Tag Archives: president

• Politics

  Romney’s pick of Ryan as his running mate energizes conservatives, opponents

  Mitt Romney announced U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate for the White House.
• Politics

  Electoral college tie possible in presidential election

  If the electors behave in December and affirm an Election Night split decision, the action would move on to the House of Representatives.
• News

  Local Immigrant Community Excited About Recent Events

  Spirits are high among the Quad Cities immigrant community. Delores Tapia is an immigration lawyer at Casa Quanojauto, she says…
• Crime

  Iowa man sentenced for threatening the president

  An Iowa man was sentenced to two years in prison for mailing a letter threatening to kill the President of the United States.
• Politics

  New attack ad hits Iowa Quad Cities as Election Day nears

  Presidential candidates are ramping up spending in key battleground states like Iowa. In the firing line of political attack ads,…
• Politics

  Romney to visit Davenport

  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to make a stop in Davenport Monday, June 18, 2012.
• Politics

  Emanuel: Race will come down to 5 states

  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the first White House chief of staff in the Obama administration, says he expects the presidential race to be a “close election” in November.
• Politics

  Poll: Romney’s favorable rating jumps, but Obama still more popular

  Mitt Romney’s favorable ratings are on the rise, but a new national poll indicates that President Barack Obama remains more popular than his Republican challenger.
• Politics

  Romney iPhone app misspells ‘America’

  There was no shortage of presidential potshots Wednesday over Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s new mobile app, which embarrassingly misspelled “America.”
• Politics

  Romney hits ‘magic number’ for GOP nomination

  Mitt Romney hit his party’s “magic number” on Tuesday, unofficially clinching the Republican presidential nomination.
• News

  13 receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

  LIST INSIDE | The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor, awarded to those who make extraordinary contributions to world peace, national interest and security, or other cultural endeavors.
• News / Politics

  Auction of Reagan blood cancelled

  After the winning bid exceeded $30,000 a vial purportedly containing dried blood from former President Ronald Reagan will not be auctioned after all.