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Democrats encounter bumps on the road to Charlotte
When Democrats from around the country gather next week in Charlotte to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term, some may not feel ...
Federal court rejects new Texas voter photo ID law
A Texas law requiring voters to show picture ID at the polls was struck down by a three-judge federal panel, who said the state failed to prove the ...
Federal court rejects GOP-drawn Texas voting maps
Stadiums and hospitals removed from the districts of black congressional members and country clubs newly drawn into those of white incumbents.
Flake wins Arizona GOP nomination for US Senate
Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake defeated wealthy businessman Wil Cardon on Tuesday in an unexpectedly feisty Republican U.S. Senate primary race marked by ...
Analysis: Romney hopes to regain message control
For a man basing his presidential hopes on a jobs-and-economy message, Mitt Romney has spent an inordinate amount of time on other issues, from ...
Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps
Texas' voting districts are again in upheaval after a federal court on Tuesday found evidence of discrimination in new district maps drawn and ...
Pa. Senate candidate compares abortion decisions
The Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania on Monday compared the decision to abort an unwanted pregnancy resulting from premarital sex to ...
A region-by-region look at Hurricane Irene's toll
Hurricane Irene and its remnants raked the Caribbean, the eastern U.S. and Canada for more than a week a year ago. Though it never hit the U.S.
Lawmakers want Ariz. border fence started
Members of the Arizona Legislature's border security advisory committee want the state to begin building a mile of fencing along the border with ...
Akin Senate bid tests GOP strength in Missouri
A "bellwether," quite literally, is a male sheep wearing a bell that leads the flock — or at least allows a farmer to find his sheep, because the ...
Akin makes first Mo. appearance since rape remarks
Bolstered by thousands of small individual donations, embattled Republican Congressman Todd Akin reaffirmed his commitment to his U.S. Senate campaign ...
Ohio doctor helps perpetuate rape pregnancy ideas
The discredited notion that a woman's body can resist conception in a sexual assault has persisted in anti-abortion circles for decades, largely ...
Democratic incumbent is content for Akin to stay
Rep. Todd Akin's staunchest defender may turn out to be his chief political rival. As the nation's top Republicans urged Akin this week to abandon his ...
Flake seen as heavy favorite in Arizona primary
Little in Arizona cools off in the middle of August. One exception is the GOP's Senate primary election, where the wealthy businessman who spent $6 ...
Without big donors, Akin seeks small handouts
Abandoned by deep-pocketed national groups, Missouri Rep. Todd Akin is passing a collection plate among his remaining supporters, asking for a few ...
Ind. prison drug ring shows contraband phone risks
A drug ring that two Indiana inmates allegedly ran behind bars using cellphones to orchestrate drug purchases and sales shows the risks posed by the ...
Minn. lawmaker in sex scandal getting out of race
A Minnesota Democrat who had a rest-stop sexual encounter with a 17-year-old boy dropped his re-election bid Wednesday, hours after declaring he would ...
Akin cares little about pressure from GOP leaders
Until this week, Rep. Todd Akin was virtually unknown beyond his suburban district, associated more with his deep religious convictions than any ...
Outside money pouring into Ohio's Senate race
Nowhere is as much money being spent on a Senate race this year as in Ohio, where liberal Democrat Sherrod Brown is seeking a second term, his fate ...
Democrats seek to tie Akin to House candidates
Meet the newest campaign issue for House Democrats: Todd Akin. From Colorado to New Hampshire to Illinois, Democrats already are using the incendiary ...
Mo. lawmaker still defiant, won't quit Senate race
Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation's top Republicans and refused to abandon a Senate bid that has been hobbled by fallout over his comments that women's ...
News Summary: Akin fights to save GOP Senate bid
DECISION DEADLINE: Rep. Todd Akin insists he's staying in the Senate race. But Missouri election law allows candidates to withdraw 11 weeks before ...
Missouri congressman fights to save GOP Senate bid
Rep. Todd Akin fought to salvage his Senate campaign Monday, even as members of his own party turned against him and a key source of campaign funding ...