AP – A confident Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of GOP presidential caucuses this weekend in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates. Newt Gingrich, who is fighting for a respectable showing here, rolled out a fresh line of criticism by comparing the former Massachusetts governor to Obama
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Lawmakers reach agreement on $63 billion FAA bill
An agreement on a bill to provide operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration over the next four years and to boost the agency’s air traffic modernization effort was reached Tuesday by House and Senate negotiators, culminating a five-year struggle that included a partial shutdown of the agency.
Democrats prime recruits to try to take back the House
Just 15 months after taking a thumping in the 2010 midterm elections, House Democrats have seized on the current anti-Washington fervor and are confident they can win the 25 seats they need to regain control of the House. Vice President Joe Biden made a bold prediction on Friday, telling House …
Republican establishment fears Newt Gingrich would ruin party’s chances of defeating Obama
Washington — Newt Gingrich is right: The Republican establishment is afraid of him. They’re absolutely, almost pathologically, terrified.
Freddie Mac hired Gingrich as it reshaped strategy (Reuters)
Reuters – Within months after taking over as chief lobbyist at mortgage lender Freddie Mac in 1999, Mitchell Delk hired a prominent Washington insider to advise him on how to build support among conservatives on Capitol Hill: Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives.
Fresh off South Carolina Loss, Romney Lets Loose on Gingrich as ‘Failed Leader’
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Mitt Romney wasted no time going after Newt Gingrich this evening, slugging the former House speaker with insults, telling the crowd that he is a “failed leader” who “resigned in disgrace.” “Now Speaker Gingrich is also a leader,” said Romney, speaking to a rally …
Romney likens Gingrich to Al Gore as he sharpens his attacks in South Carolina
SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Mitt Romney’s campaign would have you believe they aren’t worried about Newt Gingrich’s momentum in South Carolina. But after weeks of largely ignoring his rival on the stump, the former Massachusetts governor appeared to shift his political strategy Wednesday, dissing the House …
AP source: House Republicans got discounted loans (AP)
AP – Two veteran House Republicans received discounted mortgage loans from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. under a VIP program, a congressional official said Friday.
AP source: House Republicans got discounted loans (AP)
AP – Two veteran House Republicans received discounted mortgage loans from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. under a VIP program, a congressional official said Friday.