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Analysis: Obama takes a risk on immigration front
There's not much President Barack Obama can do to boost the economy in the next five months, and that alone might cost him the November election.
40 years on, Watergate crime scene is forgotten
When the Watergate complex was built in the 1960s, it was just a group of buildings on the western edge of the nation's capital. Then, 40 years ago ...
Tantalizing what if's 40 years after Watergate
Watergate's "what ifs" are still tantalizing. What if a security guard hadn't noticed tape on a door latch outside Democratic headquarters at the ...
Obama calls on lawmakers to end gridlock
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to end partisan gridlock and pass proposals he says would put Americans back to work. In his weekly ...
Romney says immigration decision complicates issue
Softening his rhetoric on immigration, likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday that the status of younger illegal immigrants ...
McCain: Foreign cash sneaking in via super PACs
Sen. John McCain said in an interview posted online Friday that "foreign money" was helping fellow Republican Mitt Romney's presidential hopes and ...
Obama interrupted during immigration remarks
President Barack Obama responded angrily to a reporter from a conservative online publication who interrupted him during remarks on immigration in the ...
Issa willing to postpone contempt vote against AG
Rep. Darrell Issa said Friday he is willing to postpone a contempt of Congress vote against Attorney General Eric Holder if the Justice Department ...
Wis. GOP lawmaker asks for recount in recall race
A Republican Wisconsin state senator asked Friday for a recount in the election that could hand Democrats their only victory in this month's six ...
Romney: Obama denying middle class a 'fair shot'
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney launched a multistate bus tour through small-town America on Friday, charging that President Barack ...
Obama acts to spare many youths from deportation
President Barack Obama suddenly eased enforcement of the nation's immigration laws Friday, an extraordinary step offering a chance for hundreds of ...
Obama holds gay pride reception at White House
President Barack Obama is telling gay supporters that they will have a friend and "fellow advocate" in the White House as long as he is president.
US reveals accusations against Secret Service
Secret Service agents and officers have been accused of involvement with prostitutes, leaking sensitive information, publishing pornography, sexual ...
US declassifies attacks in Yemen, Somalia
The White House is partially lifting the lid of secrecy on its counterterrorism campaign against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia by formally ...
Ethics problems lose edge as re-election issue
Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan is fighting off a congressional ethics investigation linked to a former business partner and campaign donations.
New Obama policy will spare some from deportation
President Barack Obama says his plan to stop deporting younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children will make the system "more fair, ...
EPA proposes stricter standards for soot pollution
Risking an election-year backlash from Republicans, the Obama administration is proposing new air quality standards to lower the amount of soot that ...
THE RACE: Presidential slogan wars are heating up
Mitt Romney is on an "Every Town Counts" bus tour rolling across six states won in 2008 by Barack Obama and now being courted by Republicans.
Panetta salutes gays in military
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday thanked gay and lesbian military members for their service, as the Pentagon prepares to mark June as gay ...
Pelosi confident court will back health care law
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is predicting the Supreme Court will uphold the constitutionality of the health care law by a 6-3 vote.
FACT CHECK: Where Obama, Romney missed mark
President Barack Obama accused Republicans of paying for wars "on the nation's credit card" even though he has used the same plastic for the same ...
Obama to observe Gay Pride Month
President Barack Obama will host a reception at the White House to observe Gay Pride Month on Friday. In a proclamation earlier this month, the ...
Obama turns to NYC celebrities for campaign cash
President Barack Obama soaked in the support — and the campaign cash — of Manhattan's elite entertainers Thursday as his re-election team sought to ...
AP EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon to mark gay pride month
Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride ...
Senate panel boosts spending on IRS, Pell Grants
A Senate panel divided along party lines Thursday to approve legislation funding President Barack Obama's health care and financial services overhaul ...