In a 36-minute Wednesday Manhattan interview with Mark Halperin, Romney pushes back on President Obama's Bain attack, predicts he can drive unemployment down to six percent by the end of his first term and says he wants Washington to sit still during the lame-duck session. Romney contrasts his record at Bain Capital with President Obama's record in office. Romney explains how his business background makes him better qualified to be Commander-in-Chief. Part One: Part Two: Read Romney's complete answer on Bain Capital here. Read the candidate on the fiscal cliff here. Continue reading →

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The poll also finds that 59 percent of African Americans say they support same-sex marriage, up from an average of 41 percent in polls leading up to Obama’s announcement of his new position on the matter. Though statistically significant, it is a tentative result because of the relatively small sample of black voters in the poll.The poll comes two weeks after Obama unexpectedly endorsed same-sex marriage after a year and a half of “evolving” on the subject. Gay rights groups predicted the president’s announcement would have a far-reaching impact on public opinion, in part because Obama described how he came to his own decision, referring to his gay friends and the influence of his young daughters, Sasha and Malia. “By speaking in very personal terms ... Continue reading →

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO | Tue May 22, 2012 4:14pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users' "likes" without compensation or the ability to opt out, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in a San Jose, California federal court, could have included nearly one of every three Americans, with billions of dollars in damages, court documents say.The terms of the settlement are not spelled out in court filings. A Facebook representative declined to comment on the settlement, while plaintiff lawyers could not immediately be reached.Facebook shares closed at $31 on Tuesday, after the company's initial public offering last week.A "Sponsored Story" ... Continue reading →

Artur Davis, the former Democratic congressman from Alabama, is considering running for a House seat in Virginia as a Republican, according to sources who know Davis. Davis is toying with the idea of running for Democrat Gerry Connolly's seat in Virginia's 11th district in 2014 or for a seat in the Virginia legislature in 2013 or 2015, sources say. He will have switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. A source in Virginia said that Davis called him and said "he hadn't quite gotten over the political bug and was thinking about running again." In their conversation, Davis said he didn't know when he'd run but just "wanted to explore feasability." The source had the impression that Davis had been calling "a number of ... Continue reading →