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Quinnipiac poll shows Romney leading Gingrich by almost 10 points. Romney performed well in Thursday debate.
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Aneesh Chopra is likely to run for Virginia lieutenant governor, Democrats say.
Obama proposes reducing the costs of higher education by increasing the amount of federal loan money available and tying it to college tuition reduction.
Rick Santorum’s position on medical lawsuits seems to be at odds with his personal experience.
Three people with knowledge of his business say Paul was deeply involved in company that produced inflammatory pamphlets.
A raw exchange with the governor of Arizona conflicts with his public image as “no-drama Obama.”
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Ener1, which makes batteries for electric cars, had been awarded an $118 million stimulus grant.
The president downplayed the exchange between him and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer earlier this week in an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer.
Vice President Biden directed searing criticism at GOP leaders and presidential field — by name — in a speech ro House Democrats.
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Mitt Romney rarely mentions his Mexican roots, despite courting Latino voters. A polygamist history and hardline against illegal immigrants don't help. (Jan. 27)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that after 20 years, she's done with the "high wire" of politics. State Department employees asked Mrs. Clinton if she would run for Vice President. (Jan. 27)
Discussions of lunar colonies and grandmas were among the must-see moments at the Republican debate in Florida on Thursday night. (Jan. 26)
Newt Gingrich explained his idea for a lunar colony, while Mitt Romney attacked him for promising each state what they wanted. (Jan. 26)
Presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney got into a heated discussion over an ad pulled by the Gingrich campaign hitting Romney on immigration, while Mitt Romney didn't recall his own ad against Gingrich. (Jan. 26)
At a Tea Party rally in central Florida Thursday Newt Gingrich unloaded on his rival Mitt Romney, calling his campaign "grotesquely hypocritical." (Jan. 26)
Pentagon leaders outlined a plan Thursday for absorbing $487 billion in defense cuts over the coming decade by shrinking U.S. ground forces, slowing the purchase of a next-generation stealth fighter and retiring older planes and ships. (Jan. 26)
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