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SEIU boots join Democratic super PAC bucks
One of the nation's largest unions has teamed with a Democratic super PAC to run $20 million in advertising aimed at keeping House seats out of Republican hands, according to plans announced Monday....
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Iowa set to spurn expansion of state Medicaid rolls
Iowa on Monday became the latest state to suggest it will refuse to expand its Medicaid program under President Obama's health care law once the option becomes available in 2014. Gov. Terry Branstad, a...
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New nuclear arms cuts seem likely, maybe not until after election
The Obama administration is edging toward decisions that would further shrink the U.S. nuclear arsenal, possibly to between 1,000 and 1,100 warheads, reflecting new thinking on the role of nuclear...
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Summer break is calm before political storm
The presidential race is entering the sultry summer, a final lull before the sprint to Election Day, with President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can...
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L.A. district attorney reviewing Bryson incident
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors on Monday said they are reviewing evidence to determine whether charges should be filed against former Commerce Secretary John Bryson who was involved in a trio of traffic...
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Rangel's primary win in doubt
Rep. Charles B. Rangel's unofficial primary victory last week is in jeopardy, as a revised vote tally shows the New York City Democratic stalwart ahead by only about 800 votes with more than twice as...
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Romney goes against GOP on 'tax' label
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling last week, Republicans on Capitol Hill spent four days laying out an attack on President Obama's health care law as a massive tax increase. On Monday, Mitt...
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Obama's halt on deportations already under way
Federal immigration authorities have begun granting tentative legal status to illegal immigrants under President Obama's deportation halt — and in some cases are even ignoring the administration's...
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Military veterans missing in action this year in battle for White House
The nation may be heading for its first presidential election in 80 years without a military veteran on either major-party ticket. President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden and presumptive...
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Inside the Beltway: Doting on Roberts
It is a case of "liberal lionization." Even Daily Beast uberanalyst Howard Kurtz notes that the media have developed a man crush on Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., framing him as a "profile in...
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Inside Politics: :Bush helps renovate health center in Africa
DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush has been helping to renovate a women's cancer-screening center in Zambia during a weeklong trip to Africa. Mr. Bush, clad in a T-shirt and jeans, painted and...
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Consensus cracking on U.S. policy toward Myanmar
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rare Washington consensus behind the Obama administration's policy toward Myanmar is showing signs of cracks as American businesses grow impatient to invest there and human rights...
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Obama to sign student loan, road building bill
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Friday plans to sign into law legislation that prevents interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students and maintains jobs on transportation...
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HURT: Explaining the face-eating zombie
ANALYSIS/OPINION: With all the zombie cannibals on the loose these days in this scorching heat, choking wildfires and violent winds, we are living in some terrifying times. At a time when all the news...
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GOP waits for Romney to pick 'tax' or 'penalty'
A semantic dispute over what defines "a tax" or "a penalty" has pushed Mitt Romney's presidential campaign deeply off message as he struggles for the right response to last week's Supreme Court ruling...
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Ballot initiatives likely to confuse Michigan voters
LANSING, Mich. — In a year of political pushback and unusually sharp partisan fights across the Midwest, union anger at Republicans and general voter frustration may turn Michigan into a case study in...
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Inside the Beltway: Name that festival
The American spirit of independence ensures that Fourth of July celebrations across the nation remain in the grass-roots realm, despite intense efforts by clever marketers and merchandisers to co-opt,...
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Romney donor gets boot in soccer deal
Politics and sports don't mix — at least not for one Mitt Romney supporter, thwarted in his attempt to pay a New York minor-league soccer team to wear uniforms with an advertisement supporting the...
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Farm payments hit as report lays out abuse
The federal government paid out $10 billion in direct farm payments over the past decade to farmers who in a given year didn't grow the crop they were being paid to grow, according to a government...
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Inside Politics: AME Church denies withdrawing support for Obama
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The African Methodist Episcopal Church is condemning a false online report that the denomination withdrew support for President Obama because of his support for same-sex marriage. In...
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