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House votes to protect honor of military medals
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:48PM September 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Those who lie about military service or make false claims about receiving military medals with the intent of benefiting from those claims would be committing a crime under legislation passed by the House Wednesday.
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Biden plays to younger crowd in Wisconsin stop
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:07PM September 13, 2012 CommentEAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Playing to a younger audience, Vice President Joe Biden stressed differences Thursday between the presidential campaigns on education, college debt and entitlement programs more in doubt for future generations.
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FACT CHECK: Obama doesn't think Egypt is an ally
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:40PM September 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — This week's storming of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo by an angry mob has sent U.S.-Egyptian relations to a new low, prompting President Barack Obama to say he doesn't see the two countries as allies.
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Ryan to vote for budget larger than he prefers
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:40PM September 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan on Thursday went along with a stopgap spending bill that avoids a government shutdown but carries a price tag $19 billion higher than the budget he wrote.
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Romney to begin receiving intelligence briefings
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:10PM September 13, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is expected to begin receiving regular intelligence briefings from the Obama administration in the coming days.
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WHY IT MATTERS: Campaign finance
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THE RACE: Dynamics of presidential contest shifted
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:53PM September 13, 2012 CommentThis year, the "October Surprise" that sometimes erupts late in presidential cycles came a month early.
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Romney: 'The world needs American leadership'
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:37PM September 13, 2012 CommentFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says "the world needs American leadership" and he would lead a nation better able to shape events rather than being at the mercy of them.
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APNewsBreak: McConnell hires tea party strategist
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:06AM September 13, 2012 CommentFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has hired some tea party credibility.
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Mitt, Ann Romney to appear on 'Live!' on Tuesday
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:30AM September 13, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The Romneys are visiting Kelly and Michael.
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McCain: Obama pursues a 'feckless foreign policy'
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:50AM September 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain is accusing President Barack Obama of pursuing "a feckless foreign policy" that has compromised American influence around the world.
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From words to deeds: Why election matters
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:31AM September 13, 2012 CommentWhen you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in November, you'll be voting for more than a president. You'll be casting a ballot for and against a checklist of policies that touch your life and shape the country you live in.
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Analysis: Romney has few GOP echoes in criticism
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:16AM September 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney is a Republican standard-bearer largely standing alone in his rush to criticize President Barack Obama after violent attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya.
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FACT CHECK: Romney misstates facts on attacks
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:58AM September 13, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The gunfire at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, had barely ceased when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney seriously mischaracterized what had happened in a statement accusing President Barack Obama of "disgraceful" handling of violence there and at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
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Clinton subdued in return to campaign trail
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:17PM September 12, 2012 CommentORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The free-wheeling and fiery Bill Clinton who stole the show at the Democratic Party's convention showed up in Florida this week far more subdued.
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FACT CHECK: Romney misstates facts on attacks
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:05PM September 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The gunfire at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, had barely ceased when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney seriously mischaracterized what had happened in a statement accusing President Barack Obama of "disgraceful" handling of violence there and at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
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US investigates: Attacks coordinated to mark 9/11?
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:44PM September 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration, roiled by the first killing of a U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years, is investigating whether the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a planned terrorist strike to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and not a spontaneous mob enraged over an anti-Islam YouTube video.
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Dems give $320,000 for Murphy TV ads in Conn.
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:39PM September 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — National Democrats are pumping $320,000 into congressman Chris Murphy's Senate campaign in Connecticut in hopes of blunting former pro wrestling executive Linda McMahon's momentum.
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Bear hugs, biker babe: Campaign 2012 gets physical
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:39PM September 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama goes airborne in a doozy of a bear hug with a pizza guy in Florida. Joe Biden cozies up with a biker chick in Ohio. Paul Ryan encircles a campaign supporter in North Carolina in a double-armed embrace. Even the more reserved Mitt Romney seems to be loosening up some with people he meets on the campaign trail.
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HHS Secretary Sebelius violated politicking ban
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:15PM September 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A government ethics office says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated a federal law that restricts political activity by government officials.
