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Former First Lady Makes 2012 Endorsement

AP | Posted 06.01.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan served lemonade and cookies to Mitt Romney and his wife and offered the presumptive Republican president...

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Justice Department To Florida: Stop Voter Purge

Posted 06.01.2012

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The Department of Justice demanded that Florida stop purging its voter rolls, Talking Points Memo reported Thursday. In a letter sent to Florida Se...

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Justice Department Unlikely To Retry Edwards

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.31.2012

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WASHINGTON — A knowledgeable law enforcement official said Thursday it is unlikely that the Justice Department will retry John Edwards. The off...

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Why the Supreme Court Should Hear the DOMA Lawsuit

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 05.31.2012

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Although defenders and supporters of DOMA agree on little, both sides should agree that we need to clear up the confusion regarding how courts should assess constitutional challenges to laws that treat individuals differently because of their sexual orientation.

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Bush Shows Off Patriotic Fashion Choice During White House Visit

Posted 05.31.2012

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While attending a ceremony at the White House on Thursday for the unveiling of his son's presidential portrait, former President George H.W. Bush show...

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Chris Christie Shut Down By State Democrats Again

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 05.31.2012

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TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Democrats have rejected Gov. Chris Christie's nomination of a gay black Republican mayor to the state Supreme Court. Morr...

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Alan Simpson Accepts Social Security Debate Challenge

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.31.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), a leading voice in the argument over the future of Social Security, has agreed to debate progressive ...

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Bipartisan Measure Will Give Boost To Just One Bank

Posted 05.30.2012

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On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will vote on a one-sentence, bipartisan-backed bill that will save a major political player $300 m...

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Walker Vindication Blunts Opponent's Key Weapon

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.30.2012

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MADISON, Wis. — Republican Gov. Scott Walker's administration said Wednesday that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has finalized higher job n...

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WATCH: Michelle Obama Weighs In On President's Past Drug Use

Posted 05.30.2012

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First Lady Michelle Obama weighed in on recent revelations about her husband's past drug use on Tuesday, acknowledging that President Obama realized a...

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Former Dem Rep To Pull Party Switch

Posted 05.30.2012

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Former Rep. Artur Davis is not sure if he will run for Congress again. But if he does, he will do so as a Republican. Davis, who represented Alaba...

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GOP Rep Faces Major Roadblock After Campaign Hiccup

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 05.29.2012

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LANSING, Mich. -- U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan should have had an easy time knocking off a little-known opponent in the Republican primary ...

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WATCH LIVE: Romney Speaks At Las Vegas Campaign Event

Reuters | Posted 05.30.2012

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(Changes third bullet to show Romney clinching nomination) * Obama campaign: Romney "lacks backbone" to stand up to Trump ...

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Why Obama’s Top Strategists Think He’ll Beat Romney

New York Magazine | John Heilemann | Posted 05.28.2012

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David Plouffe sits in his White House office, just a few steps from the Oval, staring at an oversize map of these United States. It’s late afternoon...

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Politicians Honor Armed Forces On Memorial Day

Posted 05.28.2012

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On the last Monday in May, Americans celebrate Memorial Day to remember the men and women of the armed forces and give thanks for their sacrifices. ...

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Alan Simpson Lashes Out At GOP 'Madness'

Posted 05.27.2012

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Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) lashed out at members of his party on Sunday, slamming them for their unwillingness to compromise on proposed tax in...

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Supreme Court To Decide Blockbuster Cases Soon

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel sch...

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Executive Behind Lavish Conference Leaves Agency

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The General Services Administration executive who was responsible for a lavish, $823,000 conference in Las Vegas is no longer with the G...

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Private Equity Insider's Tip For Romney

Jon Ward | Posted 05.24.2012

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One private equity industry insider Thursday expressed displeasure with Mitt Romney's explanations so far in defense of his record at Bain Capital, wh...

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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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Romney's Health Care Plan: Leave Millions Uninsured

The New Republic | Posted 05.24.2012

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Editor's Note: After looking at the economic platform of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, this installment of our series on his policy plans exa...

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Official Seeks Ban On Sagging Pants

Posted 05.24.2012

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A Mississippi official has renewed his crusade against sagging pants, seeking to ban the oft-maligned fashion statement from his entire county. Ken...

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Warren And Brown Neck And Neck In New Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger are nearly tied in the race for a Massachusetts Senate seat, according to a poll released...

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Romney Pushes School Vouchers, Federal Rollback

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.23.2012

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In a week-long series of campaign activities that began Wednesday with an address to the Latino Coalition's Annual Economic Summit, former Massachuset...

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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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