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... attack the President. He's spent the past year and a half doing it. But that hasn't moved the needle on what has been a remarkably stable, close and competitive race. The true test of the first debate for most Americans will not be which candidate is best at ...
... women gave Republicans an edge in "having a concrete plan to grow the economy." This week American Crossroads, the Karl Rove-affiliated super PAC, debuted a new web video targeting women voters. In it the narrator says: "Some people say there's a 'war on women.' We agree -- it's ...
... erased by falling oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 83 points to close at 12,653. The Nasdaq fell 29 points to close at 2,902. The price of oil fell more than 2 percent to finish near $84 a barrel. There was word today Syrian President Bashar ...
... a spokesman an "extremely literate conservative African-American" who can argue that Mr. Obama misled the nation by presenting himself as what the proposal calls a "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln." A copy of a detailed advertising plan was obtained by The New York Times through a person not connected to ...
... U.S. dropout crisis. Online, we'll explore the crossroads of learning disabilities and art, and we'll profile two young men -- a poet and a Harvard graduate student -- who, despite academic struggles, achieved stunning success. But first, a 101. Contrary to popular belief, autism isn't a learning disability ...
... be an expensive general election battle. President Obama's reelection campaign reversed its stance against super PACs late yesterday, encouraging contributors to donate money to a group, Priorities USA Action, run by former administration staffers. "With so much at stake, we can't allow for two sets of rules in ...
Ohio voters repealed Senate Bill 5. Photo by wisaflcio via Flickr. Two high-profile ballot measures headlined this year's off-year elections, and both were resoundingly defeated Tuesday. In Ohio, voters overwhelmingly turned back Senate Bill 5, which sought to restrict collective bargaining rights for state public workers. The result was a major victory for labor unions...
Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., is set to kickoff her run for the GOP presidential nomination. Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call. The 2012 GOP presidential field will get a serious jolt of Tea Party fervor Monday when Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann formally kicks off her campaign in Waterloo, Iowa. She couldn't have picked a better time...
At just about this point in every election cycle, we begin to overuse the same words, phrases and arguments. Everything is a tossup, or a dead heat, or a last-minute dash to Election Day. The other guy is always going to shut down Social Security. Taxes are evil. President Obama (or President Bush) and Speaker...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell announced in January that he was stepping down in March. Powell has been the FCC chairman since 2001 and a member of the panel since 1998. Two experts analyze the FCC's future for the new incoming chairman.
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