Mitt Romney on Afghanistan and future wars: "Our troops shouldn't go off and try and fight a war of independence for another nation. Only the Afghanis can win Afghanistan's independence from the Taliban."

Robert Gibbs says this election is not about "affixing blame" to the economic crisis after he noted people still blame Bush more than Obama for the troubled economy. Gibbs also responds to Obama's "bump in the road" comment that Romney pounced o

"What we need is competition and a chance for people to opt-out of the system. You talk about opting-out of ObamaCare? Why can't we opt out of the whole system and take care of our selves?" Presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) said at Monday's CNN debate.

"If you were looking for a bunch of partisan rhetoric, I'm probably not your guy," President Obama said at a fundraiser in Miami.

"Every night I get letters. We get about 40,000 pieces of mail at the White House every day. And I ask my team to select ten letters that is representative of what people are feeling out there. And I will tell you, these really are representative because about half of them call me an idiot," President Obama said at a fundraiser in Miami on Monday n

Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney on health care reform and the individual mandate.

GOP presidential candidate, Herman Cain, explains how he would get the economy moving during the GOP debate in Manchester.

"I just want to make an announcement here for you, John [King], on CNN tonight. I filed today my paperwork to seek the office of the presidency of the United States today," Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said at the debate this evening.

Fmr. Sen. Rick Santorum: "He [Obama] has done everything he can, whether it's Israel or Honduras or whether it's Columbia or the Czechs or the Pols, he has turned his back on American allies and he has embraced our enemies."

President Obama is interrupted at a fundraiser in Miami with a man (or group) yelling: "Keep your promise, stop AIDS now!" The heckler was drowned out by the audience with "Obama! Obama! Obama!"

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) on President Obama's handling of the economy.

Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, says Obama is anti-jobs and a destructive force during the GOP debate.

“I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign," President Obama told NBC News in an interview.

Rush Limbaugh responds to David "Mr. Crease In His Pants" Brooks referring to the GOP base as "white working class."

"'Shovel-ready' was not as shovel-ready as we expected," Obama said at a meeting with his Jobs and Competitiveness Council today in North Carolina.

"This is a very serious problem with Washington and the legislative area not doing what it needs to do. I was a governor of Virginia; we passed budgets," former DNC chair and candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Kaine (VA) said on CNBC this morning.

CHRIS MATTHEWS: "Michele Bachmann launched from a small town called 'Hardball' years ago."

CNN debate moderator John King asks Fmr. Sen. Santorum (R-PA) what he prefers: Leno or Conan? Santorum's response: "Neither. Probably Leno. But, I don't watch either. Sorry." King will be asking candidates "This or That?" questions throughout the debate.

In yet another round of CNN John King's "This or That?" questioning, Gov. Tim Pawlenty chooses Coke over Pepsi.

Under Obama "our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export," Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) said in L.A. over the weekend.

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) discusses the many problems Anthony Weiner faces, other than his sex scandal. Clyburn, while he doesn't call for Weiner to resign, says he can be forced out by losing his committee assignments among other things.

"Today the single most serious economic problem we face is getting people back to work. We stabilized the economy, we prevented a financial meltdown, an economy that was shrinking is now growing. We've added more than 2 million private sector jobs over the last 15 months alone. But -- [ applause ] -- but i'm still not satisfied. I will not be sa

FOX News: Chris Stirewalt and Rep. John Garamendi discuss federal money and spending federal dollars on overseas projects.

FOX News: A hearing in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is laying the groundwork to compel U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to turn

Mitt Romney: This video shows President Obama's failure to create jobs for millions of unemployed Americans and shows that the unemployed are not just economic statistics, but are real Americans looking to support themselves and their families.

"The president feels, we feel at the White House, this is a distraction, as Congressman Weiner has said himself, his behavior was inappropriate, dishonesty was inappropriate," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force one today. "The president is focused on his job which is getting this economy continuing to grow, creat

"I'm not going to show up at the polls pretending to be Michelle Obama or Oprah Winfrey. That does not happen and that is what this Voter ID law purports happens, but it doesn't happen," AJC's Cynthia Tucker said on "Hardball" tonight.

NBC's Tom Brokaw spoke highly of President Bill Clinton's ability to find a "third-way" during his run for presidency and the way he governed. Brokaw believes "a big test" for the GOP candidates is whether they are "held hostage to certain factions in the Republican party."

CNBC: Taken together, Gross puts the total at "nearly $100 trillion," that while perhaps a bit on the high side, places the country in a highly unenviable fiscal position that he said won't find a solution overnight.

ABC News' Jon Karl: I wanted to ask you right off the bat, the president is meeting with David Petraeus, getting his recommendations about what to do next in Afghanistan. What is your sense? We know that he's going to begin the drawdo

Richard Wolffe questions the record of GOP candidates while praising President Obama's comeback.

FOX News: When it comes to the digging up of 24,000 emails sent and received by Sarah Palin during her time serving as governor in Alaska, Trump says, “I’ve never heard of a thing like this, and it’s really dangerous for this country.”

"I will endure the challenges. I will carry the message of American renewal to every part of this great land no matter what it takes," Newt Gingrich said at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills, CA.