Recently-declassified CIA documents blame ‘analyst liabilities’ for mistakenly concluding that Saddam Hussein had chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs – the rationale for invading Iraq. But some say the situation was more sinister.
Most tea party Republicans have come to accept Mitt Romney as one of their own. But it’s really Paul Ryan that they’re enthusiastic about, and many of their champions are key speakers.
They’re a minority at the Republican Convention — particularly on issues like same-sex marriage. But gay delegates and activists support the Romney-Ryan ticket on other issues, and they see signs that they’re changing their party from within.
Less than 48 hours after Mitt Romney tapped Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate, Americans are on a steep learning curve about what pundits unanimously call a “bold” choice.
On Monday, the NCAA is scheduled to hit Penn State with ‘corrective and punitive measures’ for the university’s failure to prevent repeated sexual abuse of young boys by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
The Sunday TV talk shows were filled with campaign surrogates for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama arguing about Romney’s income taxes and his years running Bain Capital. It’s meat for political junkies, but do average voters care?
Penn State trustees, taking ‘full responsibility’ for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, announced initial steps to recover the university’s tarnished reputation. Some say much more will have to be done, especially changing a campus culture in which sports coaches are idolized.
Some analysts say Chief Justice John Roberts switched sides in upholding the Affordable Care Act. He jokes that he’s headed to an ‘impregnable island fortress’ to avoid such questions.
The US Justice Department alleges that the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), which controls most of the law enforcement and other government services in two adjacent communities, discriminates against those who are not members of the polygamous sect.
Mitt Romney threw off his media security blanket Sunday. That is, he sat down for a substantial TV interview that was not hosted by the friendly folks at Fox News.
By some government estimates, as many as 30,000 drones could be part of intelligence gathering and law enforcement here in the United States within the next ten years.
The real political energy seems to have shifted to Mitt Romney’s chief Republican rival, Rick Santorum.
Romney swept most categories of voter, showing particular strength among evangelical Christians.
