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President Obama wins second term

Watch: President Barack Obama gives his victory speech. Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you, and you have made me a better president. Governor Mitt Romney concedes the presidency after a hard-fought campaign. This is a time of great challenges for America, and I pray […]

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Politicizing the intelligence community

Last month, four Americans (including one U.S. Ambassador) were killed in a terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. While the death of an ambassador is always monumental – Chris Stevens is the first ambassador killed in the line of duty since Adolph Dubs was murdered by extremists in Afghanistan in 1979 – […]

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Women’s choice

Three different women speak on how so-called “women’s issues” will affect the outcome in one of the race’s pivotal swing states, Virginia.

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Rent Is Too Damn High Party founder, now a Republican, has a new slogan

Jimmy McMillan, who rocketed to Internet fame as the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, is running for president as a Republican.

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