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Correction: People-PSY-Protests story
In a story Dec. 7 about the South Korean rapper PSY, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of a charity concert where the singer is ...
THE RESET: Other voices in fiscal cliff debate
They don't have a seat at the talks to defuse a year-end fiscal bomb, yet wield considerable influence. They are wise-cracking debt-reduction duo Alan ...
Alan Simpson dances Gangnam Style to urge debt fix
Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson is dancing "Gangnam Style" to urge younger Americans to fix the national debt using their social media skills.
Deficit panel's Simpson hits political 'stupidity'
The co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission is assailing the politics of political brinksmanship surrounding the "fiscal cliff," ...
GOP issues a new 'fiscal cliff' offer to Obama
House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion "fiscal cliff" counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age ...
INFLUENCE GAME: Election over, campaign continues
The election may be over, but a new campaign is being waged in the nation's capital as lobbyists, advocates and trade groups fight to shape the ...
Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget
One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than ...
Economists' advice for Obama: Avoid 'fiscal cliff'
So what's the first thing you'd do for the economy if you were president? The Associated Press posed that question to more than a dozen leading ...
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 ...
FACT CHECK: Presidential debate missteps
President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first presidential debate, not necessarily bogus, but not the ...
Econ recovery likely _ benefiting election winner
Eventually, the economic recovery will pick up steam — whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is in the White House. That's what many economic outlooks ...
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.
US Chamber launches ads in Maine, Montana, Ohio
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hammering Maine independent candidate Angus King and Democratic incumbents in Montana and Ohio in a new round of ads ...
The veep: A regular and not-so-regular Joe
After Joe Biden tripped up his boss by voicing support for same-sex marriage while the president remained on the fence, speculation was rampant about ...
Boehner to House GOP: Play offense on Medicare
Speaker John Boehner is urging rank-and-file House Republicans to go on offense over Medicare as Democrats argue that the GOP presidential ticket of ...
THE RACE: Deficit panel report gets new attention
The shunned Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction report is finally getting some love: from both the Obama and Romney camps. Republican challenger Mitt ...
Epic clash nearing over tax boosts, spending cuts
A budget showdown for the ages could begin after this year's election and stretch well into 2013 — despite the threat that an impending ...