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Romney ad hits Obama for 'private sector' comment
TITLE: "Doing Fine?" LENGTH: 30 seconds. AIRING: Mitt Romney's campaign did not disclose where the ad is running. KEY IMAGES: Workers standing in long ...
THE RACE: Romney steps up campaigning in Rust Belt
Mitt Romney is nipping at President Barack Obama's heels in Rust Belt states that Obama won in 2008 but which polls show are becoming more competitive ...
Republicans, Democrats at odds on energy issues
Republicans and Democrats seem to be living on different planets when it comes to how to meet U.S. energy needs. Republicans overwhelmingly push for ...
Obama gives Medal of Freedom to Israel's Peres
President Barack Obama presented Israeli President Shimon Peres with the Medal of Freedom on Wednesday, calling him the essence of Israel itself and ...
Dems: Obama could lose, donors better get moving
A growing chorus of once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obama could lose the November election. The hand-wringing reflects real worries ...
Panetta warns of 'disaster' from defense cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pleaded with Congress Wednesday to avoid the disaster of automatic defense cuts even as he criticized lawmakers' ...
Battle forming over Obama's pick to be Iraq envoy
A battle is brewing over President Barack Obama's pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq, with Senate Republicans calling for the nomination to ...
Dems, GOP claim national meaning in House election
Based on recent precedent, Democrat Ron Barber's special election triumph in a Republican-heavy Arizona congressional district portends little or ...
US accuses Russia but needs its help in Syria
Tensions between the U.S. and Russia flared Wednesday as the former Cold War foes traded blame for the violence in Syria just days before a planned ...
Obama choice to lead NRC pledges collegiality
President Barack Obama's nominee to chair the Nuclear Regulatory Commission promised Wednesday to try to restore harmony at an agency marked by ...
Romney starts ad wave; GOP PAC gets more cash
A deep-pocketed casino mogul is pouring a $10 million infusion of cash into a group backing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's cause just ...
Romney amends budget goals, assails Obama's record
Mitt Romney told business leaders Wednesday that he would try to put the federal budget on track to be balanced within eight to 10 years, ...
Battleground Ohio: Romney hopes to ride 2010 wave
The office of Chase Ritenauer, the Democratic mayor of this north-central Ohio city, overlooks peacefully moored sailboats on Lake Erie — and a sewage ...
SPIN METER: Romney championed green energy fund
Mitt Romney slams President Barack Obama for using taxpayer dollars to pick "winners and losers" among green energy firms rather than allowing them ...
House Republicans reserve $18 million for ads
House Republicans have reserved more than $18 million in ad time in districts from California to Massachusetts as they look to protect their majority.
THE RACE: Obama, Romney both wooing business
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is showcasing his private-sector experience and trying to persuade voters his business savvy makes him ...
Senate rejects effort to cut food stamp program
The Senate has turned back an effort by Kentucky Republican Rand Paul to drastically cut food stamp spending and replace the food aid program with ...
Obama honors dads, troops with ribs and greens
President Barack Obama is celebrating Father's day a few days early by having an impromptu lunch with two members of the military and two local ...
Panetta says no unauthorized info to filmmakers
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says no unauthorized information was provided to filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Panetta criticizes Congress' initial budget moves
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is criticizing the first round of changes that lawmakers have made in President Barack Obama's proposed military budget
Powell opposes US military intervention in Syria
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he's against any direct U.S. military involvement in violence-ravaged Syria. Powell calls the killings ...
Obama win could cost Romney $5M in personal taxes
To see where the presidential candidates stand on taxing the rich, just look at how they'd tax themselves. Under his own proposal, Mitt Romney would ...
Politicians settling disputes with a pistol
After the Congressional supercommittee failed to reconcile its differences on budget reduction this week, many disappointed citizens may have the urge ...