U.S. human rights groups have submitted a 60,000-signature petition to the White House calling for a formal apology to Canadian Maher Arar, who was deported from the U.S. to Syria.

The race for the White House is tightening up with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney in a dead heat on the question of who could best fix the economy, a new poll showed Tuesday.

CHICAGO - President Barack Obama sought to undermine Mitt Romney#39;s key rationale for his presidential candidacy Monday, sharply attacking his Republican challenger#39;s background as a venture capitalist and arguing that profit-making alone is not a qualification for the White House.

President Barack Obama sought to undermine Mitt Romney#39;s key rationale for his presidential candidacy Monday, sharply attacking his Republican challenger#39;s background as a venture capitalist and arguing that profit-making alone is not a qualification for the White House.

President Barack Obama sought to undermine Mitt Romney#39;s key rationale for his presidential candidacy Monday, sharply attacking his Republican challenger#39;s background as a venture capitalist and arguing that profit-making alone is not a qualification for the White House.