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PICKET: U.S. Embassy in Cairo tweets - 'Islam is a wonderful religion'
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo released the following statement hours before protesters stormed the embassy building.
MILLER: Hide your guns
You didn’t hear the word “guns” voluntarily pass the lips of any Democratic speaker at this week’s convention in Charlotte, N.C. Liberals may be smart enough to avoid alienating the almost half of all Americans who have guns in their homes, but the same can’t be said for their party platform. That's because Democrats vow to pursue more gun-control laws.
Obama administration: Insurance premium regs saved Americans $1 billion
The Obama administration said Tuesday that Americans have saved $1 billion on health insurance, one year into a new mandate on insurers to explain why they want to hike rates.
Mitt Romney, Michelle Obama to campaign in Virginia Thursday
The Romney and Obama campaigns just can't quit Virginia.
PICKET: Romney's first tweet of day recognizes 9/11...Obama's first tweet calls for campaign volunteers
Did Mitt Romney show up President Barack Obama again? The GOP presidential nominee managed to make it to storm ravaged Louisiana before Mr. Obama did after the the Republican National Convention concluded. On the 11th anniversary of the September 11th attacks the following tweets went out like this.
Health insurance costs growing slower
Americans' wages are still failing to keep pace with the rising cost of their health insurance, but employer-sponsored coverage costs grew more slowly this year, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Crossroads launches $2.6 million campaign against Kaine, Dems
Crossroads GPS, the sister group of the Karl Rove-affiliated Super PAC American Crossroads, launched a $2.6 million ad buy Tuesday that includes three spots attacking Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Virginia.
IRS: We'll be ready for health care law
A top IRS official assured Congress on Tuesday that the agency will be prepared to dole out health insurance subsidies to millions of Americans 15 months from now.
IRS pays $104 million to whistleblower
The IRS has awarded the largest whistleblower award in history — $104 million — to a former UBS banker who gave information that helped expose a $20 billion offshore banking scheme, the whistleblower's lawyers said Tuesday.
Maryland special teams rundown: Temple
One last review of Maryland's victory in Philadelphia
Navy wideout Matt Aiken unlikely to return for Penn State
Junior still out with knee injury
Panetta: Both parties irresponsible on automatic defense cuts
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta slammed Congress on Tuesday for failing to come up with a deal to prevent an additional half-trillion dollars in defense cuts, saying that the looming cutbacks would have a drastic effect on the nation's armed forces.
McCain: Obama's foreign policy 'an abysmal failure'
Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, pulled no punches in attacking President Obama's foreign policy record Tuesday, calling his Middle East policy an "abysmal failure" and saying he's gone "AWOL" on negotiations over looming cuts to the federal defense budget.
Obama up 1 percentage point in new post-convention poll
While a few polls have shown President Obama with a tangible lead after the Democratic National Convention, a new one gives him a razor-thin 1-point advantage over Republican Mitt Romney and less-than-solid marks on his handling of the economy.
Maryland depth chart tweaks: Robinson returns
Looking at a handful of changes on the two-deep
PICKET: (VIDEO) Romney-'Forewarned' is a better slogan for Obama
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a shot at President Barack Obama's new campaign slogan, "forward", on Monday in Mansfield, Ohio.
PICKET: (AUDIO) Chi. teachers union president blamed scrutiny of Chi. schools on race and class of students
Back in July Kyle Olson of the Education Action Group (EAG) posted a report about ,when negotiations between the city Chicago and the Chicago Teachers Union were still happening, Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis and community organizer Jitu Brown who spoke on a public internet conference call with Mike Klonsky, a retired professor.
Obama gets bump in national polls
Fresh off last week's Democratic National Convention, President Obama has stretched his lead over Mitt Romney among nationwide voters, according to polls released Monday.
Crist tops Florida Dem primary poll
Former GOP Florida Gov. Charlie Crist holds a commanding lead in a poll testing potential candidates in a hypothetical matchup for the 2014 Democratic primary for the state's governor.
Maryland QB Perry Hills named ACC rookie of the week
Freshman accounted for three touchdowns at Temple
