An illustration depicts an 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debate: Avlon says today’s GOP campaigns are more Buster Douglas. John Avlon: GOP candidates’ extreme rhetoric against Obama is damaging Politicians like Reagan disagreed with opponents, but with courtesy, he writes Avlon: McCain stood up for Obama in the face of hate; these candidates don’t Avlon: Inflaming audiences with…
Rick Santorum continues his attacks against both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama as he campaigns in Ohio. The final debate before a series of key primaries is Wednesday night on CNN Newt Gingrich questions President Obama’s energy policies Rick Santorum accuses Obama of ignoring the Constitution Mitt Romney and Ron Paul say Santorum is…
Helping Syria’s child victims “The humanitarian situation in many parts of Syria has reached its lowest point,” doctor says An international aid agency operating inside Syria cannot reach trapped citizens The suffering will only get worse in Syria unless there is a way to deliver humanitarian aid (CNN) — Fehmi Khairullah, a Syrian-American doctor living…
The man had what he thought was an explosives vest The explosives had been rendered inoperable He had been monitored as part of a lengthy undercover operation Washington (CNN) — U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI on Friday arrested a Moroccan man who was planning a suicide attack on the Capitol, police and a federal…
The recovery of nearly $ 4.1 billion is called “an unprecedented achievement” Federal officials credit Medicare Fraud Strike Force teams Both organized crime and street gangs are involved in health fraud, an official says Washington (CNN) — The federal government recovered almost $ 4.1 billion stolen in health care fraud schemes during fiscal year 2011,…
It’s “lull week’” in the Republican presidential race until a February 22 debate on CNN Mitt Romney wins Saturday’s Maine caucuses and the CPAC straw poll Rick Santorum says it’s a two-man race between himself and Romney Ron Paul continues his quest for delegates Washington (CNN) — It’s “lull week” in the Republican presidential campaign,…
