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Russia hopes for US flexibility on missile shield
Russia expects Barack Obama to show more flexibility in a dispute over U.S. missile defense plans in Europe following his re-election as president, ...
Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term
Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening ...
Seemingly endless Wis. election cycle eases to end
Candidates approving this message have been at it for two years in Wisconsin, along with the robocalls, angry commercials, emails begging for campaign ...
New Faces: Newly elected US senators
A look at the newly elected U.S. senators from Tuesday's election: ARIZONA Republican Jeff Flake, the congressman who won Arizona's open U.S.
Obama wins the way his campaign predicted
In the end, President Barack Obama won re-election exactly the way his campaign had predicted: running up big margins with women and minorities, ...
Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government
One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek a ...
West wants ballots, voting machines impounded
Republican Rep. Allen West took the first steps in a legal challenge Wednesday in his closely watched re-election bid even as Democratic opponent ...
GOP asks "why?" and "where do we go from here?"
Having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, Republicans plunged Wednesday into an intense period of self-examination, ...
More Democratic Congress still a house divided
The new Congress will be slightly more Democratic and more female though House Republicans still hold a majority large enough to confront and confound ...
After defeat, cloudy future ahead for Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney spent the past six years running for president. After his loss to President Barack Obama, he'll have to chart a different course.
Presidential, social votes show changing mindsets
Tuesday's presidential election results showed the American voting public has not only become more permanently diverse in its makeup, but also in its ...
Israeli leader in bind after Obama victory
President Barack Obama's re-election has left Israel's prime minister in a bind. Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly has clashed with Obama and was widely ...
Republicans renew House control for 2 more years
Republicans recaptured control of the House early Wednesday, besting Democrats in a billion-dollar battle and ensuring that the chamber will be ...
ELECTION WATCH: A Lincoln interlude; AP analysis
Around the country on Election Day 2012 with AP reporters bringing the latest developments to you: ___ A LINCOLN INTERLUDE On election night, when it ...
Romney says his principles endure even in loss
After nearly six years trying to become president, Mitt Romney conceded he had lost to President Barack Obama early Wednesday morning, declaring that ...
Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his ...
Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged
President Barack Obama's victory means that everything he campaigned upon is alive and about to drive the political conversation with his adversaries.
Exit poll: Hint of economic optimism boosted Obama
Voters who feel the economic outlook brightening after years of misery and believe Barack Obama better understands people like themselves propelled ...
America casts its ballots on democracy's day
On Election Day, Americans took time to vote, and to explain why this ritual means so much to them. At polling places and in luncheonettes, on the ...
Hour by hour: What to watch on election night
Stock up on munchies and make sure the batteries in your TV remote are fresh. With this year's presidential election razor-close to the finish, ...
THE RACE: Candidates stay busy ahead of vote tally
After many months of grueling campaigning, the waiting stage of the presidential sweepstakes is near as both parties worked furiously to boost turnout ...
Romney casts ballot, campaigns as people vote
Mitt Romney has cast his ballot in the presidential election. After all the flights, all the speeches, the debates, hand-shakes, nods, gestures and ...
5 things to watch for on Election Day
Five things to watch as voters have their say in the presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney: 1. WHO TURNS ...
Springsteen, Jay-Z put the pop in Obama rally
Someone has to introduce the president. On Monday, the final day of the presidential campaign, President Barack Obama, however, didn't bring along an ...
No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other ...