U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are returning to the campaign trail on Friday, a day after they poked fun at each other during a high-profile charity dinner in New York. Mr. Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan will reach out to voters in Florida, a battleground state in the November […]
Romney, Obama Stump for Votes Following Light-hearted Dinner
Obama, Romney Share Jokes and Insults at Charity Dinner
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney made fun of themselves and each other at a high-profile charity dinner Thursday in New York. The formal event hosted by the city’s Catholic Archdiocese at the Luxury Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was a chance for the candidates to take a break from an often combative presidential […]
Obama, Romney to Share Stage in New York City
Two days after their contentious second debate, U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will meet again in a far more congenial setting Thursday night in New York City. The two candidates will speak at an annual fundraising dinner hosted by the city’s Catholic Archdiocese at the luxury Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Unlike their heated […]
Obama, Romney Highlight Debate Performances
Two days after their contentious debate, U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will meet again in a far more congenial setting Thursday night in New York City. The two candidates have been invited to an annual dinner hosted by the city’s Catholic Archdiocese at the luxury Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The dinner is named […]
Obama, Romney Highlight Debate Performances
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have hit the campaign trail, fresh off of Tuesday’s presidential debate. Mr. Obama urged supporters in Iowa on Wednesday to vote for him for a second term so that he can finish the progress he said he had made on economic issues. Referring to Tuesday’s debate, […]
Georgia’s Saakashvili Nominates Rival Ivanishvili as PM
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has nominated his rival, Bidzina Ivanishvili, as prime minister, a post the billionaire businessman was expected to fill after his coalition won a parliamentary election earlier this month. A Georgian presidential spokesman announced Mr. Ivanishvili’s nomination on Wednesday, saying he has 10 days to present his proposed Cabinet to the newly […]
Obama, Romney Back on Campaign Trail After Hard-Hitting Debate
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are both heading back to the campaign trail Wednesday, hours after squaring off in an energetic and, at times, contentious debate. The president travels to the midwestern states of Iowa and Ohio, hoping to use his strong performance in Tuesday’s debate at New York’s Hofstra University […]
Obama, Romney Face Off on Economy, Energy and Foreign Policy
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney squared off on the economy, energy and foreign policy during their second debate of the campaign, taking questions from undecided voters during a town hall-style meeting at New York’s Hofstra University. Mr. Romney attacked the president’s record of the last four years, saying he had “doubled” […]
Obama, Romney Face Off on Economy, Energy and Foreign Policy
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney squared off on the economy, energy and foreign policy during their second debate of the campaign, taking questions from undecided voters during a town hall-style meeting at New York’s Hofstra University. Mr. Romney attacked the president’s record of the last four years, saying he had “doubled” […]
Obama, Romney Hold Second of Three Debates
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have held their second debate of the campaign, taking questions from undecided voters during a town-hall style meeting at New York’s Hofstra University. After taking questions about energy, the economy, jobs and equal pay for women, an audience member asked Mr. Romney about immigration. The governor […]