Tunisian interim prime minister resigns
The premier, who served in the same post under deposed President Zine el Abidine ben Ali, bows to public pressure and street protests demanding that all traces of the old regime be removed.
The interim prime minister of the North African country that inspired the ongoing uprisings throughout the Arab world resigned Sunday after a new round of daily protests resulted in three weekend deaths.
Herman Cain, the only declared 2012 presidential candidate, wins ‘tea-party’ poll
Republican Herman Cain wins a straw poll at a weekend tea-party summit, but presumed GOP candidate Ron Paul outstrips Cain in an online poll by the Tea Party Patriots.
It always helps to show up. Republican Herman Cain, a former chief executive of Godfather Pizza and the only declared candidate of either party for the 2012 presidential election, won a straw poll Sunday among “tea-party” supporters at a weekend policy summit in Phoenix. Cain was one of the weekend’s most popular speakers.
Secret campaign ad financing in offing as FEC is deadlocked
Independent political groups, especially those backing conservatives, say federal disclosure law doesn’t apply to them. The FEC is at an impasse: Democrats want full disclosure of who’s paying for political ads; Republicans say they favor a hands-off approach.
WASHINGTON — If an impasse at the Federal Election Commission remains unbroken, business corporations, unions and wealthy individuals will be able to fund hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign advertisements for next year’s presidential and congressional elections while keeping their names and roles secret.
Video: Christie: Unscripted moments vital in elections
Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) spoke with Bob Schieffer on a possible government shutdown, President Obama’s performance, and his view on Sarah Palin.
3 die protesting Tunisia’s interim govt.
Protests in Tunisia turned violent and deadly Saturday, just over six weeks after a popular uprising forced the president out of office, and lit a spark of desire for democratic reform in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
Video: Obama: Qaddafi must leave now
President Obama addressed the crisis in Libya saying that Moammar Qadaffi must leave now. Joel Brown reports from the White House.
Tripoli braces for more violence
A U.N. security panel is scheduled to meet Saturday to discuss a draft resolution against Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi, who is clinging to power as protesters call for an end to his 42-year rule.
Obama appoints first male, openly gay social secretary
Gay rights advocates hail the selection of former Los Angeles resident Jeremy Bernard for the White House event-planning job.
President Obama’s choice of Jeremy Bernard as the new White House social secretary Friday made history in multiple ways: Bernard is the first male and the first openly gay person to take over the event-planning role.
Obama signs sanctions on Libya
U.S. president signs executive order blocking property and prohibiting certain transactions related to Libya
Obama seeks a new approach on Mideast
President Obama has asked his aides to formulate a Mideast foreign policy that emphasizes democratic reforms without alienating longtime allies.
President Obama is challenging his administration to formulate a new Middle East policy that emphasizes political and economic reforms to bolster U.S. allies now threatened by the protest movements sweeping the region.
