Social conservative Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are tied for first place in the Iowa caucuses, the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. With nearly all the votes counted, Romney and Santorum are tied at 25 percent and anti-war advocate Ron Paul is slightly behind at 21 percent. The Republican […]
Romney, Santorum Lead in Iowa Caucuses
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Social conservative Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, and anti-war advocate Ron Paul, are leading in caucus votes in the U.S. state of Iowa, in the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. With nearly half of the votes counted, Romney and Santorum are tied at 24 percent and Paul is slightly behind […]
New Hamphire Next State to Hold Nominating Contest
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
Following the Iowa caucuses, the focus of the U.S. presidential campaign will shift to the next state to hold its nominating contest, the northeastern state of New Hampshire. Polls show that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney holds a commanding lead among Republicans in the January 10 contest, with more than 40 percent support, averaging 22 […]
Romney, Paul, Santorum Lead in Iowa Caucuses
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
Social conservative Rick Santorum, anti-war advocate Ron Paul, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are virtually tied in early vote counting in the U.S. state of Iowa, in the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. With 22 percent of the votes counted, the race is going as expected so far. But nearly half […]
High Level US Diplomat Begins Asia Tour
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 pm (UTC-5)
Senior U.S. diplomat Kurt Campbell has arrived in China, the first stop on a four-day tour that will also take him to South Korea and Japan. Campbell, the assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs, made no comments on arrival at the airport in Beijing Tuesday, but the State Department had said […]
New Hamphire Next State to Hold Nominating Contest
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
Following the Iowa caucuses, the focus of the U.S. presidential campaign will shift to the next state to hold its nominating contest, the northeastern state of New Hampshire. Polls show that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney holds a commanding lead among Republicans in the January 10 contest, with more than 40 percent support, averaging 22 […]
Obama Rallies Supporters in Iowa
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging his supporters to fight for him in the 2012 presidential campaign, as they did to get him elected in 2008. President Obama spoke from Washington in a video teleconference to attendees at the Iowa caucuses. Iowa is holding Republican and Democratic Party caucuses Tuesday, the first nominating contests in […]
Romney, Paul, Santorum Lead in Iowa Caucuses
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 pm (UTC-5)
Social conservative Rick Santorum, anti-war advocate Ron Paul, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are virtually tied in early vote counting in the U.S. state of Iowa, in the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. Only 13 percent of the votes have been counted, and so far the race is going as expected. […]
Romney, Paul, Santorum Lead in Iowa Caucuses
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 pm (UTC-5)
Social conservative Rick Santorum, anti-war advocate Ron Paul, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are virtually tied in early vote counting in the U.S. state of Iowa, in the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. Only a tiny percentage of votes have been counted, but so far the race is going as expected. […]
US Official: Logistics Challenges to Ship Military Equipment Out of Afghanistan ‘Enormous’
Posted January 3rd, 2012 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
NATO military planners in Afghanistan are trying to figure out how to remove $30 billion worth of military equipment from the mountainous, landlocked country by the end of 2014, when coalition troops are to end their combat mission. A senior U.S. official said Tuesday the logistics challenges are enormous. He said the operation requires the […]
