Nancy Benac

Ugly Romney-Obama spats show nothing off-limits

Last updated Friday, May 18, 2012 - 11:04am

WASHINGTON  -- The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate's former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other's high school hijinks. Can a fresh round of questions about President Barack Obama's birth certificate be far behind?

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In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, right, spar during a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Perry, still nursing wounds from his failed presidential campaign, did himself a world of good with his self-deprecating jokes at a dinner in Washington in March. First, he joked that his time as the GOP front-runner had been “the three most exhilarating hours of my life.” Then he perfectly skewered Romney by quipping that during the GOP debates, he’d been tempted to turn to his rival and ask, “Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?” (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Humor can help candidates; ouch when it doesn’t

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 3:55pm

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney hit an off note when he told a “humorous” story about his dad shutting down a factory.

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(CAROLYN KASTER/The Associated Press) First lady Michelle Obama dances the platypus dance with Perry the Platypus of the Phineas and Ferb show (left) and choreographer Rosero McCoy (right) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort on Saturday in Orlando, Fla., during her three day national tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let’s Move.

First lady fixes on must-dos prior to election run

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 10:32pm

ORLANDO, Fla. — Add another dance move to Michelle Obama’s repertoire. This one has to do with a certain celebrity platypus.

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(PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 31, 2011, photo, Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Cain has drawn a line in the sand, and now he’s hoping it sets like concrete. The Georgia businessman has responded to allegations of sexual harassment with a series of definitive statements that invite closer scrutiny of his past conduct. Cain insists that “there’s nothing else to dig up” about his past.

Cain’s line in the sand: Denials invite scrutiny

Last updated Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 9:47am

WASHINGTON — Herman Cain drew a line in the sand, and now he has to hope it sets like concrete.

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airline passengers retrieve their scanned belongings while going through the Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. We are safer, but not safe enough. In the decade since the 9/11 attacks, the government has taken giant steps to protect the nation from terrorists, spending eye-popping sums to smarten up the federal bureaucracy, hunt down enemies, strengthen airline security, secure U.S. borders, reshape America's image and more. But the effort remains a work in progress, and in some cases a work stalled. The bipartisan 9/11 Commission in 2004 laid out a 585-page road map to create an America that is "safer, stronger, wiser." Many of the commission's recommendations are now reality. But in some cases, results haven't lived up to expectations. And other proposals still are just that, ideas awaiting action. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, File)

Poll: OK to trade some freedoms to fight terrorism

Last updated Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 7:37am

WASHINGTON — Surveillance cameras in public places? Sure. Body scans at airports? Maybe. Snooping in personal email? Not so fast.

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