By NICOLE DEBEVEC United Press International Mitt Romney could cross - or be close to crossing - the 1,144-delegate threshold to become the Republican presidential nominee Tuesday when Texans vote in their party primaries. Romney has 997 of the 1,144 delegates needed after primaries in Arkansas and Kentucky last week, CNN reported.

Tony Deyal, Contributor "To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, 'Well done.' And to the C students, I say, 'You, too, can be president of the United States.'" This was George W. Bush at his best. Now, as America gallops towards the polls and as the Gallup polls show a dead heat between Romney and Obama, there are many people asking the age- old question, "Are Americans truly that dumb?" Maybe we should ask former

WBUR radio and Kaiser Health News report that the Massachusetts Senate has quietly approved a measure requiring doctors and nurses to discuss end of life options with patients who have a terminal illness.

By Shannon Travis, CNN Political Reporter Mitt Romney has used Sen. Marco Rubio, a possible VP candidate, to attack President Obama on the campaign trail. Washington (CNN) - Wanted: A political attack dog ready to tear into President Barack Obama.

British climber Kenton Cool, seen here in March, has reached the summit of Everest, his website announced, fulfilling an 88-year-old promise to carry an Olympic gold medal to the top of the world's highest peak. British climber Kenton Cool shows an Olympic gold medal awarded to Arthur Wakefield in 1924 as he prepares to reach the summit of Everest.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Б─" The story line on the Republican Senate race in Texas is a now familiar one: A veteran politician supported by the GOP establishment is challenged by a young insurgent backed by national conservative groups. By Mayra Beltran, Houston Chronicle, via AP Texas Lt.

Some sure-fire ways Mitt Romney can turn weakness into strength by Scott Feschuk on Friday, May 25, 2012 10:04am - 0 Comments Everett Collection; Getty Images; Photo Illustration by Taylor Shute As a candidate, Mitt Romney has several weaknesses.

By Chris Tomlinson, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The story line on the Republican Senate race in Texas is a now familiar one: A veteran politician supported by the GOP establishment is challenged by a young insurgent backed by national conservative groups. In this distinctly Texas episode in the saga for control of the Senate, David Dewhurst is the reserved, self-made millionaire and lieutenant

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times Thursday, May 24, 2012 Inquiring minds want to know: When Rolling Thunder roars through the nation's capital this weekend, will President Obama meet with the group's national executive director, Artie Muller, as former President George W. Bush did in years past?

By JOHN M. BRODER and CLIFFORD KRAUSS / The New York Times Correction Appended WASHINGTON - Shortly before Thanksgiving in 2010, the leaders of the commission President Obama had appointed to investigate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico sat down in the Oval Office to brief him. After listening to their findings about the BP accident and the safety of deepwater drilling, the president abruptly changed the subject.