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Women rule in Missouri Senate race
It's all about Eve in the Missouri U.S. Senate race, as Republican Rep. Todd Akin and Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ramped up their appeals to female voters this week.
Mitt Romney prays with Billy Graham
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney paid a visit to the Rev. Bill Graham on Thursday and the two men prayed together, his campaign said.
Terps' Ferrara done for season, will leave program at year's end
Kicker recovering from hip injury
PICKET: Media obsession for GOP VP nominees in workout gear
Almost a month after the 2008 vice presidential debate between then Senator Joe Biden and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Newsweek ran a cover story photo of the Republican vice presidential nominee in her workout clothes. Newsweek commissioned the photo from Runners World, the magazine she posed for originally. Palin was not happy about the photo was used and she was summarily mocked for it anyway.
The local guide to Midnight Madness
A look at celebrations around the area on Friday night
Priebus defends Romney as pro-life
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus defended GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney as pro-life in a lively exchange with CNN's Soledad O'Brien on Thursday morning during a discussion about remarks Mr. Romney made to the Des Moines Register saying that there would be no specific abortion legislation that would be part of his presidential agenda.
NBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads by 6 points in Ohio; virtual tie in Fla., Va.
The race between Republican Mitt Romney and President Obama remains razor-thin in Florida and Virginia while Mr. Obama retains a 6-point lead in Ohio, according to new NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.
Quinnipiac/NYT/CBS poll: Obama leads by 5 in Va., 3 in Wis.; virtual tie in Colo.
A new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS poll shows little change in the presidential race from before and after the first presidential debate, with President Obama holding a 5-point lead in Virginia and a 3-point lead in Wisconsin, while Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney holds a 1-point lead in Colorado.
PICKET: Masked gunmen murder U.S. embassy staffer in Yemen
Masked gunmen fatally shot a a Yemeni man who worked at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Thursday Reuters is reporting.
PICKET: Democrats fear backlash over Obama camp's focus on 'Big Bird'
Democrats are wondering if the Obama campaign's focus on Sesame Street's Big Bird is working against the president.
PICKET: Poll - Romney gains 8 pts in Calif. on Obama
San Francisco's KPIX TV CBS 5 just released a new poll that may very well concern this Obama campaign. The news station is reporting that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney gained eight points on Obama in the Golden State.
Plebe Keenan Reynolds to start at QB for Navy
Mids to start a freshman quarterback for first time since 1991
Obama: 'I had a bad night' in debate
President Obama said Wednesday he did not hand the election to Republican Mitt Romney with his poor debate performance last week.
American Crossroads makes $7 million ad buy
American Crossroads, the super PAC linked to Republican operative Karl Rove, bought $7.3 million in air time and Internet ads opposing President Obama on Tuesday on top of more than $10 million last week, passing the original pro-Romney super PAC, Restore Our Future, to become the highest-spending outside group in the general election.
Obama: 'Too polite' in last week's debate
President Obama's latest explanation for his poor performance in last week's presidential debate is that he was "too polite" to Republican rival Mitt Romney.
Terps preparing for two Virginia quarterbacks
Cavaliers have used Michael Rocco and Phillip Sims
Staff's trust leads to expanded role for Justus Pickett
Sophomore has handled bulk of Maryland's fourth quarter carries
Romney backs Syrian rebels, stops short of promising troops
Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the United States should play an "active role" in making sure the opposition forces in Syria force President Bashir Assad's regime from power — but stopped short of saying he would commit American troops to the conflict.
