Wes Barrett Archive

Rick Warren cancels candidate forum, cites uncivil discourse

Published August 22, 2012

Evangelical pastor Rick Warren has cancelled a presidential candidate forum he was hoping to host at his California church, citing uncivil discourse between the two campaigns.

GOP convention session to be themed "We Built This!"

Published August 21, 2012

GOP convention session to be themed "We Built This!"

Published August 21, 2012

  The GOP is turning what some see as a presidential slight aimed at business owners and entrepreneurs into a theme for a night of the Republican National Convention next week, titling Tuesday night’s session “We Built This!” Speeches from a trio of swing-state headliners will be on the agenda as Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio and Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va.

Biden to Southern audience: Romney financial plan would ‘put y’all back in chains’

Published August 14, 2012

Biden to Southern audience: Romney financial plan would ‘put y’all back in chains’

Published August 14, 2012

Vice President Biden drew a tough retort from Mitt Romney's campaign Tuesday after telling a Virginia audience that the Republican presidential candidate's plan to lift financial regulation would "put y'all back in chains."

First Caucus State a Primary Focus for Obama's General Election Campaign

Published July 10, 2012

First Caucus State a Primary Focus for Obama's General Election Campaign

Published July 10, 2012

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - President Obama Tuesday carried his populist message of Bush-era tax rate extensions exclusively for the middle class to the politically charged state of Iowa, a place that's familiar with making and breaking primary candidates but this year is crucial to the president's reelection bid.

White House Toes Fine Line on Syrian Conflict and Russian Relationship

Published June 13, 2012

White House Toes Fine Line on Syrian Conflict and Russian Relationship

Published June 13, 2012

The White House Press Secretary stopped just short of calling the violence plaguing Syria a civil war and said Russia isn't responsible for deaths there despite a State Department claim that Russia is still providing assault helicopters to the Assad regime.

White House Says Clinton, Summers In Line With Obama on Tax Policy

Published June 06, 2012