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Congressmen Call on GAO to Probe Industry Associated With Meningitis Outbreak
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George Cary speaks at his home with his daughters Heather Andrus, 33, middle, of Howell, Mich., listens and Jill Bloser, 43, of Charleston, S.C., holds a photo of her mother from a memorial service in Howell, Mich., Oct. 9, 2012. Cary, whose wife's death was linked to the national outbreak of fungal meningitis said that he, too, was treated with steroids that may have been contaminated.
Members of the House Oversight Committee urge the GAO to look into "pharmacy compounding."
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Analysis: Calm Romney pins hopes on momentum
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:46AM October 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is acting like a challenger who feels he has enough momentum and time to overtake the president by Election Day, two weeks from now.
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Obama Renews Focus on Second-Term Agenda
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:33AM October 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, bowing to pressure from Republicans and some Democrats, is launching an effort to define his second-term agenda as the White House race barrels toward the finish.
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Obama, Romney Pumped for Dash to the Finish
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:49AM October 23, 2012 CommentBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Their debates now history, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday open a two-week sprint to Election Day powered by adrenaline, a boatload of campaign cash and a determination to reach Nov. 6 with no would-have, should-have regrets in their neck-and-neck fight to the finish.
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Biden, Ryan Spar in Wake of Presidential Debate
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) participate in the vice presidential debate at Centre College on October 11, 2012 in Danville, Kentucky.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is accusing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan of flip-flopping on national security matters.
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Obama makes closing argument to voters in new ad
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:47AM October 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making his closing argument to voters, arguing the country has made progress under his watch and can't turn back now.
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FACT CHECK: Flunking geography, history
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:02AM October 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Voters didn't always get the straight goods when President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made their case for foreign policy and national security leadership Monday night before their last super-sized audience of the campaign. A few of their detours into domestic issues were problematic too.
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Debate Impressions: A Reversal in Body Language?
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:51AM October 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Big Bird, binders and ... bayonets! Well, at last we know the three Twitter memes of the debate season — and they all start with 'B.'
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Crossroads makes biggest buy yet in Senate races
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:49AM October 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative Super PAC co-founded by Karl Rove and an affiliated organization are making their biggest buy yet in this year's Senate elections, with a new round of ads costing $8 million that will target Democratic lawmakers in eight states.
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Obama, Romney Say China Needs to Play by the Rules
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:45AM October 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential candidates sparred over China during a debate on foreign policy Monday but as usual the focus was less on the Asian giant's rise as a world power than its impact on the American economy.
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Schieffer Ends Final Debate With Advice: Go Vote
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:28AM October 23, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Bob Schieffer took a light hand Monday as moderator of the final presidential debate, ending with advice from his mother: "Go vote. It makes you feel big and strong."
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Social nets grab 'horses and bayonets' debate line
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:17AM October 23, 2012 CommentPresident Barack Obama countered Mitt Romney's Big Bird and binders on Monday night with horses, bayonets and Battleship. Who won? The Internet, of course.
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Congressman: Ill. Rep. Jackson en route to Mayo
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:37PM October 22, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who covertly went on medical leave months ago and has given no sign of when he'll return to work, seems to be in a "fragile state" and is heading back to the hospital where he was treated for bipolar disorder, a fellow Democratic Illinois congressmen said Monday.
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Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:17PM October 22, 2012 CommentBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, accusing him of "wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map." The Republican coolly responded, "Attacking me is not an agenda" for dealing with a dangerous world.
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FACT CHECK: Missteps in final presidential debate
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:41PM October 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Voters didn't always get the straight goods when President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made their case for foreign policy and national security leadership Monday night before their last super-sized audience of the campaign. A few of their detours into domestic issues were problematic too.
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Who’s Winning the Debate? Pundits, Politicos and Average Joes Appraise Final #Debate
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:14PM October 22, 2012 CommentTwitter reacts to Obama-Romney foreign policy rumble
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Report: Super PAC, party ad spending nearly on par
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:50PM October 22, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Outside groups have spent nearly the same as political parties in about two dozen competitive elections this year, a new report found.
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Akin aide uses profanity in shot at McCaskill
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:39PM October 22, 2012 CommentFESTUS, Mo. (AP) — An aide to Todd Akin on Monday used a profanity in a tweet to extend the GOP Senate hopeful's weekend analogy comparing Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill to a "dog" who fetches problems from Washington. Meanwhile, McCaskill launched a campaign tour with a series of small-town stops aimed at improving her showing in rural Missouri.
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Marco Rubio Riles Cuban Americans Ahead of Florida Debate
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Mitt Romney hugs U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio after Rubio introduced him to the crowd during a campaign stop in Miami, Aug. 13, 2012.
HIALEAH, FLA. – Favorite son and conservative hero Florida Sen. Marco Rubio criticized President Barack Obama before a crowd of about 100 people in a Cuban enclave near Miami during a Monday rally for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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GOP's McMahon ad targets Conn. Obama voters
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:17PM October 22, 2012 CommentHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon is courting ticket-splitters in a new ad in which four supporters of President Barack Obama, who has a double-digit lead in the state, say they also will cast ballots for her. Her campaign strongly denied she was writing off Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, saying she supports the former Massachusetts governor "100 percent."
