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The pitch from the Republican presidential contenders to voters sounds a lot like the children's game of follow the leader.
In the short time since Mitt Romney tried unsuccessfully to leave the rest of the GOP field behind in New Hampshire, the presidential race has served up a scattershot cast of angels and demons as the candidates try to strike a chord with different slices of the electorate.
In mid-1970 an unusual job application landed in the stack of resumes at West Georgia College.
Newt Gingrich is schlepping some supersized luggage along as his Republican presidential campaign takes off: He's got trunkloads of personal and political baggage.
President Barack Obama's "we can't wait" refrain is all about projecting a sense of urgency and bold action heading into his fourth year in office. It turns out other presidents haven't had much luck with that.
Assuring military veterans that "America has your back," first lady Michelle Obama announced commitments from companies Thursday to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014.
Herman Cain drew a line in the sand and hoped it would set like concrete.
Herman Cain drew a line in the sand, and now he has to hope it sets like concrete.
Lots of people complain about the shortcomings of the country's two-party system for picking a president. Now a nonpartisan group is gathering millions of petition signatures — and dollars — to offer people a Plan B.
It's easier to sign up as a candidate for president than it is to apply for a job at McDonald's.
Angella Reid was fixing Christmas dinner when the phone rang. It was her boss at Jamaica's Half Moon resort calling to say that a key staff member hadn't showed up for work and Reid needed to fill in.
Michele Bachmann's moment came and went. Chris Christie was a no-show. Rick Perry faded. Now folks are waiting for the Herman Cain boomlet to go bust. Could it be that Republican voters are done speed-dating and ready to go steady with Mitt Romney?
Hemlines were soaked and raindrops spattered tuxedos, but not even a thunderous downpour could dampen the excitement of guests flocking to perhaps the most exclusive social event on Washington's fall calendar: a White House state dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
The after-dinner playlist is set. The garden herbs have been harvested. The tweeple are on their way.
He deployed hand chops, finger wags, furrowed brows. He was sarcastic, demanding, partisan.
This is what passes for dinner table conversation in the Obama White House:
They're writing books. They're making speeches. They're fawning over the big dogs.
She's mingled barefoot among Aspen's elite, stirred a Vermont utility executive to tears and bucked up disenchanted New Yorkers.
Barack Obama's road to re-election is lined with lots of boarded-up homes.
Surveillance cameras in public places? Sure. Body scans at airports? Maybe. Snooping in personal email? Not so fast.
We are safer, but not safe enough.
Not too long ago there was lofty talk of doing something big. Of a reasonable path. Of a grand bargain.
There's been risque tickling. Raunchy twittering. Emailed photos. Stolen sex tapes. And more.
Republican presidential contenders may be feeling nostalgic for the days when a candidate could focus on just one pledge: the oath of office.
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