U.S. President Barack Obama has officially started his re-election campaign at a rally in Ohio. Mr. Obama told an enthusiastic crowd at Ohio State University in the state capital, Columbus, that America has had a tough time rebounding from a deep recession. But he said it has come too far to turn back now. He […]
Obama Begins Re-Election Campaign
Posted May 5th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama officially starts his re-election campaign Saturday at two rallies. President Obama and his wife, Michelle, will appear at what are being called “Ready to Go” rallies in Ohio and Virginia. Mr. Obama faces a re-election fight in a polarized nation haunted by unemployment and sluggish economic growth. The economic problems he […]
Rick Santorum Quits Candidacy for US Presidency
Posted April 10th, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race to win the White House, but says he will not stop working to defeat President Barack Obama. Santorum made the announcement Tuesday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, just a day after his daughter, Bella, was released from a hospital where she was treated for a […]
Rick Santorum Suspends Candidacy for US Presidency
Posted April 10th, 2012 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. presidential candidate Rick Santorum has announced he is suspending his campaign, but vowed to continue to support the Republican bid for the presidency. Santorum made the announcement Tuesday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, just a day after his daughter Bella was discharged from a hospital where she spent three days being treated for a rare genetic […]
Obama Campaign Returning Funds Linked to Mexican Fugitive
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign says it is returning some $200,000 in donations made by the family of a Mexican casino owner who fled drug and fraud charges in the U.S. The campaign announced Tuesday that it was refunding all contributions linked to Chicago brothers Carlos and Alberto Rojas Cardona after The New York […]
