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GOP Senate moderate Arlen Specter dies
For most of his 30 years as Pennsylvania's longest-serving U.S. senator and prominent moderate in Congress, Arlen Specter was a Republican, though ...
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 ...
Presidential campaigns target new citizen voters
From Florida to Virginia, Massachusetts to California, candidates and political parties seeking to squeeze every vote from a divided electorate are ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Missile Defense
The issue: Missile technology is proliferating. It remains unclear how quickly foes such as Iran and North Korea could develop a capability to strike ...
Jacksonville area may prove key to Florida victory
Eric Allen was 18 and voting in his first presidential election when he chose Barack Obama over John McCain. Four years older now and looking for a ...
Obama, Romney use humor into connect with voters
Have you heard the one about the kid who thinks President Barack Obama's job is to "approve this message?" Or the time Mitt Romney compared another ...
Analysis: The trend line Obama was looking for
September's lower unemployment rate breaks the 8 percent psychological and political barrier that has stubbornly dogged Barack Obama through his ...
US unemployment below 8 pct, first time since 2009
The U.S. unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent for the first time since the month President Barack Obama took office, a surprising lift for both ...
THE RACE: Jobs news may help Obama regain footing
Finally, positive news on the jobs front. At least things are headed the right way. And the 7.8 percent September unemployment rate, down from 8.
Job market steadying under Obama but remains weak
The September jobs report that arrives Friday, a month before the presidential election, will likely sketch a dual picture: The job market continues ...
Newest Navy destroyer pays tribute to SEAL
The U.S. Navy's newest warship will not be named for a former president, distinguished member of Congress or some historic figure from the past.
Debate viewers learn that Romney can be wonky, too
Both men relish the wonky talk in their own way. Mitt Romney, like an executive making a forceful sales pitch, shows an easy confidence that suits a ...
Analysis: Presidential debate to set tone for race
As millions of Americans watch, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney will be chasing opposite goals in their first debate. The key for ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Immigration
The issue: Illegal immigration is a decades-old problem. With an estimated 11.5 million illegal immigrants living, and in many cases working, in the U
Obama trying to avoid miscue in first debate
President Barack Obama has one mission heading into his first debate with Republican Mitt Romney: Don't screw things up. Five weeks from Election Day, ...
Sighs, slogans among pitfalls for White House bids
They spend hours mastering policy, learning to lean on the podium just so, perfecting the best way to label their opponents as liars without whining.
Debates a shot at finding that 'defining moment'
In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something — ...
What do Ohio's white working-class voters want?
To look at Ohio is to glimpse America in a nutshell — a state full of places where laborers, truck drivers, cooks, store clerks and business owners ...
'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84
For the older — OK, squarer — side of the generation gap, Andy Williams was part of the soundtrack of the 1960s and '70s, with easy-listening hits ...
Contractor chosen for Washington Monument repair
The National Park Service named a Massachusetts contractor Wednesday to repair the Washington Monument's earthquake damage, though it may take two ...
Despite disapproval, someone will win Obama-Romney
Never have American voters re-elected a president whose work they disapprove of as much as Barack Obama's. Not that Mitt Romney can take much comfort ...
Romney focuses on California fundraising
Facing criticism that he's too focused on raising campaign cash, Mitt Romney is about to launch what advisers call an "intense battleground state ...
Romney runs campaign like CEO; is it too much?
Mitt Romney seems to be both candidate and campaign CEO these days, and some Republicans say he's trying to do too much. He reviews TV ads and polling ...
Out: Three giant rallies a day. In: Fundraisers
Four years ago, the presidential contenders were packing airplane hangars, city squares and college arenas in a sprint to Election Day. This year, the ...