Romney widens lead over Obama in swing states poll

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama by four percentage points among likely voters in top swing states, thanks to a surge in support by women voters, finds a latest poll on Tuesday. As the two candidates heading into the second debate Tuesday night in New York, the USA Today/Gallup Poll shows that Romney is leading Obama 50 percent to 46 percent in 12 ...

Favorite souvenirs of Obama

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama Aloha Bobblehead Dolls are displayed for sale in the Waikiki Beach area of Honolulu, Hawaii, December 27, 2009. REUTERS/Larry ...

Michelle Obamas motorcade escorts injured in crash

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Two law enforcement officers in Michelle Obama's motorcade were injured on Monday when their motorcycles hit each other as they were escorting the first lady in Delaware, Ohio. Both were taken to the hospital for treatment but were not seriously hurt, according to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. The officers were part of a motorcade en route to the airport from Delaware, where ...

Obama Romney focus on 2nd debate preparations

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney were immersed in intense debate preparations on Sunday for the upcoming second presidential debate as their campaigns entered into the home stretch. Obama hunkered down with his campaign advisers in Virginia while Romney went back from campaign events to his Boston home. Stakes have been raised ...

Obama faces challenges in second debate with Romney

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Losing ground to Republican Mitt Romney on a host of issues, President Barack Obama faces a serious challenge to put his re-election bid back on track when the two men face off on Tuesday in their second debate. Obama's passive performance in their first debate two weeks ago and Romney's subsequent surge have raised expectations for a more fiery encounter at New York's Hofstra ...

Shot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Denver police say someone has fired a shot through the window of President Barack Obama's Denver campaign office. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says people were inside the office when the shooting happened Friday afternoon, but no one was injured. A large panel of glass was left shattered at the office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street. Lopez says investigators are looking at ...

Canadian naval officer pleads guilty of espionage

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

A former Canadian Navy intelligence officer who pleaded guilty of espionage on Wednesday was selling secrets to the Russians for about $3,000 a month. Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle showed no emotion as he acknowledged to a Nova Scotia provincial court judge that he understood the consequences of entering guilty pleas to three charges and was voluntarily giving up his right to a trial. Federal ...

Biden defends Obamas Iran policy in debate

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden defended the way that President Barack Obama was handling the Iranian nuclear stalemate on Thursday. In the vice-presidential debate in Danville, Kentucky, Biden argued that Mitt Romney was offering an Iran policy which was not so different from that of Obama. He also stressed that if deemed necessary, the U.S. military was ready to ...

GOP demands probe of Obama campaign donations

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

The U.S. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday demanding an investigation into online campaign contributions to president Obama's reelection campaign. "[T]he President's campaign committee does not use the industry standard practices to guard against receiving fraudulent or excessive contributions via ...

Biden fired up about debate Obama campaign

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is "fired up" about his upcoming debate with Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama said on Thursday. Campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters that Biden "is pretty fired up and ready to go this evening for the debate." She said that at the debate, Biden's "number-one goal ...

School evacuated on bomb threat in U.S. state of New Mexico

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

A school in the U.S. state of New Mexico was put on a two-hour delay on Thursday morning after someone called in a bomb threat, local media reported. Students who were at the Albuquerque Academy, a day school for grades 6 through 12, for before-school activities were evacuated and all entrances to the school were closed, according to a report by local TV channel KOB. Police responded to a call ...

Obama says he was too polite in debate

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Appearing on a radio show on Wednesday morning US President Barack Obama said he thought he was "too polite" during last week's debate with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. I think it's fair to say I was just too polite," the president said when asked about his first debate performance during an interview on the Tom Joyner radio show. "The good news is, ...

Top Obama terror aide presses Libya for action

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

The top White House anti-terror official John Brennan pressed Libyan President Mohammed Megaryef on Wednesday to hunt down those guilty of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. The White House said Brennan addressed "specific additional steps Libya can take to better assist the US in ensuring that the perpetrators are brought to justice," during talks with top officials in ...

U.S. First Lady campaigns for Obama

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama attends a running campaign for her husband, President Barack Obama in Loudoun County, Virginia, Oct. 9, 2012. U.S. Republican challenger Mitt Romney, largely viewed as the winner of the first U.S. presidential debate last week, is evenly split with Democratic incumbent Barack Obama in voters' support, according to the post-debate Gallup polls released on ...

Drug cartel leader liquidated in Mexico

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Unknown men in Mexico have stolen the body of the leader of a drug cartel "Zetas" Heriberto Lazcano from a funeral home. A few hours earlier he had been killed in a shootout with the military. The authorities believed Lazcano one of the most dangerous criminals in the country. The drug cartel "Los Zetas" is the most powerful criminal organization in Mexico. Many of the ...

Obama Romney should listen to Kissinger on China U.S. journalist

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- When former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger talks about China, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama ought to listen, and "so should the rest of us," a veteran U.S. journalist said on Tuesday. Walter Pincus, who has been reporting intelligence, defense and foreign policy for the Washington Post for decades, made the ...

Romney edges Obama among likely voters poll

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Republican challenger Mitt Romney edged U.S. President Barack Obama among "likely voters" while Obama maintained a marginal lead among registered voters, less than a month ahead of November showdown, according to Gallup' s first national survey on likely voters released Tuesday. The Gallup's first "likely voters" survey, conducted from Oct. 2-8, found Romney held a ...

Obama attacks Romneys tax plan in key swing state

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- President Barack Obama Tuesday assailed a tax plan proposed by Republican challenger Mitt Romney as "salesmanship" in the crucial swing state of Ohio. On a campaign stop in Columbus, Ohio, Obama jabbed that Romney said it was fair that he paid a lower tax rate than a teacher or auto worker who makes 50,000 U.S. dollars. "That is not leadership -- ...

Foreign policies of Obama Romney different in words not substance Lowy Institute

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Similarities outweigh differences when comparing the foreign policies of U.S. President Barack Obama with Republican candidate Mitt Romney, according to the latest research paper from Australian thinktank the Lowy Institute. "Each candidate is doing his best to emphasise his difference from the other. But the similarities in their foreign policies are more striking than the differences. ...

Couple killed inside their car in Mexico

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Police and forensics members work at the site where a couple was killed inside their car, in Tlalmanalco, State of Mexico, Mexico, on Oct. 8, 2012. According to local authorities, the couple identified as Dolores Cazales and Emanuel Cabrera, who were passing in their car on Vargas street nearby municipal market, in the place were found about 40 bullet shells from R-15 assault rifles. ...

Romney leads Obama by 4 points in post-debate poll

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

In the first national poll to be conducted entirely after the opening presidential debate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romneynow leads President Barack Obama by 4 points. The poll, conducted by Pew Research Center from Thursday through Sunday and released on Monday, shows Romney leading Obama among likely voters nationwide, 49 percent to 45 percent. That's a stark contrast from ...

Romney tied with Obama in poll after 1st debate win

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Republican challenger Mitt Romney, largely viewed as the winner of the first U.S. presidential debate last week, is now evenly split with Democratic incumbent Barack Obama in voters' support, according to the post-debate Gallup polls released on Monday. The Gallup daily tracking poll was conducted from Oct. 4 to 6 and had a 3-point margin of error. It showed ...