2012 Election

Pre-Democratic National Convention tussle: Are Americans better off?
9/3/12 6:45 PM Comment
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney and their top allies engaged in a cross-country tussle over whether Americans are better off than they were four years ago.
Obama: Flag Romney for 'unnecessary roughness'
9/3/12 4:42 PM Comment
"I've got one piece of advice for you about the Romney-Ryan game plan: Punt it away. It won't work. It won't win the game," Obama said, blending sports-themed remarks with economic barbs before a cheering crowd in the nation's industrial heartland.
Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen tapped to counter Paul Ryan
9/3/12 1:02 PM Comment
Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen has traveled to New Hampshire and North Carolina to counter Ryan's plans to cut taxes and spending and use vouchers to overhaul Medicare.
Obama appears in The Buff in Boulder
9/2/12 5:03 PM Comment
President Barack Obama has made an appearance in "The Buff," visiting a restaurant by that name in Colorado. He was en route to a campaign speech in Boulder, home of University of Colorado buffaloes.
Paul Ryan campaigns in Richmond
8/31/12 6:17 PM Comment
"We're going to bring real leadership back to the White House. And with your help, Virginia ... we can get this done," said Paul Ryan in Richmond.
Clint Eastwood RNC speech bizarre, reviews say
8/31/12 5:55 PM Comment
Clint Eastwood earned plenty of bad reviews for his latest performance: a bizarre, rambling endorsement of Mitt Romney.
Paul Ryan accepts GOP vice presidential nomination
8/30/12 5:44 AM Comment
Accepting his party's vice presidential nomination, Paul Ryan pledged that Mitt Romney will not duck the difficult decisions needed to repair the economy if he gains the White House this fall.
Romney-Ryan to visit Richmond
8/29/12 6:20 PM Comment
Mitt Romney's campaign announced Wednesday that he and running mate Paul Ryan will attend a rally at Martinair, located at the Richmond International Airport, at 2 p.m. Friday.
Republican National Convention: Speakers dive into hot issues
8/29/12 12:42 PM Comment
The Republican party hoped to woo still undecided voters with the speeches of prominent governors and Ann Romney, the wife of presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
President Obama makes campaign visit in Charlottesville
8/29/12 5:45 AM Comment
President Barack Obama is back in Virginia on Wednesday, ending his three-state tour of college towns in electoral battlegrounds with a rally in downtown Charlottesville.
Republican National Convention: Ann Romney to speak
8/28/12 8:52 PM Comment
Ann Romney is making her national debut at the Republican National Convention late Tuesday in a speech designed to introduce the country to the man she knows better than anyone.
2012 Republican National Convention: Mitt Romney declared GOP nominee
8/28/12 7:22 PM Comment
Poised at last to claim the prize he's been chasing for years, Mitt Romney barreled into his convention city Tuesday.
Presidential inauguration hotel rooms sell out quickly
8/28/12 6:36 PM Comment
Whether you're looking for a low-end or high-end hotel, rooms are already running out quickly for next year's presidential inauguration. And if a high-end room is a must for you, be ready to pay.
GOP convention: Party hopes to rally voters with first full day of events
8/27/12 11:46 PM Comment
The Republican National Convention is officially underway. One of the first orders of the day Tuesday will be the roll call of states, marking Mitt Romney's formal nomination as the party's pick for president.
2012 Republican National Convention opens
8/27/12 6:29 PM Comment
It's official: Party Chairman Reince Priebus called the gathering to order, citing convention rules requiring a 2 p.m. Monday start, and then immediately recessed the session.
Mitt Romney, President Obama neck-in-neck in race, poll shows
8/27/12 10:53 AM Comment
As the Republican National Convention gets its delayed start, a new poll is showing that Mitt Romney is just slightly ahead of President Obama.
Obama on Romney's 'extreme' views
8/25/12 2:00 PM Comment
In an interview with The Associated Press, Obama said Romney lacks serious ideas, refuses to "own up" to the responsibilities of what it takes to be president, and deals in factually dishonest arguments that could soon haunt him in face-to-face debates.
Romney: No one's asked to see my birth certificate
8/24/12 4:31 PM Comment
Wading into a debunked conspiracy theory, Mitt Romney raised the issue of President Barack Obama's citizenship Friday by joking that "no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate."

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2012 Election

Pre-Democratic National Convention tussle: Are Americans better off?

Obama: Flag Romney for 'unnecessary roughness'

Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen tapped to counter Paul Ryan

Obama appears in The Buff in Boulder

Paul Ryan campaigns in Richmond

Clint Eastwood RNC speech bizarre, reviews say

Paul Ryan accepts GOP vice presidential nomination

Romney-Ryan to visit Richmond

Republican National Convention: Speakers dive into hot issues

President Obama makes campaign visit in Charlottesville

Republican National Convention: Ann Romney to speak

2012 Republican National Convention: Mitt Romney declared GOP nominee

Presidential inauguration hotel rooms sell out quickly

GOP convention: Party hopes to rally voters with first full day of events

2012 Republican National Convention opens

Mitt Romney, President Obama neck-in-neck in race, poll shows

Obama on Romney's 'extreme' views

Romney: No one's asked to see my birth certificate

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