Click image to see more photos. (AP/File) After two weeks of testimony from witnesses to his affair, lawyers for John Edwards opened their defense case in Greensboro, N.C., on Monday, by shifting attention away the salacious details to something entirely less sexy—campaign finance law—arguing that the nearly $1 million the former presidential candidate is...
Ron Paul announced Monday that his campaign will no longer spend money on presidential nominating contests due to lack of funds, effectively ending his campaign for the Republican nomination. Paul wrote the following in an open letter to supporters: Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process. We will continue to take...
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Rick Santorum finally offered a formal endorsement for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney late on Monday night. But it was hardly a ringing proclamation of approval for his former rival. (read the story…) Related items How strongly will Santorum endorse Romney? Mitt Romney’s first general election ad makes ‘day one’ promises Super PAC...
President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign on Monday denounced Mitt Romney’s super-PAC allies as “contract killers” as it unveiled a $25 million advertising blitz to shore up the Democrat’s re-election prospects in key battleground states. “We’re not letting our foot off the pedal,” campaign manager Jim Messina told reporters on a conference call. The first...
