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Gas prices imperil Obama re-election bid
The unemployment rate was falling and President Obama's poll numbers were improving, but along came $4 gasoline. Voters are giving Mr. Obama an emphatic thumbs-down for his handling of gas prices — 68...
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HOLMES: America's 'residence' in Asia
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Obama administration wants to "pivot" U.S. foreign policy toward Asia. There are far too few details to know exactly what that means. In the meantime, the administration is right...
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Inside the Beltway: Counting Rubio's rebuffs
Sen. Marco Rubio must be weary of the phrase "I'm not going to be vice president." He's said it enough. The affable Florida Republican has spent months dissuading fans, voters and rabid journalists...
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FDA finds more fake medicine for cancer
The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the U.S., packaged as the Turkish brand of the...
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Holder: Justice to answer judge on vetting legislation
CHICAGO — U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Wednesday that the Justice Department will respond "appropriately" to a federal appellate judge in Texas who demanded a letter recognizing the...
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First lady boosts on-base jobs for service members' spouses
Opening another front in her nearly year-old campaign to support service families, first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday released a new push for jobs on or near military bases. She also announced...
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Inside Politics: Johnson to leave Congress after winning primary
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. | Veteran U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson intends to drop his bid for a seventh term and retire, a Republican official said Wednesday. Mr. Johnson is expected to make a public announcement...
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Detroit's leaders keep grip on the city
LANSING, Mich. — Management of Detroit's finances and future remained in the control of the mayor and the elected City Council late Wednesday after city leaders and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's review...
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Former S.D. Sen. McGovern hospitalized
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Sen. George McGovern, who was the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, has been hospitalized in Florida, his daughter said Wednesday. Ann McGovern told the...
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Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta
WASHINGTON — A White House spokesman said President Barack Obama believes women should be admitted as members to the all-male Augusta National, home of the Masters golf tournament. White House press...
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Holder assures judge of administration's respect
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a letter written at the request of a federal appellate judge, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Thursday offered assurances that the Obama administration respects the...
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White House downplays meeting with Muslim Brotherhood
The White House is downplaying the significance of a meeting between administration officials and envoys from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood this week. White House spokesman Jay Carney said representatives...
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Justice Dept. says courts have power to overturn laws
The Justice Department on Thursday said it accepts the federal courts' power to overturn laws passed by Congress — embracing the doctrine of judicial review just days after President Obama publicly...
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Gingrich's think tank files for bankruptcy
ATLANTA (AP) — The health care think tank created by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is going out of business. The Gingrich Group, also known as the Center for Health Transformation,...
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Obama signs bipartisan small-business bill
President Obama gathered Democrats and Republicans at the White House's Rose Garden on Thursday to sign a bill designed to encourage investment in start-up businesses and take a break from...
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Housing bust, rising gas prices end exodus to distant suburbs
Stung by high gasoline costs, outlying suburbs that flourished in the heady 2000s are now seeing their growth stunted to historic lows, halting American city dwellers' decades-long exodus to sprawling...
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Inside Politics: Democrats defend Obama after Hatch comment
SALT LAKE CITY — Democratic leaders on Wednesday dismissed Republican Sen. Orrin G. Hatch's warning to supporters that Democrats might attack the Mormon faith of Mitt Romney during the presidential...
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Marine faces removal for 'Nobama' stickers
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine is facing dismissal from the military for posting Facebook images of President Obama's face superimposed on a jackass and for selling "Nobama" bumper stickers online,...
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'Back off' high court, McConnell tells Obama
The Senate's top Republican on Thursday warned President Obama to "back off" of the Supreme Court, three days after Mr. Obama appeared to question whether the justices had the power to rule his health...
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Treasury oversight of Solyndra loan was cut short
The Treasury Department's oversight role of a half-billion-dollar federal loan guarantee to Solyndra LLC was not sufficiently defined, the consultation that did occur was "rushed" and no records were...
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