Romney inches closer to GOP nomination with sweep | Latest News Stories | Comcast.net

Loading Percentage

View More Options

Hi
Sign Out

Welcome

Complete the XFINITY set up process so you can browse, watch and record your TV shows & movies anytime, anywhere.

Welcome

Just more steps and you're done:

You're Done!

Complete Set-up

Thank You

Coming back to complete the set-up is simple. Just click on the arrow to the right of the progress bar to see where you left off, then finish your set-up tasks.

Latest News Stories

Romney inches closer to GOP nomination with sweep

FILE - In this May 8, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Lansing, Mich. Romney is looking to pad his lead in the race for convention delegates in Republican presidential primaries Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky as he inches closer to the nomination he's all but certain to win. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

More from this Slideshow

0 of 0

Romney inches cl... FILE - In this May 8, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Lansing, Mich. Romney is looking to pad his lead in the race for convention delegates in Republican presidential primaries Tuesday in Arkansas and Kentucky as he inches closer to the nomination he's all but certain to win. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
APNewsBreak: NKo... This April 29, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows what appears to be the initial stages of construction of a rocket assembly building at Musudan-ri in northeastern North Korea. The U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies says this building and a nearby launch pad under construction are upgrading facilities so the site can handle larger rockets, which could increase international concern over the secretive country's weapons programs. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)
APNewsBreak: Fra... In this photo taken Monday May 21, 2012, Paul Palecek, who was molested as a Franciscan seminary student back in the 1960's is seen in his home in Folsom, Calif. Palecek is one of two dozen former students who have accused the Rev. Mario Cimmarrusti of molestation while they attended St. Anthony's, a seminary boarding school for young boys who hoped to join the close-knit Catholic order.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Storm survivors:... Dignitaries wait to turn dirt during a groundbreaking for the new Irving Elementary School near the ruins of St. John's Regional Medical Center Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Joplin, Mo. The ceremony is the first of three groundbreakings for new schools to replace buildings destroyed by an EF-5 tornado that killed 161 people as it cut a wide swath through Joplin a year ago today. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
White supremacis... FILE - In this July 16, 1997 file photo, Dennis Mahon, a white supremacist from Tulsa, Okla., talks to the media before appearing before the Oklahoma County Grand Jury investigating the Oklahoma City bombing. A federal judge is scheduled Tuesday to sentence a Mahon for his conviction in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in suburban Phoenix. A jury found 61-year-old Dennis Mahon guilty in February of three federal charges stemming from a package bomb that injured then-Scottsdale diversity director Don Logan, who is black and was Scottsdale's diversity director at the time. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter/file)
US Army more sel... FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2012 file photo, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno speaks at the Pentagon. Uncle Sam may still want you. But you? Maybe not so much. In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Army last year took in no recruits with misconduct convictions or drug and alcohol issues, according to internal documents. And soldiers already serving on active duty must meet tougher standards to stay on for another tour in uniform. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
UN nuclear chief... Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano from Japan speaks to the media after returning from Iran at the Vienna International Airport near Schwechat, Austria, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Amano says he has reached a deal with Iran on probing suspected work on nuclear weapons and adds that the agreement will "be signed quite soon." (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Commercial space... The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket is seen during a time exsposure as it lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday, May 22, 2012. This launch marks the first time, a private company sends its own rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
Mountain lion ki... This image provided by the Santa Monica Police Department shows a mountain lion cornered Tuesday May 22, 2012 in Santa Monica, Calif. After efforts to tranquilize the animal failed, officers were forced to kill the animal to prevent it from escaping onto the streets. (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police Department)
Joplin remembers... Thousands of people walk the path of destruction, Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Joplin, Mo. The community is marking the anniversary of an EF-5 tornado that killed 161 people as it cut a wide swath through Joplin a year ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Biden dismisses ... Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Keene State College , Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in Keene, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Serial stabbings... FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2010 file photo, Elias Abuelazam, 33, attends an extradition hearing in Fulton County Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Atlanta. Abuelazam, suspected of fatally stabbing five men and wounding nine others in and around the city of Flint, Mich., two summers ago, was convicted in Flint, Mich., Tuesday, May 22, 2012 of first-degree murder in the first case to go to trial. Jurors rejected the insanity defense put forth for Abuelazam, finding him guilty of stabbing 49-year-old Arnold Minor in August 2010 and leaving him to bleed to death after midnight on a Flint street. He faces life in prison without parole. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, Pool, File)
