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Without big donors, Akin seeks small handouts
Abandoned by deep-pocketed national groups, Missouri Rep. Todd Akin is passing a collection plate among his remaining supporters, asking for a few ...
First lady meets Sikh shooting victims' families
Mandeep Singh Khattra and his family received Michelle Obama with an embrace Thursday as the first lady consoled relatives of worshippers gunned down ...
Isaac could shake up security for GOP convention
Tropical Storm Isaac could force a shakeup of the security plans for the GOP convention in Tampa, because about half of the expected officers come ...
Police investigating reported threat against Akin
U.S. Capitol Police said Thursday that officers are investigating a reported threat against Rep. Todd Akin, the Missouri congressman who has been ...
AP Exclusive: Energy loan watchdog an Obama donor
A veteran Wall Street executive who performed an independent review that exonerated the Obama administration's program of loans to energy companies ...
Romney: Mass. health plan better than Obama's
Claiming health care bragging rights, Mitt Romney said Thursday his plan to provide health insurance to everyone in Massachusetts was superior to the ...
RNC platform takes hard line on immigration
Drafters of the Republican National Committee platform are taking a hard line on immigration, calling for an end to so-called sanctuary cities and ...
AdWatch: Clinton hits GOP tax cuts, deregulation
Title: "Clear Choice" Length: 30 seconds. AIRING: In New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Nevada. KEY IMAGES: ...
General: Ramadan factor in Afghan insider attacks
American and Afghan officials are expanding the range of explanations for a surge in "insider attacks" on U.S. troops, adding on Wednesday the theory ...
Two different conventions, much different goals
Barack Obama needs to remind voters why they loved him in 2008. Mitt Romney needs for voters to get to know and like him better. With polls showing ...
US, Turkey boost post-Assad planning for Syria
The United States and Turkey are stepping up planning to deal with emergency scenarios that may arise in Syria, including the possible use of chemical ...
Romney adviser leading immigration lawsuit
An informal adviser to Republican Mitt Romney is representing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees suing the Obama administration over ...
THE RACE: A Dem storm, too, during GOP convention?
While high winds and rain could disrupt next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Democrats will try to manufacture some of their own ...
Obama seeks a coalition bloc by voting bloc
For all the recent diversions over Medicare and abortion, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is still running a campaign that paints with ...
First lady doesn't 'trip' over girls' TV viewing
Michelle Obama says she doesn't "trip" about her daughters watching "Keeping Up with The Kardashians." The first lady said in an interview with ...
SPIN METER: China-bashing on the campaign trail
While U.S. presidential candidates talk tough about what they see as China's unfair trade policies, one fact gets little notice: Chinese companies are ...
NBC gets no Romney campaign help on Mormon special
NBC News unsuccessfully went back to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to request an interview for this week's prime-time special on the ...
Clinton pitches for Obama in new campaign ad
Former President Bill Clinton is promoting President Barack Obama in a new presidential campaign ad, the first to feature the two-term Democrat.
First lady to see Sikh shooting victims' families
The Sikh temple where a white supremacist killed six people earlier this month has been largely repaired. A crisp new American flag flies out front, ...
Parties' challenge: Make conventions exciting TV
Patriotic music? Check. Balloon drop? Check. Sign-waving delegates? Check. Viewer interest in this summer's Republican and Democratic national ...
To Obama, campaign is barely ahead in 4th quarter
President Barack Obama sees the presidential contest as a clutch moment in his favorite sport — the fourth quarter of a taut basketball game.
Battle-tested, female war vets run for Congress
One flew an A-10 Warthog over Iraq and Afghanistan. Another was part of the 29th Infantry Brigade's medical operations near Baghdad. A third lost both ...
Obama fundraises with help of his NBA buddies
President Barack Obama sees the presidential contest as a clutch moment in his favorite sporting moment — the fourth quarter of a taut basketball game
GOP upheaval arrives just before Romney convention
This is the convention prelude of the Republicans' dreams — their nightmares, that is. Mitt Romney wanted to preside over a made-for-TV gathering ...
Judge strikes down Nevada's 'none' voting option
A quirky Nevada law that Republicans feared could siphon votes from a disgruntled electorate and sway the outcome of close presidential and U.S.