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Disillusionment with Obama on the South Side of Chicago
“Things haven’t gone the way we’d hoped,” says activist and former Obama aquaintance Mark Allen.
Pawlenty waits patiently
Tim Pawlenty is the hardest-working Mitt Romney surrogate among all the vice presidential hopefuls, a fact that buoys his boosters, who read it as a sign that devotion will be rewarded. But no one knows better than Pawlenty that a long slog in politics guarantees nothing.
Portman may be on Romney’s VP list
Senator from Ohio weathering the ups and downs of being a potential pick.
Ahead of his trial, Edwards’s isolation is symbol of his downfall
With fewer friends by his side, the disgraced politician spends much time alone, pondering his fate.
- Esteemed lawyer Paul Clement’s next challenge is arguing against health-care law
- Will Mitt Romney follow candidates who failed to connect (and failed to win)?
- Gingrich faces long odds to compete in Virginia presidential primary
- Rick Perry is confident, but is he ready?
- George and Mitt Romney: Like father, like son, until a political parting point
- Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett responds to Penn State sexual abuse scandal
- Early race showed Rick Perry undeterred by prospect of challenging good friend
- Isn’t there a better way to pick a vice president?
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