Election 2012

Hotter Summer than Usual

David Issacharoff | Posted 05.29.2012

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It's summer, and now the talk about vice-presidential candidates rises. It's 'veepstakes' season, and Romney must make one of the hardest and most important choices of his political life.

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GOP Turns Student Debt Against Obama In New Hampshire

AP | HOLLY RAMER | Posted 05.29.2012

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CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire isn't just first in the nation when it comes to hosting presidential primaries. It also ranks first in student-loa...

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Obama Campaign Stop at Factory Farm Propaganda Site, Billed as 'Grassroots Event'

Dave Murphy | Posted 05.25.2012

By showing up at the Paul R. Knapp "Animal Learning Center," President Obama and his staff show that they are out of touch with the needs of rural Iowans and likely to continue to plow down their unsustainable path of supporting the industrial agribusiness lobby.

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The Expense of Ignorance and the Value of Accountability

John A. Roush | Posted 05.25.2012

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Rather than to Washington, our responsibility -- and accountability -- always has and always should have one clear focus. American families, above all, have every reason to expect accountability from higher education.

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DUI Candidate Drops Campaign After Arrest

Spring Valley Patch | Carolyn Farr Smith | Posted 05.25.2012

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A state representative running for the 7th Congressional District announced his plans to withdraw from the race just one day after his arrest in Colum...

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Missouri Senate Candidate Will Only Discuss Issues Highlighted In The Constitution

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2012

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Missouri Senate candidate John Brunner wants to change how things are done in Washington. Namely, he will only meet to talk about issues highlighted i...

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Are Voters Just Rooting for Clothes?

David Berri | Posted 05.24.2012

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The number of people unhappy with Obama exceeds the number of people who comprise the very rich. So why are many of the non-rich unhappy with Obama? Perhaps the answer is similar to a story frequently told about sports fans.

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Arizona Candidate Stonewalls Press Over Endorsement

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.24.2012

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GOP congressional candidate Jesse Kelly still won't say why he accepted the endorsement of a controversial anti-illegal immigration group known as Ame...

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South Dakota Dem Unveils Strangest Campaign Ad Of 2012

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.24.2012

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Mike Gravel, that rare presidential candidate who famously stared down viewers before throwing a rock into a pond in a 2007 campaign ad, has finally b...

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Dems: Mourdock Running Away From Tea Party

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats are criticizing Indiana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock for removing pre-primary material from his website, ...

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GOP Senate Candidate New Chair Of Women's Drug Company

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.25.2012

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Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, a current Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Wisconsin, has accepted the board chairmanshi...

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Sherrod Brown: Opponent's Negative Ad Recycles False Claims

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.24.2012

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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is hitting back against a new campaign ad put out by his Republican opponent, Josh Mandel, charging the ad merely repeats ...

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[Update] Arizona Dem Declines To Back Obama At Debate

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.24.2012

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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' handpicked successor declined during a Wednesday evening debate to reveal if he intends to vote for President Barack O...

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No Tea Party Rebellion Brewing In Florida

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.24.2012

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Florida Rep. Connie Mack has a sizable lead in the state's Republican primary for Senate, and he's evenly matched against incumbent Democratic Sen. Bi...

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The Truth About the President and the Deficit

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.23.2012

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Arguably the biggest lie coming from the Republicans and the Romney campaign is that President Obama is a tax and spend liberal who's directly and personally responsible for record deficits and a crushing national debt.

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Mitt Romney's 'Nice Guy' Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 05.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has charged that President Barack Obama's campaign is engaging in "character assassination" by running ads that paint him as...

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Florida Senate Candidate's 'Aggressive' Side Comes Out

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.23.2012

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Former Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.) didn't coast to his seat in the Senate. He was appointed by former Gov. Charlie Crist (R) -- an appointment for wh...

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Jeff Flake Opposed Iran Sanctions Before Running For Senate

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.23.2012

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Rep. Jeff Flake's evolution on Iran since declaring a Senate bid continued on Tuesday after the Senate voted for tougher sanctions. The Arizona Rep...

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Obama 'Revolves,' Romney 'Devolves': Now the Rest of the Campaign Begins!

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 05.22.2012

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This is an important election and the American people will give voice to their vision of the future. Marriage equality will be but a sidebar, a small part of the panoply of issues that will foretell how American's want their nation to look in the next 50 years.

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Obama's Cash Machine: President Visits Bay Area For Fundraising Jaunt

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.23.2012

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For a place that isn't exactly in danger of falling to his Republican challenger, Barack Obama sure spends a lot of time in the Bay Area. What San ...

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Romney Makes Bold Prediction On Unemployment Rate

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 05.23.2012

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Mitt Romney, in a sit-down interview with Time's Mark Halperin, said that by the end of his first term as president he would get the unemployment rate...

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Dueling Ads Unveiled In North Dakota Governor Race

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.23.2012

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It is dueling campaign styles as the first ads hit the North Dakota governor's race, with the Republican incumbent touting his record and the Democrat...

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Getting 'Romney the Bully' Wrong

Van Gosse | Posted 05.23.2012

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It is striking how off-base liberals are about Mitt Romney's bullying a boy with long, dyed hair back in 1964, leading a gang to shear him like a lamb.

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Club For Growth Favorite Easily Wins Arkansas House Primary

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.23.2012

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Army reservist Tom Cotton handily defeated Beth Anne Rankin, an aide to former-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), in Tuesday's House Republican primary in Arkans...

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Obama Takes New Direction In Latest Campaign Ads

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is airing two new ads, one focusing on his work with veterans returning home from wars in ...

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