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GOP senators will oppose VA electoral change
The prospects appear doomed in Virginia this year for Republican-backed legislation that would replace the state's winner-take-all method of ...
40 years after Roe, states seek to limit abortions
Ever since a 40-year-old Supreme Court decision found that abortions are legal in some circumstances, state legislatures across the country have been ...
Wrongly convicted Va. man gets pardon, new life
Johnathan Montgomery spent the past four years in a Virginia state prison saying the same thing a lot of inmates do: He was innocent. Convicted in ...
Obama's health care law advances in the states
Threatened with repeal just weeks ago, President Barack Obama's health care law now appears on track in close to half the states, with others playing ...
GOP leaders already jockeying for 2016
Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters. Bob McDonnell of Virginia says Republicans should look to ...
GOP-led states start warming up to health care law
From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law.
Top Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics
Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party failed to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did ...
Obama's health care overhaul turns into a sprint
The long slog has turned into a sprint. President Barack Obama's health care law survived the Supreme Court and the election; now the uninsured can ...
Va. Gov. McDonnell says GOP must broaden its base
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says the Republican Party must find a way to deliver its core political message and broaden the base of voters who are ...
As 2012 campaign nears finish, 2016 lurks
Relieved to see the long, costly 2012 presidential race end? The 2016 campaign is closer than you think. In some subtle ways, the jockeying to succeed ...
Q&A: Could Sandy postpone the election?
One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder ...
Republicans poised for gains in governor's races
Republicans are in position to extend their recent gains among governors as they compete for seats they haven't won in a quarter-century. Of the 11 ...
East Coast storm wreaks havoc on presidential race
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama frantically sought to close the deal with voters with precious few days left ...
Aggressive ads keep abortion in campaign spotlight
Though Barack Obama and Mitt Romney rarely tackle the topic of abortion head-on, the void is being filled by rival advocacy groups targeting swing ...
Some candidates mum on tough policy questions
Curious what Virginia Republican Senate candidate George Allen thinks about his own party's law that forces women seeking abortions to have ...
Jindal, Christie tapped to lead GOP governors
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, two Republicans eyed for potential White House runs, have been tapped to lead the ...
In Va., ex-Rep. Goode may pose risk for Romney
Virgil Goode knows his obscure presidential run on the Constitution Party ticket vexes his former Republican comrades, a thought that produces a sly ...
House GOP freshmen face voters, now as incumbents
For Rep. Scott Rigell and other Republican House freshmen, groundskeeper Beth Richardson is a dream voter. Sanitation truck driver Jerry Brown is a ...
Republicans ignoring signs of some economic gains
You wouldn't know it from listening to the Republican National Convention, but the nation's economic picture seems to be slowly getting a little ...
GOP calls for broader gun rights, unlimited clips
Republicans have strengthened the pro-gun-rights portion of their party platform, including a new call for unlimited bullet capacities in guns, in a ...
GOP'S future leaders out in force at convention
It's Mitt Romney's show. But New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie rocked the house. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was the talk of the town. And Wisconsin Rep.
Glimpses into the Republican vision for America
The Republicans say Barack Obama's presidency has failed and the voters should send him home to Chicago. They want Mitt Romney running the country.
CONVENTION WATCH: Convention kiss, praising mom
Around the 2012 Republican National Convention and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details to you: ...
GOP governors say Romney would get economy moving
Republican governors are working to rally voters to Mitt Romney by arguing that the Republican presidential nominee understands how to improve the ...
GOP OKs platform barring abortions, gay marriage
Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, ...