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As downpours and tornadoes hit the country, actor and conservation activist Robert Redford had weather on his mind and urged President Obama to follow suit. Redford challenged the president to strike at pollution and singled out coal-fired power plants as the root cause of the problem. “Four months ago, President Obama spoke of our obligation to combat climate change, saying failure to do so would betray our children and future generations,” Redford was quoted as saying in a news release. “I just hope he has the courage of his convictions.” Although the president continues to voice his commitment to cutting...

BOSTON — Republican Mitt Romney, flush with cash from early fundraising, this week will air his first presidential campaign ad to introduce himself to voters in several early voting states. The 60-second spot describes the former Massachusetts governor as a "business legend" who "rescued the Olympics" and "turned around a Democratic state."Romney himself adds: "This is not a time for more talk and dithering in Washington. It's a time for action." The ad is set to air starting Wednesday in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Michigan and Florida. It is the first ad by a top-tier contender in a campaign...

As we noted here, within minutes of Mitt Romney having announced his candidacy this morning, MSNBC, in the person of Chip Reid, branded him "far right." David Gregory has now made it a one-two punch. A bit later on MSNBC, Gregory played clips from 1994 of Romney expressing pro-choice and pro-gay rights views. Noting Romney's subsequent change to a pro-life position, Gregory expressed this opinion, in the guise of a question, to his two MSM guests: "With all respect to Governor Romney, is anybody really going to buy that, buy the timing of that, that that was some genuine...

Five things Mitt doesn’t want you to know By Jessica Heslam Boston Herald Media Reporter Friday, January 12, 2007 - Updated: 04:22 AM EST 1. He flip-flopped on abortion rights: In 1994, when he tried to unseat U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), Romney said he supported Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. He said abortion should be “safe and legal in this country.” In 2002, when running for Massachusetts governor, Romney promised not to change the state’s abortion laws. Today he says he’s “firmly pro-life.” 2. He’s changed his tune on taxes: In 2002, Romney...

NEWSWEEK: In the Months Before 9/11, Justice Department Curtailed Highly Classified Program to Monitor Al Qaeda Suspects in the U.S.Sunday March 21, 10:51 am ET 'They Came in There With Their Agenda and [Al Qaeda] was not on it,' Says Former Counterterrorism Chief Clarke of Bush Administration NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek has learned that in the months before 9/11, the U.S. Justice Department curtailed a highly classified program called "Catcher's Mitt" to monitor Al Qaeda suspects in the United States, after a federal judge severely chastised the FBI for improperly seeking permission to wiretap terrorists. During the...