http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Mitt Romney) en-us Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:48:00 -0800 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mitt-romney-i-shoulda-been-a-contender?start=0 "It kills me not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done," failed US presidental contender Mitt Romney groused to Fox News. "Nero is fiddling," he scoffed. In his first interview since losing the election, Romney slammed President Obama's failure to head off the sequester. But he also blamed his own campaign for his loss, pointing to its failure to reach out to minorities, and his controversial comment that 47 percent of Americans are goldbrickers looking to game the system. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:48:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mitt-romney-i-shoulda-been-a-contender Mitt Romney, US presidential election, 2012, Fox News, Barack Obama, Gaming the system, United States, White House, Newsy "It kills me not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done," failed US presidental contender Mitt Romney groused to Fox News. "Nero is fiddling," he scoffed. In his first interview since losing the election, Romney slammed President Obama's failure to head off the sequester. But he also blamed his own campaign for his loss, pointing to its failure to reach out to minorities, and his controversial comment that 47 percent of Americans are goldbrickers looking to game the system. http://news.linktv.org/videos/no-romney-redux-taggs-sitting-out-massachusetts-senate-race?start=0 There won't be a son-of-Romney race, at least not quite yet. Despite speculation, Mitt Romney's eldest son, Tagg, has announced he won't run for the Massachusetts Senate seat left open by now US Secretary of State John Kerry. Three others have passed on the opportunity to run on the GOP ticket for a special election to fill Kerry's spot. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:01:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/no-romney-redux-taggs-sitting-out-massachusetts-senate-race John Kerry, Tagg Romney, Massachusetts Senate, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, US Secretary of State, Mitt Romney, Scott Brown, Republican Party (United States), Newsy There won't be a son-of-Romney race, at least not quite yet. Despite speculation, Mitt Romney's eldest son, Tagg, has announced he won't run for the Massachusetts Senate seat left open by now US Secretary of State John Kerry. Three others have passed on the opportunity to run on the GOP ticket for a special election to fill Kerry's spot. http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-applauds-underdog-obamas-election-victory-linkasia-11912?start=0 Though the official rhetoric has been tense between the American and Chinese governments during President Obama's first term, he has enjoyed popularity with the Chinese people, who relate to his underprivileged upbringing. LinkAsia takes a look at Sina Weibo reactions to Obama's re-election. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:32:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/china-applauds-underdog-obamas-election-victory-linkasia-11912 China, Barack Obama, Sina Weibo, US presidential election, 2012, Politics of the United States, Government of the People's Republic of China, Mitt Romney, United States, LinkAsia, Yul Kwon Though the official rhetoric has been tense between the American and Chinese governments during President Obama's first term, he has enjoyed popularity with the Chinese people, who relate to his underprivileged upbringing. LinkAsia takes a look at Sina Weibo reactions to Obama's re-election. http://news.linktv.org/videos/inside-story-americas-did-the-us-election-mark-a-fundamental-shift-to-the-left?start=0 Some are painting the the US elections as a major victory for a progressive vision of America. President Barack Obama was re-elected despite attempts by Republicans to paint him as an angry, socialist liberal, African-American infringing on religious rights. For the first time in US history, gay marriage was legalized by popular vote in three states. And in another first for the country, two states legalized marijuana for recreational use. So is the US shifting toward the left. Inside Story Americas discusses with guests Matt Lewis, Irin Carmon, and Frank Schaeffer. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:14:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/inside-story-americas-did-the-us-election-mark-a-fundamental-shift-to-the-left US presidential election, 2012, Same-sex marriage, Barack Obama, Drug liberalization, Republican Party (United States), Politics of the United States, Women in government, United States, Abortion debate, Legality of cannabis Some are painting the the US elections as a major victory for a progressive vision of America. President Barack Obama was re-elected despite attempts by Republicans to paint him as an angry, socialist liberal, African-American infringing on religious rights. For the first time in US history, gay marriage was legalized by popular vote in three states. And in another first for the country, two states legalized marijuana for recreational use. So is the US shifting toward the left. Inside Story Americas discusses with guests Matt Lewis, Irin Carmon, and Frank Schaeffer. http://news.linktv.org/videos/can-us-republicans-win-back-latino-and-female-voters?start=0 Mitt Romney's poor performance among Latino and women voters is widely believed to have cost him the US presidential election. Is there anything the Republican party do to win back these key demographics?<br /> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:35:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/can-us-republicans-win-back-latino-and-female-voters US presidential election, 2012, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Mitt Romney, Politics of the United States, DREAM Act, Republican Party (United States), Immigration reform, Barack Obama, Reproductive rights, Immigration law Mitt Romney's poor performance among Latino and women voters is widely believed to have cost him the US presidential election. Is there anything the Republican party do to win back these key demographics? http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110812?start=849 <p>Bashar al-Assad defends Syria as the last stronghold of secularism in the region, world groups organize global day of action in support of Myanmar's Rohingyas, bombings kill several people in Iraq, and more.</p> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110812 Syrian Civil War, US-Israel relations, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Syria, Israel, United States, US presidential election, 2012, Rohingya Presenter, Male #1 Israeli media outlets reported a wide gap in the future relations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and American President Barack Obama. This comes a day after disappointment was expressed by Likud party government ministers. Reporter, Male #2 The future of the relationship between American President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the most prominent headline in Israeli media outlets. The consensus was that Netanyahu was hasty, and made a major mistake by what was described as a blatant intervention in favor of the Republican candidate Romney, that was done without assessing the possibility of Obama's return to the White House. Reporter, Male #2 Netanyahu tried to rectify the situation and issued strict orders to all his ministers, their advisors, and Likud members in the Knesset not to speak about Obama's victory without coordinating with his office. This came following Likud party members' negative reaction towards Obama who they described as "not good for Israel," and unreliable. Reporter, Male #2 However, others described the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv as at its best. Columnist Akiva Eldar wrote an article published in the Israel Today newspaper saying that Obama will repay the Jewish community that voted for him. Reporter, Male #2 International media also commented on the issue, but that reaction mostly differed from the Israeli analysis. The Guardian newspaper said Obama's reelection makes him more able, less confined, and more free to deal with Israel, suggesting that Obama will pressure Netanyahu to stop settlement construction, especially in East Jerusalem. The British newspaper recalled Netanyahu's disappointment by saying that the person who regretted most Obama's victory after Romney was the Israeli prime minister, who not only opposed Obama, but also publicly mocked him in the corridors of the United Nations when he lectured him on Jewish history. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110812?start=980 <p>Bashar al-Assad defends Syria as the last stronghold of secularism in the region, world groups organize global day of action in support of Myanmar's Rohingyas, bombings kill several people in Iraq, and more.</p> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110812 Syrian Civil War, US-Israel relations, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Syria, Israel, United States, US presidential election, 2012, Rohingya In Israel, the meaning of US President Barack Obama's reelection victory has been a main topic of discussion, reports IBA. They wonder whether it will impact US-Israel relations, and whether it will affect Israel's own elections in January. Pundits in Israel are saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's implicit backing of Mitt Romney may have severely damaged Tel Aviv's relations with Washington. However, in a meeting yesterday with US Ambassador Dan Shapiro, Netanyahu seemed eager to offer congratulations to Obama. In a later panel discussing the election, Ambassador Shapiro insisted that there would be no change in the US-Israel relationship, while former Israeli ambassador to the US Salai Meridor suggested that Obama may indeed hold a grudge. As for the Jewish vote in the US election, exit polls released yesterday said that 70 percent of the Jewish electorate voted for Obama, while 30 percent said they voted for Romney. In 2008, Obama took 78 percent of the Jewish vote, while Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee, won 22 percent. Additionally, while Jews make up only two percent of the US population, it will now have 10 members in the Senate and 22 members in the House of Representatives, all but one of whom are Democrats. It's an overall decline from 2010, when 12 Jews were elected to the Senate and 27 to the House. http://news.linktv.org/videos/defeated-again-romney-reaches-end-of-the-political-road?start=0 The re-election of Barack Obama means the end of the road for Mitt Romney. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher, reporting from Boston, looks back at the career of the Republican candidate. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:22:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/defeated-again-romney-reaches-end-of-the-political-road Mitt Romney, US presidential election, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012, US presidential election debates, 2012, Politics of the United States, Governor of Massachusetts, Republican Party (United States), Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2008, 2002 Winter Olympics The re-election of Barack Obama means the end of the road for Mitt Romney. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher, reporting from Boston, looks back at the career of the Republican candidate. http://news.linktv.org/videos/world-reacts-to-obama-victory-with-ecstasy-relief-caution?start=0 <p>CNN reporters around the world on reaction to Barack Obama's US presidential election win, including wild celebrations from Kenya, muted enthusiasm in China, and very mixed emotions in Israel.