Month: September 2012

By: BBC Asia As the US gets ready for elections later this year, Washington-based journalist Seema Sirohi explores why many Indian-Americans support the Democratic Party. A young Indian-American recounted recently that his mother, who is working hard on President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign in the tough swing state of Florida, had told him flatly not to come home if he decided to vote for Mitt Romney, the Republican rival. He laughed but said his mother was not exactly joking when she issued the warning. He is still undecided but is leaning towards Mr Obama for a variety of reasons...

Posted by Glenn Kessler – The Washington Post Whew. In a previous life, The Fact Checker covered the Clinton White House and always marveled at Bill Clinton’s speechifying, his apparent command of policy and his sometimes slippery use of the facts. We are going to offer an initial take on some of his claims — and those of other Democrats — and then may come back to others in the coming days. Everyone needs to get some sleep. “He [Obama] has offered a reasonable plan of $4 trillion in debt reduction over a decade. For every $2.5 trillion in...

Under Obama, US debt has increased by $5.4 trillion from $10.6 trillion to current level, an increase of 51% By Sam Rolley – USLiberty.com Sept 05, 2012 – On Tuesday, the Democratic National Convention got under way as a historical landmark in American history took place: U.S. debt reached $16 trillion. The debt racked up by American leaders represents 105 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, making it larger than the entire economy. Currently the GDP of the U.S. is $15.3 trillion. The national debt has tripled under the previous two Presidential administrations. Under President Bush, the debt...