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SOUTH CAROLINA Black leaders to Haley: You're a minority, too COLUMBIA — Civil rights leaders bothered by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's stance on issues such as requiring voters to show their IDs...
View ArticleObama's State of the Union will reflect state of the election
Anyone wondering whether President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday will focus more on policy or the politics of his re-election should consider the trip he has planned immediately afterward:...
View ArticleCURL: The truly dismal state of the union
ANALYSIS/OPINION: There is one person — one American among the 300 million of us — who is not to blame for the state of the union. Everyone else, each of you, in some small or large way, bears some...
View ArticlePublic employees union heaps cash into GOP ad attacks on Romney
An unlikely combatant has jumped into the big-money battle between independent groups running ads weighing in on the Republican presidential primary: a national union representing public employees. The...
View ArticleRomney looks to rally in Florida
Needing to stanch the bleeding after South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney couldn't ask for a better state than Florida, which holds the next GOP primary and happens to have a...
View ArticleBoehner: Obama policies do harm
As rancorous and partisan as Congress was in 2011, Capitol Hill portends to be even more political this year, as House Republican leaders plan to ramp up their pushback on the Obama administration's...
View ArticleReturning lawmakers draw bead on appointees
President Obama's appointments to two key agencies during the Senate's year-end break ensures that GOP senators will return to work Monday in an angry and fighting mood. Less clear is what those...
View ArticleInability to sway undecideds hurt Romney
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mitt Romney on Sunday downplayed his collapse in South Carolina's primary over the weekend, saying winner Newt Gingrich had "a good week." But the results of the vote show the former...
View ArticleGiffords' decision to resign sets up Arizona race
PHOENIX (AP) — The race to replace Rep. Gabrielle Giffords begins in earnest Monday as the Arizona congresswoman's planned resignation sets up a free-for-all in a competitive district. The three-term...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul stopped by Tenn. airport security
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul says he was stopped briefly by security at Nashville International Airport when a scanner found an "anomaly" on his knee. The Kentucky Republican, who frequently...
View ArticleWest: Yes, Obama is 'the food-stamp president'
Rep. Allen B. West took to the airwaves Monday to defend former House Speaker Newt Gingrich against charges from a top Democrat that Mr. Gingrich used racist "code words" to fuel his double-digit win...
View ArticleStatement: Sen. Kirk of Illinois suffers stroke
CHICAGO — Sen. Mark Kirk underwent surgery Monday after tests revealed he has suffered a stroke, according to a statement from the Illinois Republican's office. Kirk, 52, checked himself into Lake...
View ArticleD.C. schools chancellor supports teacher-incentive program
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson broadly supports a bill that would entice high-performing teachers to the schools that need them the most, citing human capital as the "cornerstone" of her...
View ArticleObama's Union speech to sound populist themes
President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night will build on the populist economic messages he's been hammering home in speeches across the country in the past few months in an effort to...
View ArticleRomney releases tax records
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney released two years of his tax records Tuesday and worked to tear apart the two men he views as being the biggest obstacles to him winning the White House: Newt Gingrich and...
View ArticleThe Washington Times launches new Times247.com site
The Washington Times has launched a new digital news site, Times247.com, which will provide a continuously updated blend of news, opinion and analysis from The Times combined with thoughtfully selected...
View ArticleGOP advertisement slams Obama's economic record
Setting a bleak table for President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, the Republican National Committee launched a TV ad in three battleground states accusing the president of a failed...
View ArticleJFK library releases last of his secret tapes
BOSTON — Final recordings President John F. Kennedy secretly made in the Oval Office include an eerie conversation about what would become the day of his funeral. In talking to staffers while trying to...
View ArticleRomney: Make Obama's State of the Union his last
TAMPA, Fla — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney urged voters here to make President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday his last and blamed the Democrat for pushing policies that have...
View ArticleBuffett's secretary, Jobs' widow to attend State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — The secretary for one of the world's wealthiest men and the wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs are among those invited by the White House to attend the State of the Union...
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