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Calif. gov. OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses
Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by ...
Ryan rejects need for breakthrough moment
Mitt Romney's running mate shot down the need for a breakthrough in the first presidential debate Wednesday, trying to allay Republican concerns that ...
Obama says he's 'just okay' at debating
President Barack Obama says he's "just okay" at debating, as his campaign continued trying to lower expectations ahead of his first face-off with ...
NYC lawyer: Iranian cameraman seeks US asylum
A lawyer for a cameraman who was accompanying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) to the U.S. for the United Nations General ...
Romney says Obama "misunderstood" US values
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama has "misunderstood" American values in his policies toward other countries.
As race stands, Obama within reach of second term
Five weeks to Election Day, President Barack Obama is within reach of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term. Republican Mitt Romney's ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Social Security
The issue: Unless Congress acts, the trust funds that support Social Security will run out of money in 2033, according to the trustees who oversee the ...
Supreme Court Justices attend annual Red Mass
An American archbishop has reminded a congregation that included six Supreme Court justices Sunday to be open to the spirit of God, beg for his ...
Obama, Romney: Rivals with little personal history
When Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2008, one of the people who reached out to the couple was newly elected ...
Many Iraq, Afghan vets choosing 'second service'
The link between U.S. military service and running for office is as old as the republic itself. It started with George Washington, who famously wrote ...
McCain: Don't expect surprises in upcoming debate
Sen. John McCain says not to expect any surprises in this week's first presidential debate because the televised confrontations nowadays are so ...
Christie: Romney will shine in upcoming debate
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says it's been a "tough couple of weeks" for Mitt Romney in his presidential campaign and there's no way to "sugarcoat" ...
Questions linger about Rep. Jackson's Hill future
His home in Washington is for sale. His wife says he'll come back to work only when a doctor approves. He vowed to return to the campaign by Labor ...
Sulzberger set milestones for NY Times, journalism
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger's three-decade tenure at The New York Times spanned multiple milestones in 20th-century journalism, as the newspaper navigated ...
High debate stakes: Romney looks to gain momentum
Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet he's still struggling to revive the passion and excitement that ...
Ryan vows to protect sportsmen's rights in Ohio
Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan is telling a national sportsmen group that he and Mitt Romney would work to prevent any more ...
Thousands pray for US at 'America for Jesus' rally
Thousands of conservative Christians gathered Saturday on Independence Mall in Philadelphia to pray for the future of the United States in the weeks ...
Schwarzenegger: Shriver changed tune on recall run
Arnold Schwarzenegger says his wife, Maria Shriver, was told to "snap out of it" by her mother for her attempts to persuade him against running for ...
Another big Supreme Court term kicks off Monday
When last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court's liberals in an unlikely lineup ...
Biden: Days into job, news of $1 trillion deficit
Vice President Joe Biden says that he and President Barack Obama had been on the job less than a week when a top economic adviser told them the ...
Georgian opposition supporters flood capital
An estimated 100,000 opposition supporters rallied in Georgia's capital Saturday in a show of strength days before a parliamentary election that ...
Growing voter confidence in economy lifts Obama
Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy and President Barack Obama's leadership, creating a significant obstacle for Republican rival ...
Will Ohio's economic uptick be a boon for Obama?
In this crucial battleground in campaign 2012, William Healy and Joe Halter stand on opposing sides of the great divide: How to jump-start the ...
Electoral College math: Not all votes are equal
When it comes to electing the president, not all votes are created equal. And chances are yours will count less than those of a select few.