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Obama expected to speak about combating human trafficking
President Barack Obama will make his first major speech on human trafficking at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in New York Tuesday just hours after vowing to prevent Iran for obtaining a nuclear weapon at the U.N. General Assembly.
Super PAC asks supporters whether it should assist Akin
A super PAC that might come to Rep. Todd Akin's aid blasted out an email Tuesday morning, asking supporters whether it should invest in the U.S. Senate race of the embattled Republican who was all but expelled from his party last month.
Clinton gives Romney backhanded compliment
Introducing Mitt Romney at the Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton gave the Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor a bit of a backhanded compliment, praising him for fighting for greater federal spending on AmeriCorps, a marquee Clinton government program.Introducing Mitt Romney at the Clinton Global Initiative on Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton gave the Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor a bit of a backhanded compliment, praising him for fighting for greater federal spending on AmeriCorps, a marquee Clinton government program.
Obama, Menendez keep double-digit leads in New Jersey
New Jersey voters appear poised to choose President Obama and Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez by a comfortable margin in this fall's elections, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Obama: 'I was a mediocre student until I got to college'
President Obama, by his own admission, "was a mediocre student" until he got to college — and can't recall getting as much homework as his daughters do these days.
Bill Clinton: Election 'almost certainly' will thaw gridlock
Former President Bill Clinton has predicted that the partisan squabbling that's ground Washington to a halt "almost certainly" will thaw after Election Day, saying that since Republicans can't deny President Obama a third term, "it's going to be a different world."
PICKET: U.S. response to Ahmadinejad rant carries less impact after U.S. response to anti-Muslim film
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad characteristically went after Israel in his remarks before the United Nations annual General Assembly session.
Akin in talks with potential fundraisers
Rep. Todd Akin confirmed Monday that he has spoken with a super PAC that could provide crucial dollars for his impoverished U.S. Senate campaign — but said he doesn't yet know whether the group will come to his aid.
PICKET: Muslim advocacy groups influence heavily on U.S. national security protocol and lexicon
Part of the Obama administration’s national security strategy for almost four years has included avoiding the possibility of offending Muslims. Despite the administration’s claims that the anti-Muslim online video should not be an excuse for anyone to violently attack the United States, President Barack Obama will address the General Assembly at the United Nations on Tuesday and denounce the film trailer. In the meantime, leaders of Islamic nations will be at the UN and demand that anti-blasphemy laws be established.
Obama, Baldwin lead by double digits in Wisconsin
Recent polls have shown that Wisconsin voters are leaning toward President Obama and Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who is running for the U.S. Senate, but few have been so heavily in the two Democrats' favor as one released Monday.
White House on defensive over Obama's Middle East 'bumps' comment
The White House is hitting back hard against Republican suggestions that President Obama was referring to the deaths of a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya as "bumps in the road" in the country's Middle East policy.
Maryland WR Stefon Diggs named ACC rookie of the week
Freshman caught two touchdown passes in 31-21 loss at West Virginia
ESPNU to feature Maryland, Georgetown for Midnight Madness
Beltway powers will be included in Oct. 12 broadcast
Ryan: Romney campaign critics are overreacting
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan shot back at critics of the Romney campaign this weekend, dismissing complaints from some Republicans that the campaign is overly timid and has given Mr. Ryan too low of a profile.
Axelrod: Obama clearer on economy than Romney
Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod accused the Romney campaign on Monday of putting forward an untenable fiscal policy and dismissed charges that the president has been too vague in laying out his own economic vision for the coming years.
Romney: Lower tax rate 'the right way to encourage economic growth'
President Obama's campaign immediately pounced after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who released his own 2011 tax returns Friday afternoon, said he thought it was fair that his effective 14.1 percent federal income tax rate was lower than someone earning $50,000 per year because "it's the right way to encourage economic growth."
Sunday Maryland notes: Kenneth Tate, Andrew Zeller and more
Tidbits from Edsall's pre-bye teleconference
Terps linebacker Tate "back to normal" in season debut
Fifth-year senior had four tackles Saturday
