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Election 101: How an Iowa GOP caucus works
Confused about what the Iowa caucuses are, exactly? Here is a step-by-step explanation about what will happen in Iowa on the evening of Jan. 3 – the first presidential nominating contest of the 2012 season.
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A year of oops: five big political gaffes of 2011
There’s nothing like a presidential campaign cycle to bring out big political gaffes. 2011 had some doozies, and some of the most memorable actually weren’t on the campaign trail.
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Political sex scandals: Who survived – and who didn't
An extramarital affair ended the career of CIA Director and former Gen. David Petraeus. But against all odds, some political figures survive sex scandals. Here are some whose careers continued in spite of their slips – and some whose didn’t.
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5 best books by 2012 presidential hopefuls
Here are the 5 books by 2012 presidential hopefuls that we like the best – and why.
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Herman Cain speaks out: His seven most memorable one-liners
Herman Cain's ascension in the Republican presidential campaign has been rich with zingers. Here are seven of Mr. Cain's most memorable quotes.
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Bob Costas comments on gun control: Should he be fired?
Bob Costas ignited a Twitter storm with his gun control commentary. 'Sanctimonious dreck,' tweeted Herman Cain. It's not the first time Bob Costas has courted controversy on the air.
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Saving Money
The election is over. What happens to all that campaign cash?An estimated 5.8 billion was spent on the 2012 election. Where can candidates spend their leftover money? What is off limits?
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Decoder Wire
Why Romney lost: Was the candidate the problem?Yes, the GOP needs to do more to broaden its appeal to minorities, young people, and women. But Romney's problems in reaching voters may have had less to do with policy than personality.
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Editor's Blog
Election 2012: the beautiful momentPolitics is messy, expensive, comical, infuriating, and often dispiriting -- especially after an interminable US presidential campaign. But voting itself ... that's the real point of democracy.
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Decoder Wire
As Obama and Romney ready for second debate, where do polls stand? (+video)The question now is whether Mitt Romney’s gains are due to a temporary bounce from his strong first debate performance, or whether they reflect a fundamental change in standings with President Obama.
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Mitt Romney gets post-debate boost in the polls. Will it last?
Mitt Romney is moving ahead in the first public opinion polls taken since his debate with President Obama. But there are two more debates and a month to go until Election Day, and the race remains close.
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Ann Romney praises Mitt: The 'man America needs' (+video)
At the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in what she called 'the biggest speech' of her life, Mrs. Romney told voters 'you can trust Mitt.' Her husband, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, will speak at the convention on Thursday.
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Rick Santorum attacks Obama over welfare reform waiver. Was that fair?
Rick Santorum attacked President Obama in his speech for the GOP convention, repeating a common criticism that Obama has watered down welfare reform. Fact-checkers say the claim is not true, but it fit well into Tuesday's 'We Built It' theme.
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Republican convention looks like a tea party gathering
Most tea party Republicans have come to accept Mitt Romney as one of their own. But it's really Paul Ryan that they're enthusiastic about, and many of their champions are key speakers.
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Mitt Romney says his health care plan in Mass. was a win for women (+video)
As the GOP Convention approaches, Mitt Romney said he was proud that his Massachusetts health care plan guaranteed coverage for women. He criticized President Obama for trying to tie him to Rep. Todd Akin's rape and abortion remarks.
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Issac approaches, sending GOP scrambling
Despite tropical storm Issac, which could become a Category 2 hurricane, Republican delegates are still flocking to Tampa, Fla. The storm has forced the GOP to postpone convention events.
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Wis. gunman Wade Michael Page urged white supremacists to act (+video)
After Page strode into a Sikh temple Sunday with a 9mm handgun and multiple magazines of ammunition, authorities were trying to determine if the 40-year-old Army veteran was taking his own advice when he opened fire on strangers.
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Opinion: The best pick for Romney vice president? The one no one's talking about.
Speculation over Mitt Romney's pick for vice president repeats the same few names. But there’s another VP Mr. Romney should consider, someone who could help him with the Jewish vote and gain him support in a crucial swing state: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
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Decoder Wire
Should Sarah Palin speak at GOP convention? (+video)Sarah Palin electrified the 2008 GOP convention, but many gaffes later, even conservative critics are wary of how a Palin speech in Tampa could impact the 2012 race and presumptive GOP standard-bearer, Mitt Romney.
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Tax VOX
Taking a new look at an old consumption taxThe idea of the X Tax–a progressive consumption tax designed 25 years ago–generated lots of discussion among tax experts. Whatever you want to label it, there are so few new ideas in tax policy, it never hurts to revisit an old one.
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It's official: with Texas win, Romney is the nominee
The GOP candidate clinched the nomination with more than the 1144 delegates required to win the nomination.
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How did Romney do at Liberty University? Just fine, evangelicals say
Mitt Romney always has had an uneasy relationship with evangelical Christians and other social conservatives, both on issues and regarding his Mormon religion. In his important commencement speech at Liberty University, he seems to have won them over.
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Tea party challenge puts Sen. Richard Lugar in the fight of his political life
Sen. Richard Lugar is a six-term incumbent, highly regarded for his work on national security issues. But tea party-backed challenger Richard Mourdock says Lugar has lost touch with his Indiana constituents. In the run-up to Tuesday's GOP primary, Mourdock leads in the polls.
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Gingrich out, will endorse Romney
The former Speaker is likely to appear with Romney next week at a campaign event to make a formal endorsement.
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Orrin Hatch close call in Utah: Tea party rising?
Sen. Orrin Hatch is favored to win reelection, but first he faces a primary election against tea party favorite Dan Liljenquist. Can Hatch avoid the fate of former Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, ousted in 2010 by the tea party?
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Anti-Obama slogans with racist slants on the rise in Election 2012
The 2008 election was not devoid of racist anti-Obama sentiment, but racial slurs and offensive slogans seem to be balder this time – from a racially derogatory joke circulated by a US judge to crude bumper stickers.
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Robert Reich
The GOP's tax cut trickWhen Republicans have nothing else to attack, they call for a tax cut. And it works.
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Joe the Plumber goes to Congress? Why he's a huge underdog.
Joe the Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, on Tuesday won the GOP primary for Ohio’s Ninth Congressional District. His next step is to square off against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur.
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Newt Gingrich's big Super Tuesday gambit: win the gas pump vote
Ahead of Super Tuesday, Newt Gingrich is hammering Obama for an 'anti-energy policy' and playing up his own plan to reduce gas prices. It's a solid strategy, experts say, but will primary voters bite?
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'Joe the Plumber' and Herman Cain: A match made on cloud 9-9-9?
'Joe the Plumber' (a.k.a. Samuel Wurzelbacher), who is running for Congress, will campaign with Herman Cain. But the antitax everyman might be two years too late.
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