</p> <p>Caption: A Japanese high school student blows a kiss at a cutout figure of President Obama during an election event at the US Embassy in Tokyo. <br /><br /></p> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:49:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/world-reacts-to-obama-victory-with-ecstasy-relief-caution Barack Obama, US presidential election, 2012, Kenya, Pakistan, China, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nyang’oma Kogelo, US-Pakistan relations CNN reporters around the world on reaction to Barack Obama's US presidential election win, including wild celebrations from Kenya, muted enthusiasm in China, and very mixed emotions in Israel. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110712?start=35 <p>World breathes sigh of relief over Romney's loss, Bahraini regime strips 31 dissenters of their citizenship, Israel's annexation wall hindering Palestinian economic development a decade later, and more.</p> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110712 Israel, Syrian Civil War, Syria, United States, US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama, Palestinians, Shia Islam, Politics of Iran, Human rights Presenter, Female #1 Obama's reelection was welcomed, and met with an international wave of relief despite challenging international cases. The most prominent issues of the next four years are the situation in Syria, continuing the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the relations with Russia and China. Reporter, Female #2 The residents of the Kenyan town of Kogelo, Hussein Obama's hometown, are dancing with joy over the reelection of Barack Obama as the president of the United States. They are hoping this will contribute to some sort of prosperity in their poor town. Guest, Male #1 I am very happy that Obama won. I know that we will finally have some growth in our region. Reporter, Female #2 Will the American president fulfill this wish as he deals with an agenda packed with international issues and relations? In his first term, he started to tackle these issues and attempted to lessen the heavy burden left by his predecessor George Bush Jr. in Iraq and Afghanistan. The world is waiting to learn about his strategy for the next four years, but it is almost certain that many international community members are relieved. They are basing this sentiment on the positive image Obama portrayed in the past four years, and it is expected for him to continue this path in his second term. Reporter, Female #2 Obama changed the understanding of American military intervention abroad, and countered the policy of his predecessor Bush. He withdrew his forces from Iraq, and will continue the series of withdrawals from Afghanistan in accordance with the planned schedule that will completed by 2014. In 2008, Arabs were excited over Obama's election victory, an enthusiasm created by high expectations and campaign promises. Reporter, Female #2 Since the region is now facing what is called the "Arab Spring," Washington is expected to maintain its stance to observe the situation, and deal with it by pushing for achieving the demands for democracy, and encouraging change while preserving its interests and ruling out direct interference. Reporter, Female #2 The most challenging issue is Syria. Obama adopted a pragmatic approach by pressuring the Syrian regime in order to sow division within it, and topple it from the inside while being cautious. Cautious that led the Syrian opposition to severely criticize the US administration that is not expected to change its stance. Reporter, Female #2 Obama resisted Israeli pressure to launch a military strike against Iran, so he continues to bet on harsh sanctions, while waiting for some commotion from within the Iranian regime. The Iranian nuclear case is subject to a disruption at any moment since all options are on the table. Reporter, Female #2 To the east, it seems the strategic relationship between China and the United States is sensitive and complicated. China fears Obama's approach to Asia and his focus on establishing a foothold there, including a military component, but it is assured by the US' continued declining political influence in the world. Reporter, Female #2 Under Putin's rule, Russia aims to become a global power that competes with the West, and especially the United States. The collusion between the two countries over important issues such as the Syrian one further complicates their relationship. Moscow's residents didn't express much excitement for either Obama or Romney, but the idea prevails that "the one we know is better than a newcomer whose policy toward our country we're unfamiliar with." http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110712?start=260 <p>World breathes sigh of relief over Romney's loss, Bahraini regime strips 31 dissenters of their citizenship, Israel's annexation wall hindering Palestinian economic development a decade later, and more.</p> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110712 Israel, Syrian Civil War, Syria, United States, US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama, Palestinians, Shia Islam, Politics of Iran, Human rights IBA reports that Barack Obama was reelected US president this morning in a race that was not nearly as close as pundits predicted after Obama won the pivotal swing state of Ohio. Israeli officials were quick to offer their congratulations and pledge continuing friendship in working together over the coming four years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has close ties with defeated Republican candidate Mitt Romney, issued a statement saying that the strategic alliance between Israel and the United States is stronger than ever, and that he will continue to work with President Obama to ensure the vital security interests of Israeli citizens. Similar words were heard from Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Kadima Chairman Shaul Mofaz, and Housing Minister and Shas MK Ariel Atias. Meanwhile, Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party issued a statement calling on Netanyahu to take immediate steps to correct Israel's sticky relationship with Washington, and the National Union party issued a statement saying that Obama's victory gives a boost to the Israeli left. The Prime Minister's office issued an order to Likud ministers not to make unauthorized comments on Obama's reelection for fear such remarks could further damage the ties between the two leaders. A key focus for Obama's campaign was Israel and the Jewish vote. According to preliminary exit poll numbers, American Jews once again overwhelmingly supported the Democratic candidate with 69 percent of their vote, a sharp drop from the 78 percent support they gave him in 2008. In the congressional races, the split between the Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate appeared to be about the same as the current Congress. Republicans retained their majority in the House, while Democrats have kept their control of the Senate. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-romney-concedes?start=0 Mitt Romney issued a heart-felt thanks to supporters and his family, including his wife, who would have "made a great first lady," he noted in his concession speech. He said he congratulated Barack Obama and "prays" that the president will be "successful in guiding our nation." Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:09:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-romney-concedes Mitt Romney, US presidential election, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Barack Obama, Politics of the United States, Raw video, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, United States, The New York Times Mitt Romney issued a heart-felt thanks to supporters and his family, including his wife, who would have "made a great first lady," he noted in his concession speech. He said he congratulated Barack Obama and "prays" that the president will be "successful in guiding our nation." http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-wins-landslide-victory-in-kenya?start=0 In the village where Barack Obama's father grew up, residents came out to vote in a mock election that saw the US president beat his challenge Mitt Romney by a landslide. Kogelo village has changed dramatically since Obama was first elected four years ago, and is hopeful that the man they consider to be their son will once again do them proud. Our Western Kenya reporter, Ouko Okusah is spending the night in Kogelo from where he sent us this report. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:58:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-wins-landslide-victory-in-kenya Barack Obama, Nyang’oma Kogelo, US presidential election, 2012, Kenya, Mock election, Siaya District, US President, Mitt Romney, United States, NTV Kenya In the village where Barack Obama's father grew up, residents came out to vote in a mock election that saw the US president beat his challenge Mitt Romney by a landslide. Kogello village has changed dramatically since Obama was first elected four years ago, and is hopeful that the man they consider to be their son will once again do them proud. Our Western Kenya reporter, Ouko Okusah is spending the night in Kogello from where he sent us this report. http://news.linktv.org/videos/thanks-for-the-meme-ories?start=0 We might all be relieved the election is at long last over, but there is something we'll miss: Those oh-so-very-clever campaign memes. It's going to be a long time before anyone can top the unforgettable spins on Clint Eastwood blathering to his empty chair ... or the voluptuous possibilities of Mitt Romney's "binders full of women." Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:46:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/thanks-for-the-meme-ories Clint Eastwood, US presidential election, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Internet meme, Mitt Romney, The New York Times We might all be relieved the election is at long last over, but there is something we'll miss: Those oh-so-very-clever campaign memes. It's going to be a long time before anyone can top the unforgettable spins on Clint Eastwood blathering to his empty chair ... or the voluptuous possibilities of Mitt Romney's "binders full of women." http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-has-90-chance-of-victory-nate-silver-explains-why?start=0 FiveThirtyEight blogger and statistician Nate Silver explains his poll predictions and why he has given Obama a 90% chance of victory. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:27:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-has-90-chance-of-victory-nate-silver-explains-why US presidential election, 2012, Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Opinion poll, Politics of the United States, US electoral college, Statistics, United States FiveThirtyEight blogger and statistician Nate Silver explains his poll predictions and why he has given Obama a 90% chance of victory. http://news.linktv.org/videos/romney-weve-put-it-all-on-the-field?start=0 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he wrote a 1,118-word victory speech on Tuesday as he concluded his years-long quest for the presidency, and claims he has no regrets. <br /> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:38:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/romney-weve-put-it-all-on-the-field Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, US presidential election, 2012, Politics of the United States, Political campaign, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Raw video, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he wrote a 1,118-word victory speech on Tuesday as he concluded his years-long quest for the presidency, and claims he has no regrets. http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-november-6-2012?start=127 Election Day 2012 has arrived, and the battle over voter suppression has reached a fever pitch in battleground states. Democracy Now! reports on the situation in Florida, Virginia, and Ohio. And, the fight continues to reveal the anonymous sources of "dark money" being used to pay for political campaigns. Plus headlines, and more.