Topic: Peter Brown

With meager jobs growth, 'time running out' for Obama (+video)

The 2012 presidential election may hang on voters' perceptions about the economy, and Friday's report that just 115,000 jobs were created in April won't do much to help Obama. What's the outlook for the months ahead?

Why Mitt Romney is rebounding in two key battlegrounds, Florida and Ohio

Mitt Romney and President Obama are now in a dead heat in Florida and Ohio, while Obama still leads in Pennsylvania, says a new poll. Two factors could be behind the trends.

Why Rick Santorum could lose in Pennsylvania, his home state

Rick Santorum is leading in Pennsylvania polls now. But Pennsylvania fits the profile of states that Mitt Romney has won.

Alarm bell for Mitt Romney? New poll shows Obama surge.

A new poll of voters in Virginia, a key swing state, shows that President Obama is widening his lead in a hypothetical matchup with Mitt Romney. Romney's big problem: women. 

Florida primary results: Romney most 'electable,' but GOP base still wary (+video)

GOP voters saw Mitt Romney as the candidate most likely to defeat President Obama, Florida primary results show. But a disconnect persists between Romney and the party's conservative base.

A Gingrich-Obama matchup? It's getting tighter, polls show

Newt Gingrich looks increasingly competitive against President Obama in three key battleground states, new polls show. And registered Republicans in those states prefer him to Mitt Romney.

Occupy Wall Street: Can it ever match tea party clout?

Economic conditions have seemed ripe for a popular uprising from the left, and now 'Occupy Wall Street' protests are marshaling those forces. But so far the tea party has greater focus and intensity.

Herman Cain, Mitt Romney tied for GOP lead in Virginia poll

Herman Cain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are tied at the top of the latest GOP candidate poll from Quinnipiac University.

Bestselling books the week of 9/9/11, according to IndieBound

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America

Why Mormonism might not be a problem for Mitt Romney

A poll released Wednesday suggests that a minority of Americans are 'entirely comfortable' with the idea of a Mormon president. But voters' concerns about the problems facing the country might override any concern they have about Mitt Romney's religion.

What federal spending should be axed? US public has its own ideas.

In recent opinion polls, the US public gives Congress a starting place to look for cuts in federal spending. Energy industries and 'earmarks' top the list, but there's more.

Wisconsin union fight: Which side does US public support?

Latest poll shows the US public split over limiting collective bargaining for public employees, as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is urging. Some previous polls give the edge to the unions.

Bestselling books the week of 1/13/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 1/6/2011, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 12/16/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Geminids to rain gems down upon skywatchers Monday

Geminids: The meteors are — for those willing to brave the chill of a December night — a fine winter shower, and usually the most satisfying of all the annual showers.

5 irresistible children's picture books

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been reading or how grown-up you think you’ve become – children’s picture books remain one of the greatest delights a reader can experience.

Bestselling books the week of 11/23/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Could Democrats give Obama trouble in 2012? War in Afghanistan is key.

Most Democrats oppose the war in Afghanistan. Amid talk of a longer US presence there, Obama runs the risk of alienating his base. A damaging primary challenge from the left is not unthinkable.

Poll: Sarah Palin can't beat Obama. But Mitt Romney can.

Sarah Palin is the front-runner for the GOP nomination in 2012, according to a new Quinnipiac survey. But the poll indicates she wouldn't win the general election.

Bestselling books the week of 11/18/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 11/11/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores all across America.

Bestselling books the week of Sept. 30, 2010, according to IndieBound*

Bestselling books the week of 9/23/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 9/16/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

• Published Thursday, September 16, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, September 12, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org