AP Politics

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads - Thu, 17 May 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role this year with big-money TV ads....

AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall - Thu, 17 May 2012
HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way....

Billionaire tied to Wright ad blitz a rising force - Thu, 17 May 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick with ties to the Chicago Cubs baseball team. He's also linked to a "super" political action committee that bankrolled an upset in Nebraska's recent Republican Senate primary....

Romney's April money suggests GOP rallying for him - Thu, 17 May 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney and his Republican Party raised $40 million in April, an unexpectedly strong haul in the first month of the general campaign that illustrates enthusiasm within the GOP and threatens President Barack Obama's overwhelming cash advantage....

Obama's home-turf summits will test his leverage - Thu, 17 May 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will find his diplomatic clout tested at twin summits on his own turf beginning Friday. The big global problems are the economic mess in Europe and finding scarce money to boost a postwar Afghanistan - and in both cases the solutions lie mostly overseas....