Hezbollah appeal... Lebanese anti-Syrian regime critic Shadi Mawlawi, center, who was accused of belonging to a terrorist group, is carried on his friends' shoulders as they celebrate his release from jail, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday May 22, 2012. Earlier this month, the arrest of Shadi Mawlawi, an outspoken Lebanese critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad, set of several days of clashes in northern Lebanon that killed eight people. Mawlawi was accused of belonging to a terrorist group. Mawlawi said he denies any link to such groups. The Arabic headband reads: "no God only God and Mohammed prophet of God." (AP Photo)
Egypt's presiden... An Egyptian woman looks at clothes next to a poster of Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate, Mohammed Morsi with Arabic that reads, "Mohammed Morsi, for Egyptian presidency," in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. The May 23-24 presidential election is the first since last year's ouster of longtime authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak. It marks the first time Egyptians will choose their leader in a race overseen by international monitors. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson)
Powell not ready... FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, former Secretary of State Colin Powell meets with President Barack Obama, in the Oval Office at the White in Washington. Powell is declining to renew the endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, when he called Obama "a transformational figure." Pressed in a network interview to say whether he's backing Obama, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff demurred Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Man pleads guilt... FILE - This April 22, 2008, file photo shows the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Patrick Marshall, 53, whose last known address is in Chicago, was arrested Monday, May 21 as he clambered on loose rock directly below the carvings of four presidents at the monument in western South Dakota. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Salter says Marshall pleaded guilty to federal charges of trespass and failing to obey a lawful order on Tuesday, May 22 in Pierre, S.D. Mount Rushmore spokeswoman Maureen McGee-Ballinger says visitors and the sculpture were never in any danger. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Auction claims i... This undated image released by PFCAuctions shows a vial containing Ronald Reagan's dried blood residue. A Channel Islands online auction house has angered Ronald Reagan's foundation by claiming to offer a vial that once contained his blood. The auctioneers say it was used by the laboratory that tested Reagan's blood when he was hospitalized after a 1981 assassination attempt in Washington. Bidding for the vial had passed the 7,000 pound ($11,000) mark Tuesday May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/PFCAuctions)
Eugene Polley, i... This undated photo provided by LG Electronics shows engineer Eugene Polley. A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Polley, the inventor of the "Flash-Matic," the first wireless TV remote control, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, of natural causes in Downers Grove, Ill. He was 96. Polley and fellow Zenith engineer Robert Adler were honored in 1997 with Emmys for their work in pioneering TV remotes. (AP Photo/LG Electronics)
Seau's suicide p... FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2010, file photo, New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. In recent interviews with 40 players _ 13 rookies, 17 active veterans and 10 former NFL players _ The Associated Press heard growing worry about the physical and emotional toll professional football takes. The 43-year old Seau's suicide at his oceanfront home on May 2, 2012, resonated across the age groups, with more than half of each saying that particular event pushed them to ponder their future in the sport or the difficulties of adjusting to a new daily life after leaving the league. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
What's the big d... The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday, May 22, 2012. This launch marks the first time, a private company sends its own rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
Romney's playboo... Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the River City Brewing Company, Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Myanmar power cu... Protesters hold candles during a candlelight vigil in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, May. 22, 2012. Myanmar's government made an uncharacteristic plea for understanding Tuesday after chronic power cuts set off rare protests in the Southeast Asian country that is easing toward democracy after decades of military rule. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
Lower oil prices... In this Sunday, May 13, 2012, photo, gas prices are displayed on a board at a Hess station in Hoboken, N.J. Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a few weeks ago seemed about to face the highest fuel prices ever. The average U.S. retail gasoline price has dropped 21 cents a gallon to $3.73 since hitting a 2012 peak of $3.94 on April 6. (AP Photo/CX Matiash)
