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How would candidates' tax plans affect investors?
With the outcome of next month's presidential election increasingly hazy, here's a shred of clarity that investors can cling to: The tax rates they ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Auto bailout
The issue: The government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler is one of the most polarizing issues of the presidential campaign. Many Americans ...
At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls
Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made ...
'SNL' parodies VP debate with help from Usain Bolt
"Saturday Night Live" parodied the vice presidential debate with a little help from the world's fastest man. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt dropped by ...
Cuban missile crisis beliefs endure after 50 years
The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned ...
China central bank says currency near equilibrium
China's currency has reached its equilibrium rate and its value is mainly determined by the market, rather than intervention, Beijing's central bank ...
Romney seeks Ohio votes as Obama preps for debate
Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan went back to school on Saturday to rally college students in all corners of all-important Ohio and hammer at ...
Do black people support Obama because he's black?
Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has ...
The Boss will campaign for Obama in Ohio, Iowa
Bruce Springsteen will be back campaigning for President Barack Obama. The musician will join former President Bill Clinton at a Thursday rally in ...
Few good options to secure Syria chemical arsenal
The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons — caught in the midst of a raging civil war — but options for securing ...
Romney faults Obama over inaction on China trade
Mitt Romney is attacking the Obama administration for delaying a decision about whether China is manipulating its currency to gain a trading edge.
Shot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver
Denver police are reviewing video footage from city surveillance cameras after a shot was fired through the window of President Barack Obama's ...
Obama trumpets rebound of US auto industry
President Barack Obama is hailing the rebound of the U.S. auto industry, pointing to progress since his administration rescued General Motors and ...
Ryan seeking young, blue-collar voters in Ohio
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is in Ohio trying to rally blue-collar votes for the Romney ticket. The Wisconsin congressman tells ...
Va. escapes worst of recession but new fears ahead
Amid scenic horse farms, vineyards, Civil War landmarks and quaint shops tucked in historic red-brick buildings, signs of prosperity are plainly ...
Voter ticket-splitting could determine next Senate
The close race for majority control of the Senate comes down to whether Republican candidates in Massachusetts and Connecticut can win over President ...
Returning veterans swell ranks of US entrepreneurs
As a truck driver for the U.S. military in wartime Iraq, Ed Young racked up 7,000 miles, facing a constant threat of attack that left him struggling ...
Romney takes time to prepare for Tuesday's debate
Tuesday's presidential debate has Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's attention. He's spent nearly four hours Saturday morning preparing for ...
Bill Clinton's back in the campaign game big time
Bill Clinton is back in the game big time, serving as President Barack Obama's surrogate in chief and relying on his oratorical skill and folksy style ...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices as campaign issue
A closely divided Supreme Court. Four justices in their 70s. Presidential candidates with dramatically different views of the ideal high court nominee
US deficit tops $1 trillion for fourth year
The U.S. budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for a fourth straight year, but a modest improvement in economic growth helped narrow the gap by $207 ...
Buffeted by debt crisis, EU wins Nobel Peace Prize
The European Commission president had no reason to expect anything but another bad day. Then, out of the blue, after three years of back-biting and ...
Romney criticizes Biden on consulate attack
Broadening his attack on administration foreign policy, Mitt Romney accused Vice President Joe Biden on Friday of "doubling down on denial" in a ...
Ryan asked for federal help as he championed cuts
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is a fiscal conservative, champion of small government and critic of federal handouts. But as a ...