Romney's Iowa win falls short of 2008 showing
CLIVE, Iowa — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won Iowa's caucuses by the narrowest of margins, collecting fewer votes than he won here in 2008 — even as the caucuses themselves saw a slight...
View ArticleSources: Obama to buck Republicans, will OK consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defiant display of executive power, President Obama on Wednesday will buck GOP opposition and name Richard Cordray as the nation's chief consumer watchdog, even though the Senate...
View ArticleObama defies Congress with 'recess' picks
Pushing the limits of his recess appointment powers, President Obama on Wednesday bypassed the Senate to install three members of the National Labor Relations Board and a director for the controversial...
View ArticleBachmann ends campaign after loss in Iowa
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann ended her presidential bid Wednesday, a day after voters in Iowa, her birth state, left her in sixth place — last of all the major Republican...
View ArticleAfter Iowa, verbal barbs fly among GOP candidates
CONCORD, N.H. — Rick Santorum sported a post-caucus glow Wednesday, while Newt Gingrich sharpened his attacks on his biggest foe. Jon Huntsman Jr. looked to wiggle into the mix, and Ron Paul took the...
View ArticleMcCain endorses 2008 rival Romney
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Fresh from the narrowest of victories in the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney picked up the endorsement of Sen. John McCain on Wednesday as he seeks a more...
View ArticleWash. governor to support gay marriage bill
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Chris Gregoire said Wednesday she wants Washington to become the seventh state in the nation to make gay marriage legal. Mrs. Gregoire said at a news conference she'll...
View ArticleHolder facing further 'Fast and Furious' grilling
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will testify again before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the Justice Department's response to the controversial "Fast and Furious" weapons...
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ROEMER'S DEBATE Let Buddy debate: And so goes the repeat refrain from the camp of persistent Republican presidential hopeful Buddy Roemer, barred from the major presidential debates by sponsoring news...
View ArticleUSDA, FCC blamed in company's collapse
Wireless provider Open Range Communications recently filed for bankruptcy owing U.S. taxpayers more than $70 million from a loan awarded in the waning days of the George W. Bush administration, but now...
View ArticleHouse Democrats stall until demands are met on bill
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's House Democrats prevented the chamber from doing any business Wednesday and the party's leader said it will continue stalling until certain demands are met over a Republican...
View ArticleCuomo outlines goals for 2nd year, sounds 'presidential'
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday outlined what he hopes are the next steps to reviving New York state and moving out of his famous father's shadow. He set an aggressive, if less dramatic,...
View ArticleVeteran Hatch gets challenger
For all the talk of Sen. Orrin G. Hatch's political vulnerability, the veteran Utah Republican had managed to deflect all serious challengers until Wednesday, when state Sen. Dan Liljenquist entered...
View ArticleConsumer agency takes aim at mortgage servicers, payday-loan firms
With its first chief now in place, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will start enforcing rules aimed at reining in abusive mortgage servicers, student lenders and payday-loan companies. It...
View ArticleIowa takes toll: Bachmann out
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota ended her presidential bid Wednesday, a day after voters in Iowa, the state in which she was born, left her in sixth place - last of all the...
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PENTAGON Framework to manage major spending cuts The Pentagon is unveiling a strategy designed to manage hundreds of billions in budget cuts without sapping the military's strength. The strategy is...
View ArticlePaul strong in N.H. poll; Romney still dominant
Fresh off his near-win in Iowa, Rick Santorum has lept to 11 percent support among likely New Hampshire GOP primary voters — but Mitt Romney remains the front-runner with 38 percent, according to the...
View ArticleRomney calls Obama a 'crony capitalist'
SALEM, N.H. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, seeking to solidify his status as the Republican presidential front-runner, criticized President Obama on Thursday as a "crony capitalist" who...
View ArticlePanetta: Smaller military means extra risk
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama vowed Thursday the United States will maintain the best-equipped military in history despite deep and looming defense budget cuts, but Pentagon leaders acknowledged...
View ArticleWisconsin Gov. Walker: Unions 'want me dead'
With a June recall election all but certain, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the debate is no longer just about collective-bargaining rights for state workers. Union leaders and others, he said, have...
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