Mueller confirms... FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Don't bet on Mit... FILE - In this April 16, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann, are seen outside Fenway Park baseball stadium in Boston. Dont bet on Mitt Romney winning his home state. Or even trying. Thats not been a topic of discussion, Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden said when asked if the Republican former Massachusetts governor would compete in the heavily Democratic state. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Seeking logic in... In this April 16, 2012 photo, North Korean soldiers sing at the Pyongyang indoor gymnasium to commemorate late president Kim Il Sung's 100th birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea. The spectacles exist at a North Korean intersection of dogma, tedium and entertainment. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Lugar loss has s... Sen. Richard Lugar meets with voters outside of a polling location Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Greenwood, Ind. Lugar is being challenged by two-term state Treasurer Richard Mourdock. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
'Fifty Shades' ... FILE- This file combo made of book cover images provided by Vintage Books shows the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy by best-selling author E L James. Public libraries in several states are pulling the racy romance trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey from shelves or deciding not to order the best-seller at all, saying its too steamy or too poorly written. (AP Photo/Vintage Books, File)
Living alone wit... In this photo taken on April 23, 2012, Elaine Vlieger, 79, walks near her home near Denver, Colo. Vlieger is making some concessions to her early stage Alzheimer's, but isn't ready to give up either her home or her independence. She stays active with yard work and daily walks. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Facebook valued ... FILE - This Feb. 1, 2012 photo shows the Facebook logo on a computer screen in Berlin. A published report says Facebook is seeking a valuation of $85 billion to $95 billion when it goes public in a few weeks. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, said Thursday May 3, 2012 that the company plans to set the per-share price of its stock in the high $20s to mid $30s. This is a narrower range than the previously expected $75 billion to $100 billion. Facebook's initial public offering will be by far the largest Internet IPO ever, dwarfing even Google Inc.'s in 2004. (AP Photo/dapd, Timur Emek)
Jury sees 'beer ... Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House as his retrial continues on charges that Clemens committed perjury when he told Congress in 2008 that he had never taken steroids or human growth hormone, Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
13 charged in ha... FILE -In this Oct. 8, 2011 file photo, Florida A&M Marching 100 Drum Major Robert Champion performs during a performance at halftime of the game against Howard University at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. Thirteen people were charged Wednesday, May 2, 2012, for their roles in the hazing death of Florida A&M university drum major who was severely beaten during a ritual, a prosecutor said. (AP Photo/Don Juan Moore)
Billy Graham bac... FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham, 92, speaks during an interview at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The Rev. Billy Graham urged North Carolina voters Wednesday, May 2, 2012 to support an amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage, a move that one observer says is highly unusual but another says is in keeping with the minister's moral beliefs. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
US-Afghan pact a... A French soldier part of the NATO forces walks on debris after the compound was attacked by militants in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. A suicide car bomber and Taliban militants disguised in burqas attacked a compound housing hundreds of foreigners in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said. The Taliban said the attack was a response to President Barack Obama's surprise visit just hours earlier. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
Junior Seau foun... FILE -In this July 28, 2007 file photo, New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau smiles during NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass. Police have responded to a report of a shooting at the Seau's home in Oceanside, Calif., Wednesday morning, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
Sports violence:... FILE - In this Aug. 22, 1965, file photo, San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal (27) swings a bat at Los Angeles Dodgers catcher John Roseboro as Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, rear right, tries to break it up in the third inning at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Violence is part of the game in many sports. But when athletes cross the line it can attract the attention of authorities _ sometimes from within their sport and in other cases from criminal prosecutors. The punishment of four members of the New Orleans Saints for participating a cash-for-hits bounty system targeting opponents is the latest example but not the only one. (AP Photo/Robert H. Houston, File)
A guide to Egypt... Egyptian women mourn over the death of victims of clashes outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Suspected supporters of Egypt's military rulers attacked predominantly Islamist anti-government protesters outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo Wednesday, setting off clashes that left more than ten people dead as political tensions rise three weeks before crucial presidential elections. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)
May Day protests... Jesse Morgan, left, looks on during a May Day rally Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Atlanta. While a black preacher told a crowd of about 100 immigration activists that incarcerated blacks and detained illegal immigrants faced similar challenges, Morgan stood to one side of the May Day protesters holding a large sign that read "Radical Queers Resist. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Analysis: Obama ... President Barack Obama delivers a speech from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Kevin Lamarque, Pool)
