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Obama makes case for second term
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:16:50 AM CST
First Read: In an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer, President Obama outlined why he believes he "deserves" to win re-election.
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Obama on presidency: ‘You get better as time goes on’
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:25:03 AM CST
President Barack Obama believes the U.S. has solid intelligence on when Iran becomes capable of developing a nuclear arsenal, but told Matt Lauer Sunday he still believes negotiations are the only way to achieve long-term peace.
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Senate candidate under fire for racially tinged attack ad
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:29:08 AM CST
First Read: Michigan Republican Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's came under scrutiny Monday for a controversial Super Bowl ad targeting Democratic opponent Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
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Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:28:07 AM CST
Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history.
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Romney gets boost with Nevada GOP caucus win
Saturday, February 4, 2012 9:14:35 PM CST
In winning the Nevada Republican caucuses, Mitt Romney added another victory in a campaign built on organization and momentum.
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Newt Gingrich: I'm in the GOP campaign to stay
Saturday, February 4, 2012 10:56:31 PM CST
Newt Gingrich puts to rest rumors that he might be dropping out after a loss in the Nevada caucuses and accuses his chief rival of dishonesty.
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Romney between Rockies and political hard place
Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:22:07 PM CST
Mitt Romney on Saturday hits President Barack Obama on unemployment improvement and attacks the 2009 stimulus on a factory floor that accepted a contract including stimulus funds.
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Away from Nevada, Santorum campaign is undeterred
Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:53:45 AM CST
Campaigning in Colorado, Rick Santorum remained upbeat and largely dismissive of any impact his last place finished in Nevada would have on his GOP candidacy.
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Fact check: Did Obama make the economy worse?
Friday, February 3, 2012 3:23:22 PM CST
Mitt Romney likes to say on the campaign trail that President Obama's policies made the recession worse, but most statistics don't bear that out.
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Komen reversal illustrates political battle over Planned Parenthood
Friday, February 3, 2012 12:42:37 PM CST
A weeklong firestorm over the Susan G. Komen foundation's decision to cut off -- and, on Friday, restore -- a grant to Planned Parenthood marked one of the high points in political battle targeting the finances of the nationwide network of reproductive health clinics.
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Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Saturday, February 4, 2012 12:03:41 PM CST
New York City's activist mayor is spending millions of his own money touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague.
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Ind. election chief guilty of voter fraud
Saturday, February 4, 2012 5:13:33 PM CST
Indiana's top elections official loses his job after jurors convict him of multiple voter fraud-related charges.
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Gingrich takes a while to react to jobs report
Friday, February 3, 2012 3:31:10 PM CST
Newt Gingrich had no comment about January's jobs figures at an event late Friday morning in Nevada because, the former House speaker explained, he hadn't seen them yet.
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Partisan reaction to jobs data mixes carping and cheering
Friday, February 3, 2012 10:41:08 AM CST
In what’s likely to be a boost to President Obama’s chances of winning a second term, nonfarm payroll employment jumped by 243,000 last month as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since February of 2009.
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Congress may OK short-term stimulus to avoid problems
Friday, February 3, 2012 11:54:09 AM CST
Right after Election Day, a lame-duck Congress will face a horrific fiscal train wreck: sharp tax increases, combined with automatic spending cuts.
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Obama prepares to battle Romney
Friday, February 3, 2012 8:10:14 AM CST
First Read: President stresses fairness, housing and the auto industry success as he eyes a general election race against Mitt Romney.
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Romney poised to win another state Saturday
Friday, February 3, 2012 7:57:35 AM CST
Republican front-runner Mitt Romney, a Mormon with close ties to church leaders, is expected to carry an overwhelming majority of votes Saturday from Nevada members of the church.
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Obama to speak on the economy
Friday, February 3, 2012 6:43:38 AM CST
President Barack Obama is to visit a state-of-the-art fire station in a Washington suburb on Friday.
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Obama proposes $5-10 billion for home refinancing
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 10:13:57 AM CST
President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market.