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April 18th, 2012
10:17 PM ET
Agents resign as Secret Service investigation continuesCNN Chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin reports the latest in the investigation surrounding allegations that Secret Service agents brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms in Cartagena, Colombia. 
April 18th, 2012
08:52 PM ET
Keystone XL pipeline builder proposes new route CLEVELAND, Ohio (CNN) - The company building the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has submitted a proposal for a new route, a spokesman for Nebraska's environmental authority said Wednesday. The new route is east of the initially proposed route that went over an environmentally sensitive aquifer, said spokesman Brian McManus of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. TransCanada is the company constructing Keystone XL. The pipeline is intended to carry between 500,000 to 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Canada's oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. U.S. President Barack Obama in January denied a permit for the 1,700-mile pipeline, a decision that prompted Republican criticism that the president was not doing everything possible to create jobs and combat high gasoline prices.
April 18th, 2012
06:43 PM ET
Obama and Romney faceoff in OhioThe swing state of Ohio was the setting for an interesting intersection of two campaigns. CNN's Brianna Keilar reports. 
April 18th, 2012
05:52 PM ET
Statement from Secret Service on resignations The following is a statement from Assistant Director Paul S. Morrissey, U.S. Secret Service Office of Government and Public Affairs: "Although the Secret Service's investigation into allegations of misconduct by its employees in Cartagena, Colombia, is in its early stages, and is still ongoing, three of the individuals involved will separate or are in the process of separating from the agency: * One supervisory employee was allowed to retire from the agency. * Another supervisory employee has been proposed for removal for The remaining eight employees continue to be on administrative leave. The Secret Service continues to conduct a full, thorough and fair investigation, utilizing all investigative techniques available to our agency. This includes polygraph examinations, interviews with the employees involved, and witness interviews, to include interviews being conducted by our Office of Professional Responsibility in Cartagena, Colombia. Since these allegations were first reported, the Secret Service has actively pursued this investigation, and has acted to ensure that appropriate disciplinary action is effected. We demand that all of our employees adhere to the highest professional and ethical standards and are committed to a full review of this matter.
April 18th, 2012
05:46 PM ET
Keystone requests route through NebraskaCNN's Brianna Keilar reports that TransCanada has submitted a proposal for a new route for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to the state of Nebraska, according to Brian McManus, a spokesman for the state's environmental authority, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. The new route is east of the initially proposed route that went over an environmentally sensitive aquifer. 
April 18th, 2012
05:39 PM ET
Secret Service resignations (CNN) - The U.S. Secret Service is set to announce agent resignations following a prostitution scandal in Colombia, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. The resignations could occur as early as Wednesday evening, the source said, adding that not all 11 agents involved in the scandal are expected to resign.
April 18th, 2012
05:33 PM ET
Secret Service scandal raises question of macho culture, women agentsBy CNN's Laura Smith-Spark (CNN) - The scandal over allegations that Secret Service agents brought prostitutes to their hotel rooms in Colombia ahead of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama keeps growing. And with it come awkward questions about whether a strong macho element in the culture of the U.S. Secret Service could pose a threat to security, and how women agents fit into the picture. Journalist and commentator Kiri Blakeley asked in a blog post Tuesday why there are not more women Secret Service agents to counter this kind of bad behavior. "The reason there should be more is simple: Women don't get into trouble the way men do," she wrote, suggesting that women make better moral choices than men. "Seriously, can you imagine a bunch of Secret Service gals going on a trip to Colombia, where they are scheduled to secure the environment for their boss, who happens to be, oh, the most powerful man in the world, and then hiring a bunch of call guys?" she asks. The identities of the 11 Secret Service agents implicated in the investigation have not been disclosed, nor have those of as many as 10 U.S. military personnel also suspected of involvement. But it is widely assumed they are all men. However, Jeffrey Robinson, who wrote "Standing Next to History: An Agent's Life Inside the Secret Service," with former senior special agent Joseph Petro, said the incident in Colombia should not cast doubts on the professionalism of Secret Service agents as a whole, whatever their gender.
April 18th, 2012
04:07 PM ET
It's getting crowded in the swing state of OhioCNN White House correspondent Brianna Keilar shows us the interesting intersection of the Obama and Romney campaigns in one small Ohio town Wednesday. 
April 18th, 2012
09:44 AM ET
POTUS heads to the heartlandPresident Obama will travel to Ohio this morning for an event highlighting the administration's job training initiatives. He will talk to unemployed workers who are students in Lorain County Community job training programs and then make remarks. Later in the day he will head to the Detroit area to raise money for his re-election campaign and the DNC. He is expected to raise almost $1 million on Wednesday. Full Schedule after the jump
April 18th, 2012
12:37 AM ET
Obama to raise campaign cash in Michigan, once Romney's home turf (CNN) – President Obama returns to the fundraising circuit Wednesday after a weeklong hiatus to raise campaign cash in Michigan – the birth place of his all but certain GOP rival, Mitt Romney. The president is expected to attend two events in the Detroit area Wednesday evening, according to an Obama campaign official. The first will be held at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, where 600 people, who have each paid at least $250, will be on hand, the official said. The Ford Museum has played host to national politicians in the past. Most notably, it was where Romney announced his first bid for president in 2008. The former Massachusetts governor was born and raised in Michigan and his father served as governor there. A more intimate reception will follow at a private residence in Bingham Farms, Michigan, where 47 people – each of whom paid $10,000 – are expected to attend, according to the Obama official. All told, the president is likely to rake in close to $1 million for his campaign and the Democratic National Committee. |
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