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Clinton: GOP has tried to keep jobless rate high
Former President Bill Clinton says Republicans have tried to keep the nation's unemployment rate high for political gain. Campaigning in Ohio for ...
House tea party icons face re-election challenges
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's tendency to cause a ruckus on Capitol Hill made her a tea party sensation. Her bulging campaign treasury and ...
Kuwait political rifts widen on path to elections
For years, opposition lawmakers in Kuwait's parliament have been the most aggressive and combative in the Gulf — routinely demanding the prime ...
Obama: Romney 'whiffed' on tax cut explanation
President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney can't explain his plan for a $5 trillion tax cut. Addressing a rally in New Hampshire, Obama said his ...
THE RACE: Obama, Romney moving toward the end game
As campaign days dwindle, candidates quicken their pace. Every audience becomes extremely important, rallies usually become larger, noisier and more ...
Ann Romney says no more campaigns if they lose
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's wife says her husband will not run again if this race doesn't turn out the way they hope. Ann Romney ...
Romney ad advantage doesn't tell the whole story
Independent groups working to elect Republican Mitt Romney have helped him match or even exceed President Barack Obama's TV ad spending in dozens of ...
GOP's Sen. Brown sorry for remark on Warren ad
Republican Sen. Scott Brown is apologizing for suggesting Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren used paid actors in political ads defending her legal work ...
Akin rape remark highlighted in talking brochures
A pro-Democratic group is mailing talking brochures to Missouri homes with an audio clip of Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin using the phrase ...
Humane Society hatches bid to unseat Iowa lawmaker
Rep. Steve King of Iowa has little use for the Humane Society, particularly when it comes to laws designed to give calves, pregnant sows and hens a ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Civil Rights
The issue: What, exactly, is discrimination, and what should be done to fight it? This election offers choices on the answers. In areas such as ...
Dem convention used corporate cash, despite pledge
The Democratic National Convention relied on at least $5 million in corporate donations, despite repeated pledges by top party officials only to use ...
GOP says it raised nearly $55M for convention
The group that hosted the Republican National Convention says it raised $55.3 million for the GOP's festivities in Tampa, Fla. Financial documents ...
Biden pushes early voting in Nevada and Colorado
Vice President Joe Biden is appealing to Nevada voters to get to the polls as soon as early voting begins to help make sure President Barack Obama ...
Brown apologizes for comment about Warren ad
Republican Sen. Scott Brown has apologized for suggesting Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren used paid actors in political ads defending her legal work ...
Ryan says Obama lacked new solutions during debate
President Barack Obama failed to bring any new ideas that could revive the economy during the second presidential debate, Republican vice presidential ...
'Binders full of women' effort predated Romney
Members of a coalition of Massachusetts women's groups on Wednesday disputed Mitt Romney's assertion that he requested the names of potential female ...
Analysis: Reality of US-China ties lost in debate
In the narrative of U.S. presidential politics, China is a Hollywood villain, a monetary cheat that is stealing American jobs. But the one-dimensional ...
Romney primary message shifts as election nears
On immigration, taxes and women's issues, Mitt Romney is abandoning his "severely conservative" talk of the Republican primary season and moving ...
AP source: Obama plans Nov. 6 rally in Chicago
President Barack Obama is planning an election-night rally in his hometown of Chicago at the giant McCormick Place convention center. From there, ...
LA County assessor arrested in corruption case
Los Angeles County assessor John Noguez, a top aide and a campaign contributor were arrested Wednesday as part of an investigation into influence ...
Obama, Romney seek support from women after debate
One day after their contentious, finger-pointing debate, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney vied aggressively for the support of women ...
Obama strategy post-debate highlights women, Libya
President Barack Obama's campaign moved swiftly Wednesday to try to capitalize on his spirited debate performance, making an aggressive push on ...
Nielsen: 65.6 million watch second debate
With an estimated 65.6 million viewers, the television audience for the second presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt ...
Ex-GOP leader fights ND Election Day campaign ban
A former North Dakota Republican Party chairman who doesn't want to take down the political signs in his yard before Nov. 6 has filed a federal ...