Inside Politics Archive: August 2012
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Ohio Dems call Mandel 'King of Liars'
The Ohio Democratic party is taking direct aim at Josh Mandel's credibility with a new press release joking that the Republican Senate hopeful has been endorsed by the "boy who cried wolf." Published August 3 2012
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Obama's 'regulatory czar' steps down
Cass Sunstein, the Obama administration's regulatory czar, will leave the post later this month to return to Harvard Law School, the White House said Friday. Published August 3 2012
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The big bash: 86 percent of Romney coverage negative
Media bias has gone from bad to ridiculous. During Mitt Romney's overseas visit earlier this week, 86 percent of the coverage on ABC, CBS and NBC "emphasized Romney's perceived gaffes," according to a content analysis of 21 major news stories by the Media Research Center, which also compared Mr. Romney's trip to a similar excursion made by President Obama in 2008. Published August 3 2012
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Mourdock, Donnelly in virtual tie in race for Lugar's Senate seat
The U.S. Senate race in Indiana between Rep. Joe Donnelly, Indiana Democrat, and Republican state treasurer Richard Mourdock is a statistical dead heat, according to a Rasmussen reports poll released Friday. Published August 3 2012
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Retired porn queen Jenna Jameson endorses Romney
Add another duo to the list of odd political bedfellows. Published August 3 2012
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Romney: Jobs report 'hammer blow' to middle-class
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney said Friday that the latest jobs report, showing the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.3 percent, is more proof that President Obama's big government policies have failed to speed up the economic recovery and get people back to work. Published August 3 2012
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Schumer blames tea party for gridlock
New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer blasted tea party Republicans on Friday, accusing them of obstructing efforts by Congress to fix the economy and of making it increasingly difficult for Democratic and Republican lawmakers to work together. Published August 3 2012
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Cantor, Hoyer not blinking on tax cuts
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, made it clear Thursday that their respective parties remain far apart on the issue of letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire. Published August 2 2012
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Coburn dings McCain, Graham, but says 'sequestration is stupid'
Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican and one of the leading conservative voices in Congress's Upper Chamber, offered a rather blunt take Thursday on the looming defense cuts that have evolved into a pitched battle between the two parties on Capitol Hill. Published August 2 2012
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Obama to women bloggers: I won't give 'any ground' on abortion rights
Looking to expand his already strong lead among women voters, President Obama addressed a women's blogger conference in New York City Thursday pledging "not to give any ground" when it comes to abortion rights or women's reproductive issues. Published August 2 2012
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Romney joins calls for end to Olympic medal tax
Add presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney to the list of people who want to stop the federal government from taxing Olympic medals. Published August 2 2012
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Palin to stump for Steelman in Missouri
Sarah Palin will spend her Friday evening at a picnic in rural Missouri where she'll serve food with Sarah Steelman, aiming to give the former state treasurer a final leg up in one of the country's hottest primary races for U.S. Senate. Published August 2 2012
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Romney super PAC surpasses pro-Obama PAC with ad buy
The super PAC supporting Mitt Romney has emerged from a slumber to overtake the pro-President Obama super PAC with a major ad buy. Published August 2 2012
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Donnelly tracker follows judge by accident, resigns
A tracker assigned to keep tabs on Rep. Joe Donnelly, Indiana Democrat, apparently needs to brush up on what the U.S. Senate candidate looks like. Published August 2 2012
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DCCC apologizes for accusing GOP donor of profiting from Chinese prostitution
The campaign arm of House Democrats is apologizing to casino magnate Sheldon Adelson for claiming that his campaign contributions come from money earned from Chinese prostitution, weeks after the deep-pocketed Republican donor threatened to sue for defamation. Published August 2 2012
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Carney dodges questions about Dems who back GOP on taxes
White House spokesman Jay Carney ducked a question about President Obama putting some Democrats from swing states in a difficult position with his support for increasing tax cuts on wealthy Americans. Published August 2 2012
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Watchdog group: 2012 on pace to be costliest election cycle
The 2012 election cycle will be the most expensive in history, costing nearly $6 billion and outpacing the record-breaking price tag of $5.4 billion in 2008, according to a campaign finance watchdog group. Published August 2 2012
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Obama names Colin Powell to delegation
President Obama selected former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday to lead a U.S. delegation to Jamaica to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of its independence next month. Published August 2 2012
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Lieberman open to serving in Romney administration
Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut said Thursday that he'd consider serving as Secretary of State in presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's administration if the Republican offered him the gig. Published August 2 2012
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Romney adviser to Harry Reid: 'Have you no sense of decency, sir?'
Mitt Romney's senior campaign adviser channeled the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s on Thursday when he implicitly accused Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, of engaging in McCarthyism by insinuating that Mr. Romney did not pay any taxes for 10 years. Published August 2 2012
