Saturday May 25, 2013

Obama calls for April debate on immigration bill

The Associated Press is reporting President Barack Obama challenged Congress yesterday to “finish the job” of finalizing legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s immigration system. Tweet This Post

Arizona’s Ron Barber calls for Obama to increase US funding for Israel’s missile defenses

U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, D-Ariz., wants President Barack Obama to increase U.S. funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. Barber’s request comes as Obama is in the Middle East for some highly charged meetings in Israel and Jordan. Barber has written Obama asking him to include the U.S. money for the Iron Dome in [...]

Obama rolls out immigration plans

President Barack Obama unveiled his federal immigration plans today in Las Vegas, a day after U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake and John McCain of Arizona and six other U.S. senators announced their own proposed reforms. The most controversial difference between the Obama and Senate plans may be that the president wants same-sex partners to be treated [...]

Mesa resort owner threatens to fire workers if Obama beats Romney

The owner of a Mesa time-share resort and other time shares and resorts across the country is threatening to layoff workers if Barack Obama wins reelection over Mitt Romney in a few weeks. David Siegal, CEO of Westgate Resorts, sent an e-mail to company employees critical for the current administration’s tax, health care and regulatory [...]

New poll shows 3-point Romney lead over Obama in Arizona

A new poll shows Mitt Romney only leading Barack Obama 48 percent to 45 percent in Arizona. That is closer than some recent presidential race polls showing Romney with a more comfortable lead in the Grand Canyon State. The same bipartisan polling firm, Purple Strategies, also shows close races in key battleground states. Obama leads [...]

Obama, Romney in battle over small business owners in polls

President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are in a battle for the loyalty of small businesses, and it’s one or the other according to some new polls. Bizjournals’ Washington Bureau Chief Kent Hoover wrote there are conflicting polls about who small businesses report. One has a big lead for Obama, while the other has [...]

Singles support Obama, married voters back Romney

Mitt Romney’s remarks about supporters of Barack Obama being too dependent on and expectant of government programs has upset those on the left and been welcomed by those on the right. But there are also some other pretty clear dividing lines between Romney and Obama backers this election season. Those may also translate over into [...]

McCain in 2012 spotlight as Libya killings, Muslim riots confront Obama

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has been thrust into the middle of the 2012 presidential race in the wake of Muslim riots and violence against the U.S.. The 2012 election was supposed to center around the laggard U.S. economy. But the killing of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other American and riots [...]

Arizona poll: Romney 53, Obama 44; Flake, Carmona nearly deadlocked

A new poll gives Mitt Romney a 53 percent to 44 percent lead over President Barack Obama in Arizona. That same poll by a Democratic polling firm shows U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., with just a 44 percent to 43 percent lead over former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona in their U.S. Senate race. Carmona [...]

Brewer calls Obama “thin-skinned,” “petty”

Gov. Jan Brewer says President Barack Obama is “thin-skinned” and “petty” in an interview scheduled to appear in this Sunday’s New York Times. Brewer talked about the argument she and Obama had earlier this year after the president got off Air Force One for a visit to Intel’s campus in Chandler. “He’s the one that [...]