Secret trip tric... President Barack Obama gets a high five as he greets troops at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Suspect arrested... As Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine looks on, right, U.S. Marshal Pete Elliot announces the arrest in Portland, Ore. of a fugitive who went by the alias Bobby Thompson at a news conference Tuesday, May 1, 2012, In Cleveland. Thompson is accused of running a scam that collected millions of dollars in donations from people who believed they were helping U.S. Navy veterans. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Growth slowed at... In this April 24, 2012, file photo, women and girls carry purchases on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Calif. The Commerce Department said Friday, April 27, 2012, that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the January-March quarter, compared with a 3 percent gain in the final quarter of 2011. Consumers spent at the fastest pace in more than a year. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Bayern beats Rea... Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal celebrates after scoring during a semi final second leg Champions League soccer match against Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
US Air jet diver... A U.S. Airways flight from Paris to Charlotte, North Carolina that was diverted to Bangor International Airport takes off after landing safely earlier in the day in Bangor Maine
Mitt Romney take... Romney, U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor, addresses a crowd of supporters during a rally at Lansing Community College in Lansing
Dell results dis... A man wipes logo of Dell IT firm at CeBIT exhibition centre in Hannover
Exclusive: Spy a... A view of the National Security Agency at Ft. Meade, Maryland
Gupta on Rajarat... Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., exits Manhattan Federal Court in New York
SEC looking at J... Commuters are reflected in stone as they walk past the JP Morgan headquarters in New York
Germany, France ... German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens to French President Francois Hollande during the 2012 NATO Summit in Chicago
Nissan aiming fo... People look at Nissan Motor Co's cars at the company showroom in Yokohama
Citigroup says c... A Citibank sign on bank branch in midtown Manhattan in New York
Gingrich's priva... Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign event at the Hilton Hotel in Arlington, Virginia
Insight: EU fore... EU Foreign Policy Chief Ashton attends a signing ceremon with Iraqi FM Zebari in Brussels
Insight: Jerusal... Israeli youths dance with national flags in front of the Western Wall during a parade marking Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem
Insight: Morgan ... The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company's IPO launch,
Obama sketches 4... Prime Minister Cameron, President Obama, Chancellor Merkel, Barroso, watch the overtime shootout of the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich Champions League final at Camp David
Exclusive: U.S. ... U.S. President Obama shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Crocker upon his arrival at Bagram Air Base in Kabul
Former Rutgers s... Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student, listens as the jury lists their verdict in New Jersey
U.N. observers s... Lebanese Sunni Muslim men, with faces covered, stand, after they burnt tyres to block a road in Jeb Jennin, West Bekaa
Nuclear regulato... NRC chairman Jaczko attends a news conference during the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety in Vienna in Vienna
U.N. nuclear chi... International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano briefs the media before his trip to Tehran at the international airport in Vienna
Death toll in Ye... A still image taken from video shows army personnel helping injured soldier at the scene of a suicide attack in Sanaa
Nasdaq alters IP... Monitors show the value of the Facebook, Inc. stock before closing bell at the NASDAQ Marketsite in New York
Alibaba in talks... Employees play table tennis inside the headquarters office of Alibaba (China) Technology Co. Ltd on the outskirts of Hangzhou
Zuckerberg's pos... Facebook co-founder and CEO Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are seen in this screengrab of a wedding photo posted on Zuckerberg's Facebook page
Blind Chinese ac... U.S. Rep. Chris Smith meets with Chen Guangcheng after arriving in New York
Facebook falls b... Monitors show value of Facebook, Inc. stock before closing bell at NASDAQ Marketsite in New York
Singer Robin Gib... File photo of former Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb speaking during a news conference in Moscow
Zuckerberg weds ... Facebook co-founder and CEO Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are seen in this screengrab of a wedding photo posted on Zuckerberg's Facebook page
Russia says West... Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov speaks during a news briefing in the main building of Foreign Ministry in Moscow
The Daily Beast The Daily Beast brings the essential in news and commentary, culture and entertainment. It's a sharp and speedy edit of the web with original reporting and breaking news from a wonderfully diverse group of contributors. The Daily Beast is the omnivorous friend who hears about the best stuff and forwards it to you with a twist.

Ad Info - Ad Feedback

Ad Info - Ad Feedback

Page 1 2 « Previous Next »

TV »
'The Bachelorette'

See which contestants got roses this week.
Finance »
Biggest Jailbirds

TThe top 5 CEOs who were sent to prison.
Sports »
Grilling Foods

7 odd foods that taste great on the grill.
Entertainment »
Get Their Look

See where you can buy celebs’ bikinis.
Music »
Billboard Awards

See what these sexy stars wore this year.
TV »
‘The Simpsons’

Miss Lady Gaga’s debut? Catch up here!
Finance »
Best Employers

These companies are the best to work for.
Sports »
Worst Franchises

These franchises give sports a bad name.
Entertainment »
Total Meltdown

These celebs had very memorable freakouts.
Music »
Top Love Songs

These songs will make your heart melt.

Loading...