<br /> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:55:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-november-6-2012 US presidential election, 2012, Politics of the United States, Swing state, Voter suppression, Ohio, Early voting, Voter ID laws (United States), Mitt Romney, Florida, United States Voting is underway across the country as Americans head to the polls to decide the 2012 election between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The outcome will again hinge on the results in a handful of battleground states, namely Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Iowa and Virginia. Obama: "You've Seen Me Fight" for Change Addressing supporters in Wisconsin, President Obama said his initial campaign vow of "change" is still underway. President Obama: "So when I say, Wisconsin, that I know what real change looks like, you've got cause to believe me because you've seen me fight for it. And you've seen me deliver it. You've seen the scars on me to prove it. You've seen the gray hair on my head to show you what it means to fight for change. And you've been there with me. And after all we've been through together, we can't give up now, because we've got more change to do." Romney: Obama Has Failed to Deliver on Promise of Change President Obama finished a packed day of campaigning in Iowa, the state that effectively launched his White House run with a Democratic primary win in 2008. Speaking meanwhile in Ohio, Mitt Romney told supporters that Obama has failed to live up to his promise of change. Mitt Romney: "I know the president wants you to think about all sorts of diversionary issues to decide what's key in this election, but I think that the election comes down to this question: Do you want four more years like the last four years, or do you want real change? President Obama promised change, but he couldn't deliver it. I promise change, and I have a record of achieving it." NY, NJ Widen Voting Options in Post-Sandy Recovery Widespread concerns have been raised over how residents in areas hit hard by Superstorm Sandy will be able to vote today as some areas remain without power. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order allowing residents to cast a provisional ballot or “affidavit” in any polling place in the state, an ability New Jersey has also extended. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has announced displaced New Jersey residents can vote through email and fax, but state officials now say those voters will also need to submit a paper ballot. In one coastal county in New Jersey, officials reportedly hired a converted camper to deliver mail-in ballots to storm shelters. Barbara Netchert, Hudson County clerk: "Because the devastation across the state, all of the county clerks throughout the state of New Jersey have extended hours so that people can actually physically walk into our office and vote by mail, which is — they call it vote by mail, but it's really like a paper ballot, so that they fill out their application, they get a ballot today, they vote that ballot, and they can actually walk to the Hudson County Board of Elections office, which is right down the hall." New York City, meanwhile, plans to run shuttle buses today to bring coastal residents to the polls. http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-november-6-2012?start=1282 Election Day 2012 has arrived, and the battle over voter suppression has reached a fever pitch in battleground states. Democracy Now! reports on the situation in Florida, Virginia, and Ohio. And, the fight continues to reveal the anonymous sources of "dark money" being used to pay for political campaigns. Plus headlines, and more.<br /> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:55:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-november-6-2012 US presidential election, 2012, Politics of the United States, Swing state, Voter suppression, Ohio, Early voting, Voter ID laws (United States), Mitt Romney, Florida, United States It has been a long time coming, but Americans across the country head to the polls today to cast their ballots. As they do so, voting rights advocates will be watching closely to monitor confusion over whether they are required to show a photo identification and fulfill other requirements that could lead to disenfranchisement. To discuss what is happening at the polls, what voters can expect, and what to do if they encounter problems, we are joined by two guests: Myrna Pérez, senior counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law and a member of the Election Protection Coalition voter support hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE; and Brentin Mock, the lead reporter for Voting Rights Watch 2012, a collaboration between The Nation magazine and Colorlines.com. This is Election Day 2012. Let's go to a comment from a former top adviser to Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona's 2008 presidential campaign. Appearing on MSNBC on Monday, Steve Schmidt dismissed concerns of ineligible voters casting ballots and said Republican-backed voter ID laws are based on mythology. Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, is you want everybody who's eligible to vote to vote. And that's how you want to win elections. And so, I think that all of this stuff that has transpired over the last two years is in search of a solution to a problem—voting fraud—that doesn't really exist when you look deeply at the question. But it's now part of a— Have you ever felt like you lost an election on voter fraud? It's part of the—part of the mythology now in the Republican Party that there's widespread voter fraud all across the country. In fact, there's not. But both sides are lawyered up to the nth degree, and they'll all posture back and forth on it, but it probably won't come down to the lawyers. Again, that's Steve Schmidt, who was the senior adviser to Senator John McCain when he was running for president. Again, we are joined by Myrna Pérez. She is senior counsel at the Brennan Center in the Democracy Program at New York University School of Law. And we're also joined by Brentin Mock. Brentin Mock is the lead reporter for Voting Rights Watch 2012, which is a collaboration between The Nation magazine and Colorlines.com. Myrna Pérez, Steve Schmidt's comment. He is a top Republican strategist, though I'm beginning to wonder if he's going to switch his party affiliation, listening to him these days. It's certainly the case that there is no dispute that our election system needs to be free and fair and full of integrity. The dispute is over what means people are going to take in order to ensure that and how many people are going to be disenfranchised in the process. And the evidence documents that the kinds of restrictive laws that are being passed do not do anything to make—or do very little, if anything at all, to make our elections more secure. But what they do do is make it very difficult for eligible Americans to participate and to vote. And the question that we, as Americans, have to ask ourselves is, how many barriers are we going to put in front of the ballot box between eligible Americans and their fundamental right? And we need to make sure that we are not the victims of manipulation by partisans who want to rig the rules of the game such that they can be making the decisions as to who gets to participate and who doesn't. One of the examples that I like to use is the Texas photo identification requirement that is not going to be in place. The list of acceptable ID was created with such like target precision that there was a decision made that if you had a University of Texas ID, you couldn't use that to vote, but if you had a concealed gun license, you could. That's a specific kind of targeting of certain voters to make sure that some people have a voice, and those voices that politicians don't want to hear from— But wouldn't that be struck down by a court immediately? Well, the court—the court did block the implementation of this, so it's not going to be in place. But I think the— But that's not striking it down; it's just delaying implementation. Right now it cannot be implemented. It was challenged under the Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, of the preclearance provision. And it had—did not—the state did not meet its burden that it was not going to make minority and poor voters worse off. So that is not a law that people have to worry about in Texas. But you raise a very, very important point. There was so much back-and-forth of this, right up to the wire, that there's great confusion in Texas over what the ID requirements are. We're already getting reports that people during early voting are being asked for identification that is not required. The voter registration cards that the state sends out are misleading and suggest that the photo identification law, this stringent law that is not in place, is actually in place. And we see examples of like that, of the voter confusion happening in a number of instances, also in Pennsylvania. Even though the law will not be in place, we saw two websites in the county, you know, still have the old information when the law was active. And that's why it's really important, when voters are unsure or hear something that does not feel right, they need to call 866-OUR-VOTE, where we have up-to-date information, and we'll be able to help them out. Brentin Mock, let's go to Virginia. Now, Virginia is going to tell us a lot. Democracy Now! begins our broadcast tonight at 7:00 until 1:00 in the morning. That's Eastern time. We'll be broadcasting at democracynow.org online, and many public radio and television stations around the country will be running our election special. Seven o'clock is when we start. Seven o'clock is when the polls in Virginia close. Brentin Mock, talk about what's happening in Virginia, a key swing state. Right, and Virginia mirrors Florida in a lot of different ways, particularly with its felony disenfranchisement law. You know, Virginia joins Florida as one of the states that permanently—permanently disenfranchises anyone who has a felony conviction in their background. And you—that person has to appeal directly to the governor to have their voting rights restored. Also like Florida, there is up to a five-year wait for you to even be able to apply to have your voting rights restored if you have that felony conviction. But unlike Florida, Virginia didn't have a early voting period. So, right now in Florida, which we understand—we already know is a much larger state than Virginia, but Virginia is not Rhode Island, by any means. I mean, there are a lot of people in this state who are going to be lined up to vote today. In fact, they're probably already there at the polls. And we saw five-, six-, seven-hour line waits during—in Florida during early voting periods there. I can imagine what the lines look like here in Virginia, where there's been absolutely no early voting. Talk about Fairfax County elections board and the man they have spearheading their, well, voting rights laws and how they're implemented. Right. So, Fairfax County, which is a very important county in this campaign—in this presidential race, so important that Mitt Romney is having his post-election—I hate to call it "party." He's going to have his post-election event tonight here in Fairfax County. That's how important it is to the Republican Party. Place it for us geographically in Virginia and why it's so significant. Right, and—well, I'm sorry, what was the question? Place it for us, Fairfax County, within Virginia, geographically, and why it's so significant. In Virginia, right. I mean, it's a swing county. For the most part, it's—you know, how Fairfax goes is basically how Virginia will go. And Virginia itself is a swing state. It was important to Obama winning the election in 2008. And Romney, basically, for him to be able