A Foreign Policy Void In GOP 2012 Field
WASHINGTON (AP) – The daring nighttime raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan draws a sharp contrast between President Barack Obama and a field of potential Republican challengers who have...
View ArticlePawlenty Criticizes Obama, GOP On Foreign Policy
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is calling on Republicans to resist “isolationist sentiments” he said would endanger U.S. interests around the world. In a speech laying...
View ArticleBachmann Back In Minn., Speaks To American Legion
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann returned to Minnesota Thursday, speaking to the national convention of the American Legion at the Minneapolis Convention...
View ArticleIn GOP Campaign, Foreign Policy Becomes Economic
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the rise of China to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the revolutions of the Arab Spring to foreign aid for Pakistan, the Republican Party’s presidential hopefuls are framing...
View ArticleOpinion: National Security Shouldn’t Get Lost In This Campaign
This month, we lost the 2000th American soldier in Afghanistan. It really has not made headlines. July was the deadliest month this year – we lost 40 sons and daughters, husbands and wives, fathers...
View ArticleOpinion: Romney’s Comments On Embassy Attacks Show He Isn’t Ready To Be...
Presidential campaigns often turn on unexpected events. Campaigns try to control ever factor that they can. They control message. They control access to the candidate and to top officials. Advance...
View ArticleOpinion: Romney’s Criticism Of Obama’s Foreign Policy Is On Target
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told it like it is regarding the demonstrations and protests in Egypt by saying that President Barack Obama had an apologetic tone when making statements about...
View ArticleOpinion: Obama Needs To Stay At The White House During Middle East Protests
Following protests in the capital of Egypt this week, the deadly attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya that took the life of four Americans yesterday, and the latest aggressive protests at the...
View ArticleOpinion: Romney’s Criticism Of Obama Is Misguided And Ignores The Facts
In seeking to define President Obama as a foreign policy failure, sympathetic to Muslim protesters, Mitt Romney ignored the fact that Americans were killed and under threat overseas. He called the...
View ArticleOpinion: Mitt Romney’s Terrible Week
W. Mitt Romney had a bad week. Rather, Romney has had another bad week. Prior to this week was the well received Democratic National Convention. The week before was the less well received Republican...
View ArticleOpinion: Romney Roots For Foreign Policy Crisis
Mitt Romney, consultant to terrorists. At the secret fundraiser Mitt Romney held in Florida, he said a lot of odd things that are getting him in trouble. While the tape is getting a lot of attention,...
View ArticleOpinion: Romney’s China Attacks On Obama Show Breathtaking Hypocrisy
Of the many odd decisions the Romney has made, and there is a long list of odd decisions, the attack on President Obama over China is a head scratcher. Romney is trying to find a way to make up ground...
View ArticleOpinion: Obama Says He Is Bored With Debate Prep, Really He’s Afraid To...
According to a news report, President Barack Obama is bored with the entire debate process. He allegedly told a political volunteer: “They’re making me do my homework. They’re keeping me indoors all...
View ArticleOpinion: Mitt Romney The Cigarette Peddler
The Huffington Post investigative team broke an important story about Mitt Romney and his work with Bain & Company. It turns out that Mitt Romney made millions and saved the company he was running...
View ArticleCBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Appealing To Women Voters!
By Carol Cain CBS 62 Detroit With this grueling presidential contest heading into the final days, President Barack Obama and former Mass. Gov Mitt Romney are getting in touch with their softer side as...
View ArticleUM Political Science Expert Previews Last Debate
UM Political science Professor Larry Jacobs joined Dave Lee on the WCCO Morning News Monday to discuss the candidates’ goals going into the final Presidential debate tonight in Florida. Here are Dave...
View ArticleOpinion: Romney Must Answer Tough Questions On His Questionable Foreign...
Once again, a presidential race hinges on what happens in Florida. For tonight, however, it is not about Florida’s votes. Tonight’s debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, is the third and...
View ArticleOpinion: Why Do The Liberals Keep Complaining?
Liberals and their ilk obviously won the executive branch of the United States government for another four years with the reelection of President Barack Obama, but they still pick fights as much as...
View ArticleLocal Muslim Leader Offers Insight Into Reality Of Religious Extremists
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Imam Hassan Mohamud oversees 11 mosques in the Twin Cities, and resides at the Islamic Dawah Center in St Paul. He says when he talks about ISIS and the recruiting of young...
View ArticleGood Question: Why Are The U.S. And Israel So Close?
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150303232457403AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spent the past week in a very public...
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