Jan 6, 2012 – A political campaign is like a wedding or the launch of a space vehicle in that the planning and activity starts sometimes years … A political campaign that ends, often ends suddenly, and completely. In the case of Rep. … I had been on the set of a morning news program so, of course, I had no idea what was going on.…

Jan 6, 2012 – He's still in danger of becoming a one term president, but it's a million miles in political terms between now and November 6 and … While Santorum focused his shoe-string campaign on Iowa, he does not have a national campaign organization to match Romney's, nor … But the overall political trends and a very weak Obama economy still remain a hostile environment for Obama.…

Jan 20, 2012 – and reviewing top news stories. … The program also includes an analysis of political issues and news of the church. … China's news media are referring to the mother as "octomom."…

Jan 20, 2012 – Then we got political parties, and it was downhill after that. … What's particularly pernicious about this argument is that millions of Americans, enough to win a national election, have demonstrated … recites the lyrics of "America the Beautiful," no doubt warming the hearts of Ku Klux Klansmen lurking about the edges of the political…

Jan 18, 2012 – But when a national candidate has at least one estranged ex-wife out there who's willing to dish dirt, that can't be dismissed as a … Quite a night ABC News is having, isn't it?   … ABC News or other campaigns may want to talk about the past, just days before an important primary election. …

Jan 18, 2012 – Debt was piling up for several key states, and those with the ability to assist lacked the political will to do so. … Considering the political difficulty of such a task, an Italian default was highly likely to occur early in 2012. … Instead, in 2012 the European crisis will take a demonstrably political tone.…

Jan 18, 2012 – a comfortable, self-assured media presence that many conservatives yearn for him to play a more prominent role in the party’s national … Huckabee ruled out a second White House bid more than eight months ago but his continuing popularity as a host on FOX News and hero … choices according to a combination of factors (including economic and fiscal attitudes, national security concerns, and qualifications…

Jan 18, 2012 – According to cable news anchors -- and other trustworthy sources -- they're like political super-bugs, resistant to free will.Needless … to say, the principled and high-minded political debates we've grown accustomed to are now over. … Our unsullied national conversation is about to be defiled by a carpet-bombing of television ads and radio spots.…

Jan 17, 2012 – On Romneycare, Team Mitt tries to argue that there are big, meaningful differences between his legislation and the president's national … Last night, ABC News posted this quasi-indignant piece about the ad:   Though he pledged just hours ago to keep his campaign … “I’ll do that, but I’m not going to go out there and misrepresent someone’s record for political purposes.…

Jan 16, 2012 – What's a political writer to do on a slow news day when official Washington is closed for business?  … Fox News has a new survey out, which examines both the Republican presidential primary and broader political questions.  … The top line take-away is that Mitt Romney has drastically expanded his lead among the national GOP electorate:   While…

Jan 14, 2012 – Bill Daley leaving the Obama administration was big news for ten minutes. … He isn’t a political hack. There are different kinds of Democrats in Chicago. … Not even the internet and software can stop the political machine.…

Jan 13, 2012 – Also, many recent Republican political victories have occurred in Southern and Midwestern states where Democrats have historically … New, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, also cited these "circumstantial factors": … Compiled by Baptist Press Washington bureau chief Tom Strode, assistant editor Erin Roach and World News Service.…

Jan 13, 2012 – You don't hear much about President Obama these days in the national news media because he isn't making very much news. … The daily Gallup tracking poll reports this week that the national underemployment rate is 17.9 percent when you factor in long term … news briefings.…

Jan 13, 2012 – Since Newt and others unleashed their anti-capitalistic, Hail Mary tantrum, Romney's national lead has surged.  … A Romney-supporting outside group has begun hitting back hard, slamming Newt as "desperate" and pointing out his political luggage. … Note the pull quotes from National Review, Rush Limbaugh, and the Club for Growth:     That's a smart response...for…

Jan 13, 2012 – We're moving in the right direction," according to the New York Daily News.  Um, no, we’re not. … Obama and the Democrats have allowed this to happen for political considerations. … PS- For more on this you should read Political Calculations piece today on unemployment numbers.…

Jan 13, 2012 – Before joining Team Obama, Munoz spent two decades as chief registered lobbyist for the National Council of La Raza ("The Race"). … The group also has called for TV and cable news networks to keep immigration enforcement proponents (including yours truly) off the … And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the…

Jan 12, 2012 – Manchester, the largest city in New Hampshire, with approximately 110,000 people, was the hub of political activity. … National news teams camped out in the hotels, local affiliate stations or at St. … Dozens of national, local and syndicated radio shows held court, squeezed into rooms on the second floor above the atrium.…

Jan 12, 2012 – And here’s some of what Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute wrote for National Review. … The good news is that much of Santorum’s plan is centered on lowering taxes. … The bad news is that much of his tax relief is either welfare in disguise or social engineering.…

Jan 11, 2012 – the run-up to voting day and a determined assault on the part of most of the popular press in an attempt to turn this into real news … Rick Santorum is the political version of a one-hit-wonder in music [See Also, Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry Be Happy" 1988] He … It is clear to me that the Romney team can now begin planning how it wants the Republican National Convention in Tampa to look in August…

Jan 11, 2012 – Some of it was just political Ambien. … their debate stage in the primary season to the people who desperately want them all to bumble, stumble and fall on their faces on national … And none of it gets covered by the news media."…

Jan 11, 2012 – On Aug. 26, 2001, the San Antonio Express News published an essay of mine titled "Grunt Work." … "The presence of soldiers, of flesh and blood committed to combat, remains the ultimate statement of political will to persevere and … National Security Strategy at acceptable risk."…

Mar 11, 2013 – Salam is a frequent speaker and moderator for political discussions in New York and D.C. … What's your current “guilty pleasure” non-news television show? … Tell me about the moment you decided to enter the political arena.…

Mar 11, 2013 – I’m surfing between the major news networks on a recent evening and I catch FOX News Channel’s Sean Hannity in the middle of an amazing … Innis is the National Spokesperson for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), an MSNBC commentator and a political consultant. … This is far above both the national poverty rate (just over 14 percent) and the poverty rate for whites and Asians (under 12 percent…

Mar 11, 2013 – Who would have thought that the market might respond positively to news that the government was borrowing slightly less money from … It’s only the beginning of Round Two and already Obama is running out of political capital as the fails just keep on coming. … He has swollen the national debt and his fecklessness has led to a Middle East that, against all odds, he has somehow managed to make…

Mar 8, 2013 – Many are violent religious extremists who distort the religion of Islam to suit their own intolerant political aims," Swett said. … Eric Metaxas, a prominent Christian author, said the solution to the rise of anti-Semitism requires work across national and religious … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…