to win this year, he's going to need Virginia and—but, you know, Fairfax is really going to be the weathervane of how Virginia goes. And here in the election board, the Board of Elections, sits Hans von Spakovsky, who is—who has been the architect of a number of different voter suppression laws. He is a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, which is a conservative think tank. [inaudible] He's a huge proponent of voter ID laws. He's been a huge promoter of the purging programs that we saw happening in Florida with Governor Rick Scott. In fact, Talking Points Memo reported earlier this year that when Governor Scott was being—Florida's Governor Rick Scott was being sued because of his purging program, that he began to call on people to help really promote this, to really spin it in the media to make it sound like the purging was a good thing. And one of the—excuse me, one of the main people that he called was Hans von Spakovsky. And so, now Hans von Spakovsky is sitting in the Fairfax County Board of Elections with a huge amount of discretion over which votes will be counted and which will not. And his significance, why he should have so much power? I don't think he should. I mean, I think, you know, a lot of very smart election law experts believe that, you know, these kinds of election boards should be taken out of partisan hands and put into completely independent, nonpartisan, you know, operators. But right now, we know for a fact that Hans von Spakovsky is by no means a nonpartisan person. He is a very conservative blogger who works with one of the most conservative organizations out there, with the Heritage Foundation. He's one of the top advisers to True the Vote—one of their most trusted advisers, actually. And he has shared the stage, you know, not only with True the Vote's founder, Catherine Engelbrecht, but also with some of the secretaries of states in some of the other battleground states throughout—throughout the nation, such as Colorado's Secretary of State Scott Gessler. He shared plenty of thoughts and ideas on stage with South Carolina's attorney general when they were fighting against the Department of Justice to have their voter ID law implemented. I mean, this is a person who, at least for the last 20, 30 years, has done everything in his power to try to restrict voting rights for citizens. And Jane Mayer in The New Yorker wrote an excellent profile of Hans von Spakovsky to really detail not only the pure partisanship that he engages in, but also the drumming up of the voter-fraud mythology. He has been one of the main trumpeters of this idea that voter fraud exists. And, you know, she categorically debunked basically every single example that he provided where he tried to say that voter fraud had helped swing an elections. Myrna Pérez, can you talk about what's happening in New York and New Jersey? We have this crisis, Superstorm Sandy. In New York, 40,000 residents are displaced. Governor Chris Christie in New Jersey is saying that people will be able to email in their votes. Governor Cuomo has just issued an executive order you can vote anywhere, but that means you can't vote down ballot. And you can explain what that means. You can vote for president, but not if, you know—if the place you're going to vote has a state senator you would want to vote for, whatever, where you were living, you can't then vote in someone else's district for the state senator there. Right. Well, I mean, I think there are a couple of takeaways. One is, this was an extraordinary circumstance. We had a terrible, terrible storm. Many people were displaced. Many rescue workers can't be where they're supposed to be, because they were trying to keep people safe and to put lights on and to make sure that people were found and have the basic necessities. And we saw two governors take creative and unusual measures to try and make sure that people's fundamental right to vote could still be exercised. In New York, the governor made it such that certain—certain counties and people, that live in certain areas that were federally declared to be emergency zones, could vote by affidavit ballot anywhere they were at. And, yes, it is the case that they will not be able to vote for what sometimes people call "down-ticket races," and that's a very practical reason. The ballots are—the ballots are created for the location that they're at. And I think while there may be some lacking to that, what we do need to take away is that somebody was trying to account for the very unique situation that we're in and trying to provide a means for voters to be able to participate and to not be shut out. Now, in New Jersey, they did two things. One of them is getting more press than the other. One of them is the email. That is a—that is something that, in my view, is something that we shouldn't look at right now as a long-term solution, because there are still technological kinks that need to get locked out, and as—worked out. And as a practical matter, if you don't have power or you don't have electricity, the fact that you can email or fax your ballot in is of cold comfort and not likely to be much good to you. But, like New York, there is a provision for people to be able to vote if they are somewhere else, as long as they're in the state and as long as they're registered. It is going to have to be provisional. What I do want to tell— I mean, interesting on email is that, I mean, if they're talking about any long-term solution, like people say, "Oh, why don't we do that all over?" it goes to issues of privacy. People know who's voting for who. And it also goes to issues of technological security, and we need to make sure there's not glitches in computers and that people can have—I mean, it's something that certainly reformers and advocates—and some advocates look at as a possibility. But, you know, I don't think we're there yet as a permanent solution. Maybe one day the facts will change. But we cannot underestimate the importance, though, of the provisional balloting option, because that will not rely on electricity. It will allow people to vote from— And that is? That is, if they are displaced and they are registered to vote, they can cast a provisional ballot where—where that's closest to them. And like in New York, it will be counted as an operation of state law. What's interesting in New York and New Jersey is they're not considered swing states. They're both believed to be voting for Obama. And if many fewer people vote, it sort of goes to this whole question of the Electoral College, the possibility that President Obama could win the Electoral College, which would mean winning the presidency, but not win the popular vote. And this would further that, that there would be fewer people voting. Well, I think, as Americans, we should focus less on the horse race than about the voters. I mean, if there are fewer people voting because of a natural disaster, it is appropriate, I think, for the governors to take measures to make sure that more people can vote. And in my view, it doesn't matter whether or not the elections are close or they're not. People have a fundamental right to vote. The vote means something to people. Our democracy is more robust, the more people participate. And that's what these two—these two measures are designed to do, to try and make it such that more people can participate notwithstanding this horrible natural disaster that's happened. Final comments, Brentin, for what people should understand about what's happening right now? And we hope to have both of you back on tonight at some point during our special broadcast to report on what you've found throughout the day. Well, what I would like to do is just, you know, give my highest salute to the voters themselves. Sometimes reporters, such as myself, we're doing what we're supposed to do—we're supposed to report on and expose people who are trying to suppress the vote—but at the same time, voters are not stupid, Americans are not stupid. They are resilient. We have technology at our hands. And people, you know, have been showing in—at these elections, that they are not going to let any obstacles come between them and the vote. I mean, it's true, we should not have seven-, eight-hour lines of voting. But the positive thing is that people are actually waiting seven or eight hours to vote, and they're not letting anything—not True the Vote, not bomb scares, not people not disallowing water to be handed out to them—to stop them from going out to vote. And it's a true testament not only to the voters, but also to groups like the Brennan Center for Justice, which has been putting out the information proactively and aggressively long before election time came, and also to the Election Protection teams who have been out there willing to help anyone who needed anything. But right now, what we're seeing is democracy in action. Very quickly, Myrna, on immigrants, a final comment for people who are afraid, you know, that they are absolutely allowed to vote, but what if they could be investigated? Their fear that someone in their family could be deported, the whole questioning of immigrants and their rights to vote? OK. If someone is an eligible American and they are registered to vote and they have not been disenfranchised because of a criminal conviction or a mental adjudication, they have the right to vote. If someone is attempting to suppress that, there are people that will help you. Call 866-OUR-VOTE, report it. We will—we will do our best to counter the information. We will make sure that the election officials know about what's going on. We will put media scrutiny on the issue. Every eligible American that is registered should participate. And on the issue of prisoners in the states and ex-convicts, felons, the varying laws across the country. Mm-hmm. I remember speaking to a friend a while ago. When I said, "Are you going out to vote today?" he said, "I can't." And he talked about the state he was in, and he said he's never been able to vote. And I looked it up, and he was actually able to vote. Right, right. And people do not know, because these laws vary from state to state. That's exactly right. The first time I was on your show, it was about that. We are a patchwork when it comes to how our state laws disenfranchise persons with criminal convictions. We have some states, like Maine and Vermont, where you never lose your right to vote. You can vote from prison. You can vote even from prison. You can vote from prison. And one of the problems that happens when you have this patchwork is that there's misinformation. People don't understand, you know, what the rules are in their state. And one— The states where you never, ever can vote again? Well, when there's bright lines, that tends to be easier. Maine and Vermont, they tend to have not trouble, because they know that, you know. Kentucky and Virginia, they tend to know—they tend to be OK, because they know where the bright lines are. What you have—when you have the most problems are states like New York, where you can vote if you are on probation, but not if you're on parole. And one of the things that is really important is that people not disenfranchise themselves because they don't understand the state law, because what frequently happens is somebody will have bad information, and then they'll tell their cousin, and then they'll tell their girlfriend, and then they'll tell their girlfriend's best friend, and then you have these entire communities being misinformed about what their rights are. So what do you do? You can call 866-OUR-VOTE, and we can let you know what the state law is. But you should do that before election time. You should look up what your state rules are. If you are eligible to vote, you should register to vote. There are people that can walk you through the process. And you have to re-register if you were imprisoned? And— It depends. It depends on the state. That's a— So you should just call. Yeah, it's a complicated issue that has to deal with what their list maintenance procedure is, and there's no one right side. I want to thank you both for being with us. Myrna Pérez is senior counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, part of the Election Protection Coalition's voter support hotline. Their number, 866-OUR-VOTE. And thank you so much to Brentin Mock, lead reporter for Voting Rights Watch 2012, a collaboration between The Nation magazine and Colorlines.com. We'll link to your latest article, and we hope to speak to you both tonight to get the latest at the end of this historic day. This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. Back in a minute. