Former Maldivian minister of foreign affairs Abdullah Shahid has been appointed as the president of the Maldivian Democratic Party, following the departure of former president Mohammed Nasheed last year.
gop frontrunner when it comes to the crucial issue of who can get the economy moving. a cnn/opinion research corporation poll finds just 40% say that president obama can get this economy moving, while more than half of those polls polled believe that mitt romney has what it takes. now, this polling data leads me to the most important economic issue of all, and that is jobs. more than 100,000 jobs have been added in each of the last six months. it is not enough. it is not enough, but it is steady improvement. nothing means more to how americans feel about the economy than whether they have a job or know someone who just got a job or conversely, someone who lost a job. let s head to south carolina and bring in cnn contributor will cane, a good friend of our show. will, as a conservative, are you sensing some worry among republicans that the stronger job creation will weaken the advantage that mitt romney could have over president obama on the issue of being better able to imp