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Mitt Romney at 10 Downing Street (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Opinion: Mitt Romney’s Terrible Foreign Trip

Mitt’s terrible foreign trip isn’t just bad press and a campaign stumble. In diplomacy gaffes, missteps, and offenses have real consequences for our national security and the peace and stability of the world.

2012/08/02

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 30: (L-R) Missy Franklin of the United States competes in heat 3 of the Women's 200m Freestyle on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Franklin Finishes 4th In 200-Meter Freestyle

Colorado’s Missy Franklin will have to wait a little longer to add to her medal count.

2012/07/31

Opinion: Hopefully For Romney ‘Likability’ Won’t Be Important In 2012

When Mitt is back home, will the offensive comments stop? Republicans can only hope so because this race is too important to be decided by “how much America likes one guy over another”. But such a factor could very well decide the outcome of this election.

2012/07/31

US swimmer Missy Franklin celebrates winning the women's 100m backstroke final swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 30, 2012 in London. (AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU)

Missy Franklin Wins Gold In 100-Meter Backstroke

Colorado’s own Missy Franklin won the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the London Olympics on Monday.

2012/07/30

Mitt and Ann Romney at the Olympic opening ceremony in London (Photo credit: TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Romney’s Gold Medal In Tax Deductions

“[Romney] has pushed the envelope all the way to the edge, to his benefit, and I think that Americans would find that pretty distasteful. I think it’s going to make Americans recoil, and that’s why I think he’s not releasing those returns,” said Former Auto Czar Steve Rattner.

2012/07/30

Imagine If They Let Kangaroos Compete In The Olympics

It has been easy to marvel at the skills of Olympians, but new research says if the competition was truly opened up, humans wouldn’t stand a chance. Dr. Dave Hnida compared the record setting pace of a human versus that found in the animal world.

2012/07/30

Netherlands' Inge Dekker, Australia's Alicia Coutts and US' Missy Franklin compete in the women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay final swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012 in London. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/GettyImages

Franklin Leads The Way To Bronze Medal

The United States team got off to a blistering start in the 400-meter freestyle relay with Missy Franklin swimming leadoff under world-record pace, but the Australians rallied behind Brittany Elmslie on the third leg.

2012/07/28

Opinion: Romney Falls Flat In London But Still Rakes In Cash From Libor Bankers

Mitt Romney insulted Britain’s preparations for the Olympics and inspired quotes like “apparently devoid of charm, warmth, humor or sincerity” and “worse than Sarah Palin” before cashing campaign checks from bankers and lobbyists who are at the center of the Libor scandal.

2012/07/27

Team USA Takes On Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

Michael Phelps and the rest of the 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team take a break from practice to sing along to this popular hit.

2012/07/27

Taylor Phinney, of Boulder, is hoping for a medal in the London Olympics in cycling. (credit: CBS)

Boulder Cyclist Phinney Aims For Olympic Glory

Taylor Phinney relaxes on a low stone wall behind an idyllic countryside hotel south of London, looking perfectly at ease even as the tension begins to mount.

2012/07/26