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-voting-machines-gives-obama-votes-to-romney?start=0 <p>An anonymous Pennsylvania voter filmed this footage of an electronic booth changing his vote for Obama to one for Romney. "I initially selected Obama but Romney was highlighted," he explains. "I assumed it was being picky so I deselected Romney and tried Obama again, this time more carefully, and still got Romney... I asked the voters on either side of me if they had any problems and they reported they did not." Mother Jones reports that a voting machine was taken offline today to be "recalibrated," but couldn't confirm it was the same one.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:49:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-voting-machines-gives-obama-votes-to-romney US presidential election, 2012, Voting machine, Pennsylvania, Electronic voting, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Voting, Electoral fraud, Reddit, Viral video An anonymous Pennsylvania voter filmed this footage of an electronic booth changing his vote for Obama to one for Romney. "I initially selected Obama but Romney was highlighted," he explains. "I assumed it was being picky so I deselected Romney and tried Obama again, this time more carefully, and still got Romney... I asked the voters on either side of me if they had any problems and they reported they did not." Mother Jones reports that a voting machine was taken offline today to be "recalibrated," but couldn't confirm it was the same one. http://news.linktv.org/videos/ohios-auto-industry-saved-by-obama-divided-at-the-polls?start=0 The auto industry is an important part of the US state of Ohio's economy. One out of every eight working people in the midwestern state are employed by the automotive industry. Barack Obama, US president's auto industry bailout was seen as a boon to many businesses associated with the industry in the midwestern state -- but, perhaps surprsingly, not every auto worker supports the incumbent in today's election. <br /> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:53:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/ohios-auto-industry-saved-by-obama-divided-at-the-polls US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama, Ohio, Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010, Politics of the United States, Mitt Romney, Bailout, Lordstown, Ohio, Automotive industry, General Motors The auto industry is an important part of the US state of Ohio's economy. One out of every eight working people in the midwestern state are employed by the automotive industry. Barack Obama, US president's auto industry bailout was seen as a boon to many businesses associated with the industry in the midwestern state, but not every auto worker supports the incumbent. Bill Steere, owner of an auto manufacturer who was greatly aided by the Democratic president's bailout, says he will be supporting Obama's Republican rival in the election. Steere asks: Are future decisions going to be made, how are those going to impact me going forward? I think the answer for me is that it's not going in the right direction. However, Dave Green, a local union president, says an Obama presidency is more friendly to the working class and organisations like his: He at least believes we are the fabric of what this country is. Mitt Romney wants to take that fabric out. And we don't need unions anymore, so the attack on labor come Wednesday if we lose this thing ... we are not going to be able to grow, we are just going to fight and protect what we have. Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Akron. http://news.linktv.org/videos/voters-machine-glitches-switching-votes-dem?start=0 The trouble begins. GOP voters in Colorado are complaining that glitches in all three machines used in early voting switched their Mitt Romney votes to votes for President Obama. "I'm really concerned about the integrity of the voting system," said one voter. An official believes voters may be accidentally hitting the wrong spot on the machine screens.&nbsp; Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:05:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/voters-machine-glitches-switching-votes-dem US presidential election, 2012, Colorado, Voting, Voting machine, Politics of the United States, Electronic voting, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, United States, Ballot The trouble begins. GOP voters in Colorado are complaining that glitches in all three machines used in early voting switched their Mitt Romney votes to votes for President Obama. "I'm really concerned about the integrity of the voting system," said one voter. An official believes voters may be accidentally hitting the wrong spot on the machine screens. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110612?start=972 <p>Russia and Qatar compete over ownership of Syrian people's voice, Britain's Cameron slammed for acting as weapons dealer to Arab despots, Kuwaiti emir vows tough measures against "illegal" protestors, and more.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110612 Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Politics of Israel, Palestinians, United Nations, Syrian Civil War, Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza, Bashar al-Assad, David Cameron Last week's exit poll of American-Israelis voting in the US election showed Mitt Romney was favored over Barack Obama, with 85 percent of the vote to Obama's 14 percent. IBA interviews Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on what this says about the outlook of American-Israelis living in Israel, and how the Israeli government looks at the presidential election. http://news.linktv.org/videos/arabs-disillusioned-with-obama-indifferent-to-us-elections?start=0 The Arab community thinks that a victory by candidate Barack Obama or his Republican contender Mitt Romney won't change anything in Washington's policies toward the Middle East. Dubai TV's Mada Taha reports on the views of the Arab community that is disappointed that the hopes it has long wished for failed to materialize. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:18:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/arabs-disillusioned-with-obama-indifferent-to-us-elections Obama administration foreign policy, US presidential election, 2012, Arab Spring - duplicate, Arab world, Barack Obama, United States, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Mitt Romney, Muammar Gaddafi , Washington, D.C. Presenter, Male #1 A victory by candidate Barack Obama or his Republican contender Mitt Romney won't change anything in Washington's policies toward the Middle East since the foundations of America's foreign policy are untouchable. Our colleague Mada Taha reports on the views of the Arab community that is disappointed that the hopes it has long wished for failed to materialize. Presenter, Female #1 Today we take you back to the American presidential election of 2008. If appropriate to do so, we would have called them the American global elections. The Democratic candidate at the time, and today's president, Barack Obama, was the first candidate to gain people's love and support internationally, before receiving it domestically. In the Arab world, people followed the American election and bet on Obama. Some were fed up of the Republican rule that lasted eight years under the leadership of George Bush the son, who waged bloody wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. Some were affected by the media's confusing promotion of the American presidential candidate as Barack Hussein Obama, the catch here being his name "Hussein". As for others, they rode the wheel of change and supported him believing the time had come for the first American president of African-Muslim origins, with the hope that this change would reflect positively on the Arab world. Obama won and carried on the rhetoric and promises for a new beginning in the US' relationship with the Arab world. He withdrew American forces from Iraq, and will withdraw them from Afghanistan by 2014. However, what was dubbed the Arab Spring represented the biggest challenge for Obama and was seen as a test for the extent that American policies had changed. Let's take a look together at how the United States dealt with the Arab Spring in this report by Hani Nasr. Reporter, Male #2 Conflicting and unclear, these are the attributes President Obama's administration was accused of in its dealing with what is know as the Arab Spring revolutions. In the view of many observers of American foreign policy, the White House didn't have a single position in the face of those revolutions. Washington's reluctance to support the Tunisian people's demand to change their government was clear from the beginning. But when the rule of its former ally, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, was toppled early by the cries of Tunisians, it was forced to change its position. A position Washington wanted to avoid repeating in the Egyptian case so it demanded Hosni Mubarak's government to listen to the people's voice. It then repeated its request loudly, asking Mubarak to step down without delay. The biggest change in Obama's stance was notable in the revolution against Muammar al-Gaddafi's regime. The leader Washington itself described as an important ally just a few weeks before the revolution. It then joined the NATO alliance in the military operations that overthrew his government. Obama's stance on the three previous revolutions was, in the eyes of many, spurred by two main factors. The first was that those events represented democratic uprisings, and Washington must adopt the general idea of the Arab Spring. Second, that its opposition to it could lead to the emergence of governments hostile to Washington and its interests. However, these two factors seemed justified to a certain extent in the face of the two situations, the Yemeni and Syrian, with growing fears of Islamists taking power in Arab Spring countries, such as Tunisia and Egypt, as the US took into consideration the impact that change would have on the interests of the West and its Israeli ally in the region. For that reason, the American position toward these two revolutions was delayed, especially in Syria, where the crisis has been raging for over 20 months. http://news.linktv.org/videos/meet-the-young-republicans?start=0 As the US elections reach their climax, this report follows young Republicans in the pro-Obama state of Maryland, where campaigners are determined to capitalize on Romney's recent surge in the polls. "We care about our country, we want to see good policies implemented and that is why we're here", says 27-year-old Laura Chambers, a member of the National Committee of the Washington DC Young Republicans. "We will go door to door, talk to people, ask them to support our guys." Despite the Republicans taking a divisive stance on many key social issues like women's rights, religion and government, their dedication to the cause is largely due to youth unemployment. "The policies that President Obama promised to enact to get people working haven't really come to fruition", says another campaigner. <br /> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/meet-the-young-republicans Young Republicans, US presidential election, 2012, Mitt Romney, US economy, Politics of the United States, Graduate unemployment, Republican Party (United States), Barack Obama, Abortion debate, Maryland As the US elections reach their climax, this report follows young Republicans in the pro-Obama state of Maryland, where campaigners are determined to capitalize on Romney's recent surge in the polls. "We care about our country, we want to see good policies implemented and that is why we're here", says 27-year-old Laura Chambers, a member of the National Committee of the Washington DC Young Republicans. "We will go door to door, talk to people, ask them to support our guys." Despite the Republicans taking a divisive stance on many key social issues like women's rights, religion and government, their dedication to the cause is largely due to youth unemployment. "The policies that President Obama promised to enact to get people working haven't really come to fruition", says another campaigner. http://news.linktv.org/videos/japans-choice-a-landslide-for-barack-obama-linkasia-bulletin-11512?start=0 On the eve of the US presidential election, LinkAsia speaks with Stanford University's Andrew Horvat in Tokyo. Japanese are drawn to President Obama's charisma despite the fact that he hasn't had Japan's back in recent territorial disputes. