Nancy Pelosi will continue to serve as the House Democratic Leader, she announced in a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats Wednesday morning. Ten years ago today, Nancy Pelosi was elected as the first woman to lead a political party in Congress. According to a senior aide, when Pelosi first broke the news to her caucus, she said, "I will happily place my name for nomination for leader." But with all the newly elected members standing behind her, there is no doubt that Pelosi has the ... more→
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Romney: Ryan and I “left everything on the field”
Saying goodbye to a nearly six-year run for the White House, Mitt Romney early Wednesday morning conceded the presidential race to President Obama, thanking a room full of disappointed supporters near his Boston, Mass., headquarters for their devotion to his failed bid. He and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., "left everything on the field," Romney said, adding "we have given our all to this campaign." "I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different ... more→
Warren stresses compromise, fight for middle class
(CBS News) Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren, who defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts Tuesday night, told "CBS This Morning" that she intends to go to Washington to fight for the "strong middle in this country," assuring her opponent's supporters that she hears their yearning for bipartisan cooperation "loud and clear."Asked what she hopes to accomplish as Massachusetts' junior senator, Warren returned to her populist campaign themes, explaining, "My job is to go to Washington to fight for working families, to fight for America's ... more→
Romney Maintains Slight Lead Over Obama
As it enters its frenetic final week the presidential race is drawing more close attention than any such contest in 28 years, a testament to a campaign that has been the closest by some measures in pre-election polls dating back even further – to 1960, or even to the early days of polling in 1936. Support for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney has averaged 48-48 percent since September, the closest in ABC/Post polls, or Gallup polls before them, in comparable periods dating back 76 years. It’s ... more→
Obama slams Mourdock rape comments
BURBANK, California President Barack Obama is criticizing a Republican Senate candidate for his comments about women and rape, saying that "rape is rape" and that distinctions offered by the Republican candidate, in Obama's words, "don't make any sense to me." The Tea Party-backed Republican in Indiana's Senate race, Richard Mourdock, said during a debate Tuesday night that when pregnancy results from rape, that is "something God intended." Asked about Mourdock's comment Wednesday on "The Tonight Show," Obama told host Jay Leno, quote: "Rape is rape. It is ... more→
