nomination battle as a victory for “extremist” candidates. The Iowa caucuses — which saw former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney barely edge out former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum by eight votes — launched the battle to deny Obama his hoped-for second term. In keeping with [...] Michael Brendan Dougherty Mitt Romney won 25.19 percent of the vote in Iowa in 2008 – and lost that contest by 9 points. Since then, Mitt Romney spent millions of dollars. He got better at debating. He annihilated Rick Perry. The SuperPAC aligned to Romney took out a surging Newt Gingrich with negative ads. And Romney focused his energy on attacking Barack Obama. All that got him was 25 percent of the [...] The establishment media is losing its power to sabotage the march of liberty Paul Joseph Watson Despite a barrage of smear attacks from every single corner of the mainstream media over the last two weeks, Ron Paul’s chances of winning the Iowa Republican Primary have if anything increased, with a new poll showing Paul increasing his lead over Mitt Romney while the New York Times’ primary projection shows Paul’s [...] From the Friday, 12/23/11 edition of the WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEF by Joel Skousen
ATTACKS ON RON PAUL GO INTO HIGH GEAR Ron Paul is suddenly the man to beat. With polls showing support for Newt Gingrich collapsing in Iowa the kingmakers are facing a very real problem: how to stop this growing anti-government, anti-war movement backing Ron Paul that draws from conservatives, libertarians and honest liberals alike. Despite media attempts to play like [...] Highly accurate collated figures show Congressman trouncing Romney & Gingrich Paul Joseph Watson A New York Times Iowa primary projection, using figures collated from all the latest poll results and surveys, shows that Ron Paul is the clear favorite to win the crucial first Republican primary set to take place in just 13 days time. “These forecasts are formulated from an average of recent surveys, with adjustments made to [...] Congressman has captured more Herman Cain voters than former Governor of Massachusetts. Paul Joseph Watson A new Iowa State University poll shows that Ron Paul is accelerating away from Mitt Romney in the race to capture the key Republican primary, with the Congressman placed first in front of Newt Gingrich, having captured more of former frontrunner Herman Cain’s supporters than Romney. “Paul is the first choice of 27.5 [...] Establishment reverts back to pretending Paul doesn’t exist Paul Joseph Watson From rightly heralding the Iowa primary as a crucial indicator as to who will eventually capture the GOP nomination, the establishment has closed ranks and now decided that a Ron Paul victory doesn’t count and that the focus will be on who finishes second. A Politico article entitled Ron Paul panic seizes Iowa establishment perfectly illustrates the supreme arrogance [...] Bob Chapman The Fed’s third quarter audit data shows a total system debt of 355% and of GDP, in spite of so-called de-leveraging. It is down from the second quarter’s 375% of GDP, but up from 264% a dozen years ago. Financial sector borrowing fell almost 50% in the quarter but non-financial debt increased while financial debt fell – a push so to speak. Unfortunately most of the [...] High Stakes, High Drama for Final Debate Before Voting Begins SIOUX CITY, Iowa – It’s been 32 weeks since the first Republican presidential debate. Since then, a changing cast of contenders has faced off a dozen times across the country with millions watching at home. Of the original combatants from that May 5 meeting in Greenville, S.C., only two, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum, remain. There have been four lead changes in national polls, two [...] |
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