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:18:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/japans-choice-a-landslide-for-barack-obama-linkasia-bulletin-11512 Japan, US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Territorial dispute, Tokyo, China, Senkaku Islands, Stanford University, LinkAsia On the eve of the US presidential election, LinkAsia speaks with Stanford University's Andrew Horvat in Tokyo. Japanese are drawn to President Obama's charisma despite the fact that he hasn't had Japan's back in recent territorial disputes. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-obamas-passionate-speech-on-eve-of-election?start=0 President Barack Obama visits the swing state of Wisconsin during the final day of campaigning for the 2012 US Election Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:08:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-obamas-passionate-speech-on-eve-of-election US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama, Election rally, Politics of the United States, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Swing state, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, United States President Barack Obama visited the swing state of Wisconsin during the final day of campaigning for the US Election. http://news.linktv.org/videos/india-sees-romney-as-more-reliable-ally-linkasia-bulletin-11512?start=0 According to New Delhi contributor Ajoy Bose, the close ties forged between India and the US during George W. Bush's presidency have weakened during President Barack Obama's first term. Bose breaks down the debate in India around which candidate would be better for the country. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:28:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/india-sees-romney-as-more-reliable-ally-linkasia-bulletin-11512 India, US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, New Delhi, Indian National Congress, Government of India, George W. Bush, United States, LinkAsia According to New Delhi contributor Ajoy Bose, the close ties forged between India and the US during George W. Bush's presidency have weakened during President Barack Obama's first term. Bose breaks down the debate in India around which candidate would be better for the country. http://news.linktv.org/videos/experience-the-2012-us-election-campaign-in-two-minutes?start=0 Relive the biggest moments of the 2012 campaign, from the Republican Primaries, to the conventions and debates, in just two minutes. <br /> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:21:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/experience-the-2012-us-election-campaign-in-two-minutes US presidential election, 2012, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics of the United States, Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Paul Ryan, Joe Biden, US presidential election debates, 2012 Relive the biggest moments of the 2012 campaign, from the Republican Primaries, to the conventions and debates, in just two minutes. http://news.linktv.org/videos/us-2012-in-tight-race-voter-id-laws-suppression-could-decide-swing-states?start=0 With the presidential election just one day away, 11th-hour Republican voter suppression could swing the critical battleground state of Ohio for GOP nominee Mitt Romney. On Friday, Ohio's Secretary of State Jon Husted issued a last-minute directive which could invalidate a large number of legal provisional ballots by placing the burden on the voter to correctly record the form of identification provided to election officials. Over the weekend, long lines were reported across the state as voters braved cold weather to line up for hours at the polls. Even longer lines were reported in Florida, where early voters waited for up to six hours to cast their ballot. Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman is joined from Cleveland by Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine and author of "Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics." <br /> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:37:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/us-2012-in-tight-race-voter-id-laws-suppression-could-decide-swing-states US presidential election, 2012, Voter suppression, Voter ID laws (United States), Early voting, Jon A. Husted, Politics of the United States, Ohio, Provisional ballot, Swing state, Florida With the presidential election just one day away, 11th-hour Republican voter suppression could swing the critical battleground state of Ohio for GOP nominee Mitt Romney. On Friday, Ohio's Secretary of State Jon Husted issued a last-minute directive which could invalidate a large number of legal provisional ballots by placing the burden on the voter to correctly record the form of identification provided to election officials. Over the weekend, long lines were reported across the state as voters braved cold weather to line up for hours at the polls. Even longer lines were reported in Florida, where early voters waited for up to six hours to cast their ballot. Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman is joined from Cleveland by Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine and author of "Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics." http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110512?start=556 <p>Myanmar's Suu Kyi under fire for ignoring violence against the Rohingyas as thousands lack medical care, two foreign workers killed by bombings in Bahrain's capital, Arabs disillusioned with Obama express indifference to the US presidential election, and more.</p> Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110512 Muammar Gaddafi , Israel, Rohingya, Civilian casualties, Myanmar, Iran, Aung San Suu Kyi, Iranian rial, Bahrain Uprising, Barack Obama Presenter, Male #1 A victory by candidate Barack Obama or his Republican contender Mitt Romney won't change anything in Washington's policies toward the Middle East, since the foundations of America's foreign policy are untouchable. Our colleague Mada Taha reports on the views of the Arab community that is disappointed that the hopes it has long wished for failed to materialize. Presenter, Female #1 Today, we take you back to the American presidential election of 2008. If appropriate to do so, we would have called them the American global elections. The Democratic candidate at the time, and today's president, Barack Obama, was the first candidate to gain people's love and support internationally, before receiving it domestically. In the Arab world, people followed the American election and bet on Obama. Presenter, Female #1 Some were fed up of the Republican rule that lasted eight years under the leadership of George Bush the son, who waged bloody wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. Some were affected by the media's confusing promotion of the American presidential candidate as Barack Hussein Obama, the catch here being his name "Hussein". Presenter, Female #1 As for others, they rode the wheel of change and supported him believing the time had come for the first American president of African-Muslim origins, with the hope that this change would reflect positively on the Arab world. Obama won, and carried on the rhetoric and promises for a new beginning in the US' relationship with the Arab world. He withdrew American forces from Iraq, and will withdraw them from Afghanistan by 2014. However, what was dubbed the "Arab Spring" represented the biggest challenge for Obama and was seen as a test for the extent that American policies had changed. Reporter, Male #2 Conflicting and unclear: these are the attributes President Obama's administration was accused of in its dealing with what is known as the Arab Spring revolutions. In the view of many observers of American foreign policy, the White House didn't have a single position in the face of those revolutions. Reporter, Male #2 Washington's reluctance to support the Tunisian people's demand to change their government was clear from the beginning. But when the rule of its former ally, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, was toppled early by the cries of Tunisians, it was forced to change its position, a position Washington wanted to avoid repeating in the Egyptian case, so it demanded Hosni Mubarak's government to listen to the people's voice. It then repeated its request loudly, asking Mubarak to step down without delay. The biggest change in Obama's stance was notable in the revolution against Muammar al-Gaddafi's regime, the leader Washington itself described as an important ally just a few weeks before the revolution. It then joined the NATO alliance in the military operations that overthrew his government. Reporter, Male #2 Obama's stance on the three previous revolutions was, in the eyes of many, spurred by two main factors. The first was that those events represented democratic uprisings, and Washington must adopt the general idea of the Arab Spring. Second, that its opposition to it could lead to the emergence of governments hostile to Washington and its interests. However, these two factors seemed justified to a certain extent in the face of the two situations, the Yemeni and Syrian, with growing fears of Islamists taking power in Arab Spring countries, such as Tunisia and Egypt, as the US took into consideration the impact that change would have on the interests of the West and its Israeli ally in the region. For that reason, the American position toward these two revolutions was delayed, especially in Syria, where the crisis has been raging for over 20 months. http://news.linktv.org/videos/latest-poll-down-to-the-wire-49-to-49?start=0 A new CNN poll, released on the eve of the US presidential election, shows the two candidates in a dead heat nationally with 49 percent of the vote each.&nbsp;It's a close election, we get it already.&nbsp;Never mind that a single poll at this stage in the race is just statistical noise, or that the national picture is pretty much irrelevant in a contest decided by the electoral college -- and therefore by a few key states. Mere facts aren't going to stop CNN from hyping the crap out of it anyway.&nbsp;Take it away, Wolf. Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:33:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/latest-poll-down-to-the-wire-49-to-49 US presidential election, 2012, Opinion poll, Swing state, Politics of the United States, Wisconsin, Ohio, US electoral college, Voter turnout, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney A new CNN poll, released on the eve of the US presidential election, shows the two candidates in a dead heat nationally with 49 percent of the vote each. It's a close election, we get it already. Never mind that a single poll at this stage in the race is just statistical noise, or that the national picture is pretty much irrelevant in a contest decided by the electoral college -- and therefore by a few key states. Mere facts aren't going to stop CNN from hyping the crap out of it anyway. Take it away, Wolf. http://news.linktv.org/videos/twitter-bombs-could-blow-up-election?start=0 Malicious "Twitter bombs" packed with false information about a candidate could exert a mighty sway on the presidential election at the last possible moment, some observers fear. The lightning speed and contagion of just-the-right social networking message could trigger a tsunami of opinion to sweep a candidate into the White House. Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:48:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/twitter-bombs-could-blow-up-election Twitter, United States presidential election, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt Romney, Social network service, White House, Barack Obama, Euronews Malicious "Twitter bombs" packed with false information about a candidate could exert a mighty sway on the presidential election at the last possible moment, some observers fear. The lightning speed and contagion of just-the-right social networking message could trigger a tsunami of opinion to sweep a candidate into the White House. http://news.linktv.org/videos/testy-video-revives-debate-about-mormon-mitt?start=0 A video re-release on YouTube of a testy Mitt Romney defending his religion in the last presidential election to a radio interviewer has hit viral paydirt and is sparking renewed debate about the candidate's Mormonism. One expert quoted by the Washington Post cited observers who call the video a "last-ditch attempt" to play the "Mormon card, to bring out the weirdness." Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:45:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/testy-video-revives-debate-about-mormon-mitt Mitt Romney, Mormonism, US presidential election, 2012, Politics of the United States, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2008, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Viral video, Abortion debate, United States A video re-release on YouTube of a testy Mitt Romney defending his religion in the last presidential election to a radio interviewer has hit viral paydirt and is sparking renewed debate about the candidate's Mormonism. One expert quoted by the Washington Post cited observers who call the video a "last-ditch attempt" to play the "Mormon card, to bring out the weirdness." http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-and-romney-racing-to-the-finish-line?start=0 With less than 72 hours to go, President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are in a mad dash speaking at rally after rally to make their final case to voters. With the polls incredibly close, neither candidate is showing signs of letting up. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:12:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-and-romney-racing-to-the-finish-line Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, US presidential election, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Politics of the United States, Ohio, Swing state, United States With less than 72 hours to go, President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are in a mad dash speaking at rally after rally to make their final case to voters. With the polls incredibly close, neither candidate is showing signs of letting up. http://news.linktv.org/videos/betting-the-election-gamblers-make-obama-three-to-one-favorite?start=0 Betting markets consistently blow away political pundits or public polls when it comes to forecasting election results. So why is the smart money going on Obama this year? Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:59:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/betting-the-election-gamblers-make-obama-three-to-one-favorite US presidential election, 2012, Betting exchange, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Gambling, Odds, Betfair, PoliticalBetting.com, Politics of the United States, Mike Smithson Betting markets consistently blow away political pundits or public polls when it comes to forecasting election results. So why is the smart money going on Obama this year? http://news.linktv.org/videos/next-eurozone-crisis-victim-gop-fears-it-could-be-us?start=0 Domestic concerns have of course of eclipsed foreign policy in the race to the White House. Even the third presidential debate, which focused on international issues, did not mention the wider Eurozone debt crisis. But the financial disaster in Europe could yet have a devastating impact on the fragile US economy. Barnaby Phillips looks at US-EU relations from Greece, Europe's most economically troubled state. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:05:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/next-eurozone-crisis-victim-gop-fears-it-could-be-us European sovereign debt crisis, US presidential election, 2012, Global Financial Crisis, European Union, Greek government-debt crisis, 2008-2013 Spanish financial crisis, US economy, Transatlantic relations, Eurozone, Greece Domestic concerns have of course of eclipsed foreign policy in the race to the White House. Even the third presidential debate, which focused on international issues, did not mention the wider Eurozone debt crisis. But the financial disaster in Europe could yet have a devastating impact on the fragile US economy. Barnaby Phillips looks at US-EU relations from Greece, Europe's most economically troubled state. http://news.linktv.org/videos/climate-heckler-chucked-out-of-romney-rally?start=0 A climate change protester raised the temperature at a Mitt Romney rally in Virginia Thursday. "Climate change caused Sandy," he shouted before raising a banner saying "End Climate Silence." Romney supporters seized the banner and chanted "U-S-A" as the man was escorted out of the rally.<br /> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:21:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/climate-heckler-chucked-out-of-romney-rally Global warming, Climate change, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, US presidential election, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney, United States, ABC News A climate change protester raised the temperature at a Mitt Romney rally in Virginia Thursday. "Climate change caused Sandy," he shouted before raising a banner saying "End Climate Silence." Romney supporters seized the banner and chanted "U-S-A" as the man was escorted out of the rally. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110212?start=681 <p>Mauritanian president remains in Paris as opposition calls for end to military rule, UN condemns Syrian rebels' summary execution of regime soldiers, Arab-American voters lean toward Obama in US elections, and more.</p> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110212 Israel, US presidential election, 2012, Republican Party (United States), Democratic Party (United States), Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Syrian Civil War, Arab American, Israeli American, Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian Revolution At least 80 thousand Americans living in Israel have submitted their absentee ballots for the upcoming US elections, representing four times as many who participated in the last presidential vote four years ago. According to the nonprofit organization iVote Israel, an overwhelming 85 percent of Israeli citizens voted for Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Democrats in Israel, however, slammed the iVote survey as slanted and extremely partial, in part because the polling sample only included voters who cast their ballots through the organization. Tel Aviv University's Democracy Institute polls showed about 70 percent of dual citizens voting for Mitt Romney. Joining IBA to discuss the upcoming US elections and the effects of Superstorm Sandy on them is senior correspondent for Bloomberg News in Israel, Calev Ben David. http://news.linktv.org/videos/bloomberg-endorses-obama-better-climate-change-warrior?start=0 Amid a major battle with the effects of Superstorm Sandy, New York City's independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made a surprise decision to endorse Barack Obama, saying the incumbent Democrat will bring critically needed leadership to fight climate change that Bloomberg believes contributed to the devastating storm. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:27:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/bloomberg-endorses-obama-better-climate-change-warrior Climate change, Michael Bloomberg, Barack Obama, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, New York City, Presidency of Barack Obama, Hurricane, New York Amid a major battle with the effects of Superstorm Sandy, New York City's independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made a surprise decision to endorse Barack Obama, saying the incumbent Democrat will bring critically needed leadership to fight climate change that Bloomberg believes contributed to the devastating storm. http://news.linktv.org/videos/what-happens-if-obama-romney-tie?start=0 We keep hearing that the presidential race is a dead heat, so what happens if Bararck Obama and Mitt Romney tie on election day? Experts weigh in on the question, and you might not like what you hear. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:41:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/what-happens-if-obama-romney-tie US presidential election, 2012, US electoral college, Politics of the United States, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Swing vote, Voter turnout, United States, Barack Obama, Polling place We keep hearing that the presidential race is a dead heat, so what happens if Bararck Obama and Mitt Romney tie on election day? Experts weigh in on the question, and you might not like what you hear. http://news.linktv.org/videos/inside-story-americas-will-climate-change-make-landfall-in-the-us-election?start=0 With extreme weather events such as Hurricane Sandy and the Midwest drought affecting huge parts of the US, why have the two main presidential candidates been avoiding discussing climate change in the run up to the elections? Inside Story Americas host Shihab Rattansi discusses with guests Rick Piltz, Joe Romm, and Michael Mann. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:35:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/inside-story-americas-will-climate-change-make-landfall-in-the-us-election Hurricane Sandy, 2012 North American drought, Extreme weather, US presidential election, 2012, Climate change, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Current sea level rise, Drought in the United States, Politics of the United States With extreme weather events such as Hurricane Sandy and the Midwest drought affecting huge parts of the US, why have the two main presidential candidates been avoiding discussing climate change in the run up to the elections? Inside Story Americas host Shihab Rattansi discusses with guests Rick Piltz, Joe Romm, and Michael Mann. http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-collides-with-romney-over-jeep-lie?start=0 President Obama's campaign has attacked a new Mitt Romney ad, calling Romney's claim that bailed-out Chrysler is shipping all Jeep production to China a "lie." Chrysler has added 7,000 North American jobs since the bailout, the <em>Washington Post</em> reports, and the company says it has "no intention" of shifting operations. