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Using the story of a struggling family, a Crossroads GPS commercial seeks to appeal to swing voters who had supported President Obama, and may still like him, but are disappointed.
President Obama argued the focus of the ad was fair, saying Mitt Romney was making his claim on the presidency based on his experience in private equity.
Speaker John A. Boehner may ultimately cut a big budget deal and emerge a hero. But there are potentially serious repercussions for him and his party as well as President Obama and the Democrats.
Millions of dollars in outside money began pouring into Congressional contests around the country in April, while spending by presidential super PACs dropped off.
Instead of swing states, we are focusing on "elastic states," ones that are relatively responsive to changes in political conditions, like a change in the national economic mood, and have a high percentage of swing voters.
Gregory B. Jaczko, who battled colleagues and Congress as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will step down as soon as a successor is confirmed.
The Supreme Court will decide whether a challenge to a 2008 federal law that broadened the governments power to monitor international communications may proceed.
The Peoples Bank of China has enjoyed direct computer access to Treasury auctions since last year, allowing it to buy United States debt without first having to go through a Wall Street bank.
A growing number of states are passing laws that allow taxpayer-supported scholarship funds, but they have been twisted to benefit private schools at the expense of the neediest children.
The Air Force is taking new action against a former commander of the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and the man who was his top civilian deputy.
Chicago was oddly quiet on the final day of the NATO summit meeting, a contrast with the confrontations between the police and protesters on Sunday night.
While Mitt Romney has said little about his Mormon faith on the campaign trail, people who know him well call it a huge influence on his conduct and worldview.
President Obama concluded in his first year that the Bush-era dream of remaking Afghanistan was a fantasy. The lessons he has learned there have shaped his presidency.
Rebecca Donatelli was listed as a member of what was called Your Recommended Team of Pirates in a proposal for an ad campaign aimed at blocking President Obama's re-election.
President Obama said that Mitt Romneys claims to being a strong business leader made his background at the private equity firm worthy of a serious debate.
A linguistic plague is creeping through the nation's capital - the "bacronym," where a PAC or bill name is chosen so that the initial letters of each word form a desired word.
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