We got more tussle and a whole bunch of dumb questions in the Meet the Press/NBC/Facebook/Union Leader/Channel 7 debate (are these things improved by having more sponsors? No) this morning.

Is it panic time at Obama headquarters in Chicago? You might get that impression from watching events -- and the polls -- over the past few weeks.

The media serves society and justifies its constitutional protection when it addresses real issues. When it fails to do this job, it deserves scrutiny itself.

For most of 2012, President Obama has been running in the Democratic primary. I know that seems odd, given that he’s essentially running unopposed. But that's not what I'm talking about.

During two closed sessions before the luncheon, committee members discussed the latest in financial regulation issues. At a luncheon briefing following these sessions, SFRC members gave several statements and answered questions.

As the demand for energy increases, we must ask ourselves how to best meet our energy needs while responsibly stewarding our resources.

Mr Duncan Smith's trip to the US is his first since becoming leader of the Opposition, and will include talks with Vice-President Dick Cheney and the president's national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.

The Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (SFRC) is a group of publicly recognized independent experts on the financial services industry--including banking, insurance and securities--who meet regularly to study and critique regulatory policies affecting this sector of the economy.