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Biden to hit 'safe' states next week
After a gaffe-filled week, Vice President Joseph R. Biden will go back on the campaign trail next week with visits to three relatively "safe" Democratic states.
Analyzing George Mason's nonconference schedule
Five of Patriots' 10 assured opponents had top-105 RPIs
TWIT: The Week in Tweets, Aug. 17
Any day now, they're going to be selling gigantic canisters of these things at Costco.
Obama complains to donors about being outspent
Complaining about being significantly out-raised and outspent by his Republican challenger, President Obama told supporters Friday it's high time to pony up some cash to help him compete in the final stretch of the election.
Florida Sen. Nelson leads in poll
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson holds a 7-percentage point lead over GOP challenger Rep. Connie Mack in Florida's U.S. Senate race, a new poll shows.
Ryan attacks Obama's Medicare spending shift
GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan said Friday that he welcomes the escalating fight over Medicare, arguing that President Obama is bent on siphoning hundreds of billions of dollars from the retiree health program to help cover the cost of his controversial health care law.
MILLER: Dick Heller on the Family Research Council shooting
The Wednesday shooting of an unarmed security guard at the Family Research Council put the debate over the right to bear arms in the District of Columbia into the spotlight.I was interested to hear what D.C.’s most famous security guard, Dick Heller, thought of how the event could have been prevented and his take on the mayor’s comments about the city’s gun laws.
RNC breaks July fundraising record with $37.7 million haul
The Republican National Committee raised $37.7 million last month — the best July in the committee's history, the RNC announced Friday.
Poll: Romney closes gap on Obama in Wisconsin after Ryan pick
A new poll conducted after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's announcement of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate has Mr. Romney trailing President Obama by just four points in Mr. Ryan's home state, which Mr. Obama won by 14 points in 2008.
Romney camp: $10 million raised in 125k online donations since Ryan announcement
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has infused his ticket-mate Mr. Romney with more than just some much-needed energy on the campaign trail.
Obama camp to Romney: Release five years of returns and we'll stop
Mitt Romney addressed the seemingly never-ending issue of his tax returns Thursday, saying that for the past 10 years, he never paid less than 13 percent of his income in taxes. The response from many Democrats? We'll believe it when we see it.
Super Tuesday for super PACs
Tuesday was the second highest-spending day ever for the independent groups known as super PACs, disclosures showed late Wednesday.
PICKET: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - $480k for language services for two entry level staffers
The Washington D.C. based legal watchdog group Judicial Watch announced on Wednesday that it obtained documents, through to two separate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, showing that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau spent $479,354 for sign language translation services, that assisted two entry level staffers and a "Banking Law Fundamentals" class at George Washington University for the agency's top attorneys.
Terps could pursue sixth year for C.J. Brown
Junior missed nearly all of 2010 and is out for entirety of 2012 season.
White House to McCain: You're no authority on veeps
Sen. John McCain's advice to President Obama to ditch Vice President Joe Biden in favor of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the ticket is not going over very well in the White House.
Terps safety Matt Robinson out three weeks with shoulder injury
Sophomore expected to miss at least opener against William & Mary
White House invests $30 million in Ohio manufacturing hub
President Obama is using all the White House weapons at his disposal to woo voters in critical swing states in the campaign's final stretch, announcing a $30 million investment aimed at creating a manufacturing hub in Ohio to help boost technology and create jobs in a three-state region.
Black caucus chairman: Biden comments amount to 'absolutely nothing'
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri Democrat and chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, downplayed Vice President Joseph R. Biden's remarks earlier this week that Republicans wanted to "put y'all back in chains" at a campaign stop in Virginia, saying he made "absolutely nothing" of the comments.
Former Obama campaign Co-Chair Davis gets headline RNC speaking slot
Former Alabama Rep. Artur Davis — who seconded President Obama's nomination at the 2008 Democratic National Convention — has been given a prime speaking slot at this year's Republican National Convention, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus announced Thursday.
QB uncertainty hovers over Terps' first opponent
William & Mary still not settled under center
