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Ed O’Keefe

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. met Thursday with former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, who also was treated for depression at the Mayo Clinic.

Felicia Sonmez, Philip Rucker and William Branigin

Obama camp said it would drop the issue if Romney would release five years of tax returns.

Aaron Blake

THE FIX | Polls show the vice president was something short of popular even before recent comments drew fire.

Amy Gardner

Harvesting Hispanic votes won’t be easy, though, and economic factors seem to favor Republicans.

Lisa Rein

Privacy advocates are raising red flags about extent of monitoring, citing the potential for abuse.

Michael Leahy

“Things haven’t gone the way we’d hoped,” says Chicago activist and Obama acquaintance Mark Allen.

Philip Rucker

Candidate suggested that Obama would “bankrupt” Medicare, while his plan would leave program “solvent.”