Mitt Romney wants to talk about the economy. But his ostensible allies keep interrupting him, and his own party is threatening to drown him out. A reality of modern campaigning is that any candidate — even one as buttoned-down and disciplined as Romney — has to contend with stronger political crosswinds than in the past. Read full article > >

Continued here:
Mitt Romney distances himself from racially fueled proposal to attack Obama

GREENSBORO, N.C. — He was either a masterful manipulator or he was masterfully manipulated. John Edwards couldn’t be both when it came to Andrew Young, the campaign lackey who isn’t so unimportant anymore. Even after four weeks of courtroom tension, after 31 witnesses and reams of exhibits, it is the curiously cozy, then brutally nasty relationship between these two men that gives shape and weight to one of the most unusual political corruption cases ever to occupy a docket. Read full article > >

See the original post here:
Closing arguments in John Edwards case focus on former aide

Will campaign for the GOP nominee.

More here:
Cain Officially Endorses Romney

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s come to this: in a trial steeped in salacious private revelations , jurors now even know how long Rielle Hunter’s menstrual cycles typically lasted. That would be four to five days, in case you’re wondering. This last tidbit of information was read to a federal jury here Wednesday by Abbe Lowell, the lead defense attorney for former senator John Edwards, who is accused of violating campaign finance laws by allegedly failing to report $1 million spent to cover up his affair with Hunter during the 2008 presidential campaign. Read full article > >

Link:
John Edwards’s defense rests following medical details about Rielle Hunter

Victims’ campaigner Alan McBride said there is fear among families of victims following the revelation that the PSNI kept body parts and tissue samples in 64 cases of suspicious and unexplained deaths.

Original post:
‘Fear’ over body parts retention

Kenny Dalglish is sacked as Liverpool manager after finishing eighth in a disappointing Premier League campaign.

Link:
Dalglish sacked as Liverpool boss

Dubya a liability for the campaign.

Here is the original post:
Romney Not Touting Bush Endorsement

The Obama campaign spent an estimated $83,000 on its latest ad attacking Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital record — not much in the grand scheme of things. Today’s Trail Mix takes a look at why the tiny buy was worth it: Read full article > >

Visit link:
Bain Capital ad buy: Money effectively spent for Obama?

England manager Roy Hodgson names Steven Gerrard as his captain for the European Championship campaign.

Continued here:
Gerrard is named England captain

President Obama added to his edge over Mitt Romney even as money continues to pour in to outside groups ahead of the fall campaign.

Original post:
The Caucus: Obama’s April Fund-Raising Numbers Released

Accuses Obama campaign of “cheating.”

Read more here:
CNN Host Criticizes Attack Ads

Compares 39 to 44 on campaign trail.

Here is the original post:
Romney Uses Carter as Weapon

World War II veterans who served on Arctic convoys should be given a dedicated campaign medal, Scottish government minister Keith Brown says.

Read more here:
Minister calls for Arctic medal

Gay supporters throw weight behind the campaign.

Read the original:
Marriage Switch Spikes Obama Donations

This past week’s news cycle has produced two narratives: One, Barack Obama is an evolutionary, 21st-century hero who supports equality for all . Two, Mitt Romney is a gay-bashing bully mired in the previous century who also supports a war on women and, oh yeah, hates dogs. Read full article > >

Read the original:
A gay marriage proclamation? Bullying? Much ado about the wrong things.