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Senate Ready to Vote On Business Tax Cut Bills
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:52PM July 12, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders have agreed to vote on rival Democratic and Republican plans to cut business taxes.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Plunge to Lowest in 4 Years
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Job seekers have their resumes reviewed at a job fair expo in Anaheim, Calif.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in four years.
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Buzz Surrounding Romney-Pawlenty Ticket Picks Up
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Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announces that he is running for president at the State Historical Building on May 23, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As a presidential hopeful, Tim Pawlenty won respect among GOP insiders, social conservatives and the tea party movement. Far from the first love of any faction, he quickly washed out as a candidate.
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Romney Campaign Calls Obama Outsourcing Ad 'A Lie'
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Houston, Texas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's campaign is accusing President Barack Obama of being dishonest.
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Jackson's 'Mood Disorder' Raising More Questions?
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In this March 20, 2012 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. speaks in Chicago. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she expects Jackson to explain his weeks-long leave of absence after he has had an evaluation of his evaluation of his medical condition. Pelosi indicated that she had not spoken to the Illinois Democrat.
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s disclosure that he is suffering from a "mood disorder" still leaves many questions about his secretive medical leave and whether the Illinois congressman has satisfied mounting calls to be more open about his monthlong absence.
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Cheney Lends A Bit of His GOP Star Power to Romney
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This photo provided by CBS shows former Vice President Dick Cheney appearing on the CBS news show "Face the Nation," Sunday May 10, 2009, in Washington.
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney is using his popularity with Republican conservatives to give a boost to Mitt Romney, hosting a fundraiser for the party's likely nominee at a mountain valley resort as well as a private dinner at his Wyoming home.
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Biden to Offer Rebuttal to Romney at NAACP
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the 2012 National Educational Association annual meeting, Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is offering a rebuttal of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the nation's largest civil rights organization, defending President Barack Obama's record before black voters.
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Rep. Jesse Jackson treated for 'mood disorder'
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:15PM July 11, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is under intensive medical treatment for a "mood disorder," his office said in a brief statement Wednesday, more than a month after the Chicago Democrat quietly went on a medical leave of absence.
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Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:33PM July 11, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues:
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Romney Woos NAACP, Obama Top Democrats
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pauses during a speech to the NAACP annual convention, Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in Houston, Texas.
Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama both are dealing with politically challenging demographics.
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Democrats Block Senate Vote On Obama Tax Plan
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President Barack Obama delivers a statement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats blocked a Senate vote Wednesday on President Barack Obama's plan to extend expiring tax cuts for a year for everyone but the highest-earning Americans, as the two parties maneuvered to try embarrassing each other on one of the election year's foremost issues.
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Romney to NAACP: Voting GOP Good For Your Families
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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event in Sterling, Va.
HOUSTON (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney will tell black voters during a speech to the NAACP that backing him for president is in the best interest of their families.
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Obama Calls For Rise in Small Business Write-Offs
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a campaign event in Parma, Ohio.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase the amount of investments small businesses can expense next year.
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Much Ado On Hill About Little
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Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congress is in, but it's far from lawmaking.
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GOP Says Healthcare Repeal Also Stops a Tax
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Demonstrators react to the Supreme Court landmark decision on health care, Thursday, June 28, 2012, outside the court in Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans, stung by the Supreme Court decision upholding President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, are seizing on one wrinkle to bolster their election-year case for repeal — the court's judgment that the penalty for failing to get insurance is a tax.
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Obama team targets Mitt Romney's private finances
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:56PM July 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama election campaign has a politically loaded question it wants voters to think about: What is Mitt Romney hiding?
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Biden faults Romney for not releasing tax returns
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:45PM July 10, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden denounced Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Tuesday as a candidate with something to hide.
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Romney visits food bank in fire-stricken Colorado
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59PM July 10, 2012 CommentCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is visiting a food bank in southern Colorado that's working to help victims of the region's wildfires.
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US Senate Race: Can passion push Cruz to victory?
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:47PM July 10, 2012 CommentAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ted Cruz has grown accustomed to having his campaign speech interrupted by whoops and hollering, shrieks of "Go Ted!" and even an "A-Men!" or two.
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AG Holder says Texas ID law would harm minorities
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:26PM July 10, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it would be harmful to minority voters.