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:17:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/obama-collides-with-romney-over-jeep-lie Campaign advertising, Jeep, Chrysler, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, American Jobs, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Presidency of Barack Obama President Obama's campaign has attacked a new Mitt Romney ad, calling Romney's claim that bailed-out Chrysler is shipping all Jeep production to China a "lie." Chrysler has added 7,000 North American jobs since the bailout, the Washington Post reports, and the company says it has "no intention" of shifting operations. http://news.linktv.org/videos/buffy-creator-backs-mitt-apocalypse-romney?start=0 Lena Dunham has endorsed Barack Obama for prez, now <em>Buffy</em> creator Joss Whedon has his own viral video "endorsing" Mitt Romney as president ... of the Zombie apocalypse, which Whedon thinks Mitt's bound to bring on. Check it out -- and start hoarding canned goods. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:23:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/buffy-creator-backs-mitt-apocalypse-romney Joss Whedon, Lena Dunham, Viral video, Zombie, Political endorsement, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Presidency of Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama Lena Dunham has endorsed Barack Obama for prez, now Buffy creator Josh Whedon has his own viral video "endorsing" Mitt Romney as president ... of the Zombie apocalypse, which Whedon thinks Mitt's bound to bring on. Check it out -- and start hoarding canned goods. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mitt-romneys-rnc-rising-oceans-joke-not-so-funny-now?start=0 At the 2012 Republican National Convention back in August, Mitt Romney mocked President Obama for promising to "slow the rise of the oceans... and to heal the planet." But after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy -- thought to be the biggest ever to hit the United States -- climate change may not seem quite so funny to voters in eastern states.<br /> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:33:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mitt-romneys-rnc-rising-oceans-joke-not-so-funny-now Hurricane Sandy, Mitt Romney, Climate change, US presidential election, 2012, Politics of the United States, 2012 Republican National Convention, Extreme weather, Barack Obama, Eastern United States, Hurricane At the 2012 Republican National Convention back in August, Mitt Romney mocked President Obama for promising to "slow the rise of the oceans... and to heal the planet." But after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy -- thought to be the biggest ever to hit the United States -- climate change may not seem quite so funny to voters in eastern states. http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-october-29-2012?start=115 Much of the East Coast is shut down today as residents prepare for Hurricane Sandy, a massive storm that could impact up to 50 million people from the Carolinas to Boston. The storm has already killed 66 people in the Caribbean, where it battered Haiti and Cuba. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:34:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/democracy-now-october-29-2012 Hurricane Sandy, East Coast of the United States, Extreme weather, United States, Hurricane, Port-au-Prince, Severe weather, Bill McKibben, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Haiti Much of the East Coast is shut down today as residents brace for Hurricane Sandy, a massive storm that could be the largest to hit the United States in decades. Hundreds of thousands of people have already been evacuated, and millions could lose power over the next day. Meteorologists say Sandy is a rare hybrid "superstorm" created by an Arctic jet stream wrapping itself around a tropical storm. On Sunday, President Obama urged East Coast residents to take the storm "very seriously." President Obama: "This is a serious and big storm. And my first message is to all people across the Eastern Seaboard, mid-Atlantic, going north, that you need to take this very seriously and follow the instructions of your state and local officials, because they are going to be providing you with the best advice in terms of how to deal with this storm over the coming days." Sandy Kills 66 in Haiti, Cuba The storm has already killed 66 people in the Caribbean, where it battered Haiti and Cuba. In Haiti, a top U.N. relief official warned of a heightened risk of a new outbreak of waterborne disease. Johan Peleman: "So, the entire southern peninsula, including the province, the county where Port-au-Prince is, had been — has been very heavily affected with flooding. Rivers have burst out of their banks, the canals running through Port-au-Prince, because Port-au-Prince lies in a valley surrounded by hills. What we fear most is that there might be spikes in waterborne diseases, especially cholera, which we always see after flooding or rains in Haiti." NYC Closes Schools and Subways, Orders Evacuations New York City is among a number of U.S. cities to close schools and transit systems in preparation for the storm. The entire New York metropolitan subway system is being shut down for the second time in 14 months after no previous instances. The New York Stock Exchange is also closed in its first unscheduled shutdown since 2001. On Sunday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the evacuation of tens of thousands in low-lying areas. Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "In light of these conditions, I'm going to sign an executive order mandating evacuation of Zone A areas. I'm also ordering that all of the city's public schools be closed on Monday. Now first as to the evacuation zone, let me stress that we are ordering this evacuation for the safety of the approximately 375,000 people who live in these areas. If you live in these areas, you should leave them this afternoon." Obama, Romney Cancel Campaign Events as Storm Nears With just over a week before the election, both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have scaled back campaigning as Hurricane Sandy approaches. The two campaigns have canceled a combined 17 events and suspended fundraising emails in states that lie in the storm's path. On Saturday, President Obama rallied supporters in New Hampshire, where he criticized Romney's record as governor of neighboring Massachusetts. President Obama: "During Governor Romney's campaign for governor down there, he promised the same thing he's promising now, said he'd fight for jobs and middle-class families. But once he took office, he pushed through a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefited 278 of the wealthiest families in the state, and then he raised taxes and fees on middle-class families to the tune of $750 million. Does that sound familiar to you?" Appearing meanwhile in Ohio, Romney rallied supporters by invoking the mantra of a fictional football team depicted in the television drama, "Friday Night Lights." Mitt Romney: "There's a fictional football team that used to be on TV, and as the team would go out of their locker room, often facing a daunting odds, they'd touch a sign that said, 'Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.' You've seen it. And that's how I feel about Ohio. You guys — you've got clear eyes and full hearts, and on November 6th, we can't lose with your help. We're taking back America." http://news.linktv.org/videos/third-us-presidential-debate-the-view-from-south-korea-linkasia?start=0 South Korea is gearing up for their own major presidential election next month, but last week the focus was on the upcoming US election. Broadcaster MBC gives the South Korean perspective on the third and final debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:30:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/third-us-presidential-debate-the-view-from-south-korea-linkasia South Korea, US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, US presidential election debates, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, United States, LinkAsia, Yul Kwon South Korea is gearing up for their own major presidential election next month, but last week the focus was on the upcoming US election. Broadcaster MBC gives the South Korean perspective on the third and final debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. http://news.linktv.org/videos/hurricane-sandy-knocks-obama-romney-campaigns-off-course?start=0 With little more than a week to go until Election Day, the Obama and Romney campaigns have had their plans upended by Hurricane Sandy's approach. ABC looks at how "Mother Nature's October Surprise" could change the race.<br /> Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:58:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/hurricane-sandy-knocks-obama-romney-campaigns-off-course Hurricane Sandy, United States, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, US presidential election, 2012, October surprise, Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012, Hurricane, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, ABC News With little more than a week to go until Election Day, the Obama and Romney campaigns have had their plans upended by Hurricane Sandy's approach. ABC looks at how "Mother Nature's October Surprise" could change the race. http://news.linktv.org/videos/are-voter-registration-laws-suppressing-minorities-2?start=0 In the past two years, more than a dozen states across the US have passed laws that could restrict voting. Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to block legitimate voters from casting ballots. But Republicans claim that they are trying to stop fraud. Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:30:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/are-voter-registration-laws-suppressing-minorities-2 US presidential election, 2012, Voter suppression, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Electoral fraud, Politics of the United States, Voting rights in the United States, Poll tax, United States, Al Jazeera English In the past two years, more than a dozen states across the US have passed laws that could restrict voting. Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to block legitimate voters from casting ballots. But Republicans claim that they are trying to stop fraud. http://news.linktv.org/videos/actress-lena-dunhams-your-first-time-video-goes-viral?start=0 Do you remember your first time? Perhaps you have been saving yourself for just the right person? Are you, like millions of other first-timers, anxious to know if this is the year it finally happens? Actress and writer Lena Dunham recently debuted a promo for the Obama campaign that has caught huge attention. Sun, 28 Oct 2012 08:52:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/actress-lena-dunhams-your-first-time-video-goes-viral Barack Obama, US presidential election, 2012, Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012, Lena Dunham, Voter turnout, Mitt Romney, Voting, United States Do you remember your first time? Perhaps you have been saving yourself for just the right person? Are you, like millions of other first-timers, anxious to know if this is the year it finally happens? Actress and writer Lena Dunham recently debuted a promo for the Obama campaign that has caught huge attention. http://news.linktv.org/videos/yes-we-chant-obama-romney-rap-third-presidential-debate?start=0 The Gregory Brothers present a musical mash-up video of the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The US musical group has been auto-tuning the presidential debates under the campaign "Songify 2012". Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:04:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/yes-we-chant-obama-romney-rap-third-presidential-debate The Gregory Brothers, US presidential election, 2012, US presidential election debates, Auto-Tune, Foreign policy of the United States, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Foreign policy, Politics of the United States, National security The Gregory Brothers present a musical mash-up video of the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The US musical group has been auto-tuning the presidential debates under the campaign "Songify 2012".