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GOP candidates in close races disavow rape remark
Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward ...
GOP's Mourdock stands by rape, abortion remark
Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock refused to apologize Wednesday for saying that when pregnancy results from rape then that is ...
Congressman's son leaves campaign in wake of video
The son of Democratic congressman Jim Moran of Virginia has resigned from his father's campaign after an undercover video shows him discussing a plan ...
White House told of Libyan attack claim Sept. 11
Two hours after the U.S. Consulate came under attack in Benghazi, Libya, the White House was told that a militant group was claiming responsibility ...
Florida ethics panel confirms Rivera accusations
The Florida Ethics Commission on Wednesday found probable cause that Rep. David Rivera, who is in a tight re-election race, committed 11 violations ...
Sept. 11 an issue for ads in WI Senate race
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have suddenly become a major issue in Wisconsin's surprisingly tight U.S. Senate race. Tommy Thompson invoked Sept.
Automatic spending cuts are issue in some races
In many ways, it's an odd topic to make a central campaign issue: sequestration. Many voters greet the word with a blank stare or slightly glazed ...
Obama expects Democrats will keep Senate majority
President Barack Obama says Democrats have a good chance of keeping control of the Senate, but will face a tougher time taking over the House from ...
NH Sen. Ayotte cancels event with IN's Mourdock
New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte has cancelled her plan to campaign with Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, who said that when a ...
Outside group attacks Smith, boosts Casey
A Democratic political action committee began running TV ads in Pittsburgh on Wednesday to boost Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's reelection bid against ...
Q&A: What will candidates do on college costs?
President Barack Obama has rallied college students at dozens of campuses, touted his record on student aid and needled Republican challenger Mitt ...
Mourdock: God at work when rape leads to pregnancy
Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said Tuesday when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended.
WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are ...
Akin repeatedly arrested at 1985 abortion protests
Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin was repeatedly arrested during anti-abortion protests in the 1980s, including at least once when police had to ...
McCaskill cancels campaigning to be with ill mom
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday canceled her campaign events for the remainder of the week in order to spend time with her critically ill ...
Economic upturn, auto bailout lift Dems in Midwest
Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker spent months and millions of dollars on ads in the divisive recall election telling Wisconsin voters that the state ...
Ill. Rep. Jesse Jackson back at Mayo Clinic
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was back at the Mayo Clinic for an evaluation Tuesday and possibly a longer stay, nearly two months after being released ...
Crossroads makes biggest buy yet in Senate races
A conservative Super PAC co-founded by Karl Rove and an affiliated organization are making their biggest buy yet in this year's Senate elections, with ...
Congressman: Ill. Rep. Jackson en route to Mayo
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who covertly went on medical leave months ago and has given no sign of when he'll return to work, seems to be in a ...
Report: Super PAC, party ad spending nearly on par
Outside groups have spent nearly the same as political parties in about two dozen competitive elections this year, a new report found. Super PACs and ...
Akin aide uses profanity in shot at McCaskill
An aide to Todd Akin on Monday used a profanity in a tweet to extend the GOP Senate hopeful's weekend analogy comparing Democratic incumbent Claire ...
GOP's McMahon ad targets Conn. Obama voters
GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon is courting ticket-splitters in a new ad in which four supporters of President Barack Obama, who has a double-digit ...
Release of abuse files: new challenge for Scouts
True to their motto, the Boys Scouts tried to be prepared. For months, they braced for the backlash sure to follow the court-ordered release of ...
Wyoming Democrat wages lonely congressional fight
Chris Henrichsen's hopeful knocking on doors only disturbed the afternoon naps of dogs in a previously quiet Casper neighborhood. Then he finally hit ...
Presidential race buffets fight for Senate control
The party that runs the Senate next year may be decided by how well President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney do in toss-up states like Nevada, Ohio, ...