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Coming to Texas ballots: another Bush in 2014?
George P. Bush, a rising star among Hispanic conservatives and the grandson of one president and nephew of another, has taken the first step toward ...
Judge denies Rep. West's motion to impound ballots
A Florida judge on Friday denied a request by Republican Rep. Allen West to impound ballots and voting machines, dealing a blow to the freshman ...
Estonia opts for online voting; how about the US?
In his victory speech, President Barack Obama acknowledged millions of voters' frustration when he said that it was time to fix the long lines at ...
Boehner says Obama should take lead on immigration
House Speaker John Boehner on Friday said it was time to address immigration policy and urged President Barack Obama to take the lead in coming up ...
Slovenia presidential vote comes amid debt crisis
Three candidates are vying for the presidency in Slovenia, a tiny, economically troubled European Union nation that is riven by deep political ...
Israel minister: Iran slowed down enrichment push
Israel's defense minister said Iran has slowed the timetable for enriching enough uranium to build nuclear weapons, implying that Israel would have ...
Obama to visit Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand
Less than two weeks after his re-election, President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the once pariah nation of Myanmar, ...
Condoleezza Rice: GOP sent 'mixed messages'
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Republican Party must adapt better to rapidly changing demographics in the United States, saying ...
Changing times: Politicians' tears more common now
It seems out of place: The president of the United States breaking down in tears as he thanked campaign workers for their tireless work for his ...
Election officials defend special voting for Usher
Election officials in the Atlanta area are defending their decision to allow singer Usher to bypass long lines and cast his ballot on Election Day, ...
Washington voters approve gay marriage
Washington state has approved gay marriage, joining Maine and Maryland as the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. With about ...
Change coming to Obama's team, just not right away
Big changes are coming to President Barack Obama's administration — just not right away. The White House is making the nation's high-stakes fiscal ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad ridicules expense of US vote
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ridiculed the expense of the U.S. election, mocking it as a "battleground for capitalists" while speaking at a ...
Calif. mayoral candidate arrested on Election Day
A Central Coast candidate for mayor lost big this week. Paso Robles write-in candidate Jeff Rougeot was arrested on Election Day for investigation of ...
Fiscal cliff: Impasse on tax rates is big hurdle
House Republicans' hard line against higher tax rates for upper-income earners leaves re-elected President Barack Obama with a tough, core decision: ...
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 ...
Obama's big Hispanic win worries Republicans
Omayra Vasquez blinks and does a double take when asked why she voted to re-elect President Barack Obama. The reason for her was as natural as ...
Election won't end abortion/contraception debate
Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican "war on women" and are celebrating the pivotal defeats ...
GOP groups taking stock after $380 million loss
Republican-leaning independent groups were supposed to be a key to victory for Mitt Romney. But they ended up being among the big losers of the ...
GOP groups take stock after $380 million loss
Republican-leaning independent groups were supposed to be a key to victory for Mitt Romney. But they ended up being among the big losers of the ...
US targets Iranians blamed for blocking Internet
The Obama administration has imposed financial sanctions against officials and government bodies in Iran that the U.S. blames for jamming satellite ...
Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy
Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the ...