While it could have been a pathetic scene from Chevy Chase’s “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” this really happened. During a 12-hour road trip, Mitt Romney put his Irish Setter, Seamus, in a crate strapped to the roof of his car. The trip was from Boston to Romney’s vacation home in Ontario, Canada. During the trip, the pet had limited or no bathroom breaks. Two of Romney’s... 

ABC News (blog) Obama Tax Revamp Seeks 28% Corporate RateWall Street JournalPhoto: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Democrats and Republicans both endorse changes to the current US tax code, which President Barack Obama Wednesday called "outdated, unfair, and inefficient." But the sides are at odds on details, and it's unlikely they …Obama proposes lowering corporate tax rate to 28... 

New York Times Obama to propose lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percentWashington PostThe Obama administration will propose a major overhaul of the nation's corporate tax code on Wednesday, an election-year gambit that aims to draw a contrast over a key policy issue with the Republicans vying to replace him.Obama to offer corporate tax reform planCNN InternationalObama Administration Readies... 

TIME (blog) Obama agenda: GOP targets 'Solyndra economy'msnbc.comLet's see, an administration that supports the development and manufacture in the US of alternative sources of energy vs the Republican Party, which supports and is supported by the oil industry, currently holding us up for nearly $ 4.00 a gallon of …The Republican Demolition DerbyHuffington PostObama promotes modest... 

Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com A Republican platform for American women — barefoot and pregnant?Seattle Post IntelligencerHe talked about trade, but has become a pander bear on GOP cultural issues Our nation's bizarre debate over contraception, prenatal tests and cancer screenings raises a question: Are Republicans in 2012 intent on running with the platform that American …Santorum... 

Wall Street Journal US, Egypt Look to Settle Nerves Over Aid, TrialWall Street Journaland his delegation of four other senators, three of them Republicans, also hinted at warming relations between conservative American lawmakers and the Muslim Brotherhood, an Egyptian Islamist group whose triumphant performance in parliamentary …and more » us republicans – Google News ... 

Toronto Star Daybreak – US nuclear defenseTriValley Central“Republican presidents seem to have a thing for 50 percent nuclear reductions,” says Hans Kristensen, a nuclear arms specialist with the Federation of American Scientists, a think tank founded by many of the scientists who built the first atomic bombs.While GOP candidates are bent on detracting from Obama's term, his position... 

Muskegon Chronicle – MLive.com A political tip sheet for the rest of usLas Vegas SunAP A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, for Friday, Feb. 17, 2012: ROMNEY'S WORLD VIEW: It often appears that Mitt Romney is targeting the rest of the world as fiercely as he does his rivals for the Republican Party …Santorum clear front runner in US pollMonsters... 

Daily Mail Paul warns US slipping toward fascism at Mo. rally upstaging nearby Republican …Washington PostRepublican presidential candidate Ron Paul warned the US is “slipping into a fascist system” dominated by government and businesses as he held a fiery rally Saturday night upstaging established Republican Party banquets a short distance away.Paul: US "slipping into a fascist... 

USA TODAY Santorum raises stakes in battle with RomneyUSA TODAYThe two other rivals for the Republican Party nomination are former speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and the libertarian-leaning Texas Rep. Ron Paul. Paul on Saturday said at a fiery campaign rally in Kansas City that the US is …Romney vs. Santorum: Class warfare in the GOPChristian Science MonitorSantorum...