presidential race

A suggestive new ad launched by the Democrats in the final push leading up to the Nov. 6 presidential election stars Lena Dunham from the HBO show Girls, and has conservative Republican supporters all riled up.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has admitted that comments he made about 47 per cent of Americans who “pay no income tax” were not only a little misguided, they were also incorrect.

The Obama campaign seems to be taking a page out of the George W. Bush playbook

The latest U.S. job creation numbers are disappointing, as unemployment hit 9.1% with only 54,000 new jobs created in May. They’re especially discouraging when contrasted with the 244,000 new jobs that emerged in April. President Obama had trouble hiding his disappointment when he talked about ‘bumps in the road,’ while visiting a Chrysler auto plant last week to highlight the domestic auto-manufacturing comeback following its bailout. His spokespeople emphasized that over 2 million private sector jobs were created in the past 15 months. Yet, it’s hard to overlook the fact that 13.9 million Americans are still out of work and 45% have been unemployed for more than six months.