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Gingrich shunned lobbying but hired lobbyists (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:44:30 AM CST
AP - GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says his consulting business never lobbied. But records show that he hired state and federal lobbyists, and some staff left to take lobbying jobs.
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Obama bemoans wife being dragged into politics (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:12:07 AM CST
AP - President Barack Obama says one of the toughest parts about being president is that his wife has been dragged into the "political realm."
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Romney adds to delegate lead after Nevada victory (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:57:50 AM CST
AP - Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates now that Republican officials in Nevada finished the vote count from Saturday's presidential caucuses.
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Hoekstra's broken English ad draws more criticism (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:49:48 AM CST
AP - A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact of the Democratic incumbent's economic policies.
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Obama: Negative ads will have role in 2012 race (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:36:25 AM CST
AP - President Barack Obama says the rise of political action committees guarantees that there will be a lot of negative ads in the lead-up to November's presidential election.
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Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:53:42 AM CST
AP - 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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Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:50:10 AM CST
AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.
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GOP ends NV vote count; Romney on top with 50% (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 4:15:39 AM CST
AP - Nevada Republicans have finally finished counting the votes in their Saturday presidential caucuses.
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Super Bowl obscenity a mess for FCC (Politico)
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:59:44 AM CST
Politico - Singer M.I.A.'s act is likely to be reviewed.
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Poll: Obama over 50% vs. Mitt (Politico)
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:35:07 AM CST
Politico - It's the first time since July that he's garnered more than half the votes in a matchup with Romney.
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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:34:20 AM CST
AP - You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy.
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GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota (AP)
Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:32:20 PM CST
AP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.
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Air Force to cut 10,000 airmen, shift aircraft (AP)
Friday, February 3, 2012 5:16:25 PM CST
AP - The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.
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Conservatives take second powerful post in Finland (AP)
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:22:47 AM CST
AP - The victory for Finland's conservatives in the presidential runoff marks a political watershed in the Nordic country, restoring the National Coalition Party to the presidency after 30 years and giving it the nation's two top posts for the first time.
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Obama tightens Iran sanctions over bank "deception" (Reuters)
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:38:40 AM CST
Reuters - President Barack Obama signed an executive order imposing stricter sanctions on Iran and its central bank, saying new powers to freeze assets were needed because Iranian banks were concealing transactions, the White House said on Monday.
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Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options (AP)
Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:20:46 PM CST
AP - Mitt Romney's big win in Nevada four days after his breakthrough victory in Florida spells big trouble for his remaining rivals. Simply put: Is there any way to stop Romney now?