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10 most-looked-up words of 2012, according to Merriam Webster
Here are the 10 words that most often sent Americans to the dictionary in 2012.
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Briefing
Four curious outcomes if the Electoral College ends in a tie
Here are four ways that a 269-to-269 tie in the Electoral College could play out in the 2012 presidential election.
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Obama or Romney? How 5 undecided voters are making up their minds.
Last month, the Monitor profiled five undecided voters whose allegiances were especially prized because they live in swing states. Now, less than two weeks before Election Day, we check in with them to see what they’re thinking now.
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Obama-Netanyahu tensions: Not as bad as 5 other US-Israel low points
Will US-Israel relations fray over Iran? Not likely – they've seen worse.
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Briefing
Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they compare on gun control
A spate of gun violence has beset the United States ahead of the November election, raising the perennial question about how effectively America regulates its 300 million-plus guns. Yet neither presidential candidate is likely to hoist his own complicated record as a rallying cry.
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Poll: Paul Ryan gives Mitt Romney 'micro-bump' in key battleground states (+video)
Mitt Romney, now with Paul Ryan on the ticket, has closed in on Obama in Florida and Wisconsin, a new poll of three battleground states shows. But he didn't gain ground in Ohio.
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Obama will bounce between battleground states during GOP convention
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will campaign in Iowa, Florida, and Virginia next week while the Republican convention is held in Tampa.
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Chapter & Verse
Conservative books are leaping off the shelves, says Amazon. Liberal titles, not so much.According to a new heat map by Amazon, readers in 44 states prefer conservative 'red' books to liberal 'blue.'
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No Paul Ryan lift to Mitt Romney campaign yet, says new poll (+video)
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are still almost tied for support among registered voters, 46-47 percent, says a new AP poll. But among independents, Mitt Romney has the lead. And 23 percent of voters remain undecided.
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Democrats attack Paul Ryan over Social Security privatization
In his 2010 'Road Map for America's Future,' the Wisconsin congressman proposed a plan to allow younger workers to divert more than one-third of their Social Security taxes into personal accounts that they would own and could will to their heirs.
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US government and politics no longer run by WASPs. Does it matter?
Neither of the top leaders in Congress nor any member of the US Supreme court is a WASP – a white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant. And now, for the first time in US history, none of the major party candidates for president or vice president is a WASP.
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Where’s Romney’s Ryan ‘bounce’? Polls give weak report
Paul Ryan's presence on the GOP presidential ticket has given Mitt Romney a slight boost in the polls – less than Sarah Palin or Joe Biden did for John McCain and Barack Obama four years ago. But Ryan has put new spring in Romney's step, and he's helped loosen Republican wallets.
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Decoder Wire
Is Joe Biden dragging Obama down? (+video)With a new 'super PAC' ad that mocks Joe Biden for all manner of verbal slips, it’s almost as if Republicans are mirroring the way Democrats attacked Sarah Palin in 2008.
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Obama acknowledges Ryan stature, rips his policies
From the moment Romney picked the Wisconsin congressman as his vice presidential candidate, Obama'scampaign has redoubled its efforts to draw attention to the Republican budget plan Ryan wrote and that the GOP majority in the House passed.
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Romney pays at least 13 percent in taxes. Is that low or high?
GOP candidate Romney says he's paid at least 13 percent in taxes every year for a decade. In 2011, he made about $21 million. Middle income families, making from $50,000 to $75,000 a year, average 12.8 percent.
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Which side is winning the battle to define Paul Ryan?
So far, polls show little to no bounce for Mitt Romney since he named Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. The wisdom of adding Ryan to the ticket could be decided by how well he and Romney resolve their unsettled message on Medicare.
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Are Obama critics using 'Swift Boat' tactics?
A group with Republican and tea party ties says President Obama leaked information and took too much credit for the US Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden. It reminds some of the 'Swift Boat' attack on Sen. John Kerry when he challenged former President Bush in 2004.
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Romney says he's paid at least 13% of income in taxes over last decade
While talking with reporters in South Carolina, the former Massachusetts governor declined to produce records that would back up his claim.
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Decoder Wire
Did Joe Biden 'chains' remark go too far? (+video)Team Obama says that Biden was referring to the harm to consumers if Republicans 'unshackle' Wall Street. But critics dub the remark an appeal to race.
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Economist Mom
Politics 101: Don't talk about offsets on the campaign trailExpect the candidates to get looser and looser about the “fiscally responsible” pieces of their policy proposals. Expect them to spell out only the goodies, not how they would pay for the goodies.
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Was Biden's 'back in chains' comment to black voters intentional? (+video)
Vice President Joe Biden told an audience that included African-Americans that Mitt Romney wanted to 'unchain' Wall Street from regulations and 'put y'all back in chains.' Team Romney called it a new low for the Obama campaign. Maybe Biden knew exactly what he was doing.
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Romney: President Obama just trying to 'hang onto power'
They were some of Romney's harshest words yet against the president. He was interviewed on 'CBS This Morning' from the battleground state of Ohio, one of less than 10 key states that will help decide the November election.
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Iowa State Fair: Ryan faces hecklers and Obama (+video)
Republican Vice Presidential hopeful Paul Ryan met challenges at the Iowa State Fair, Monday. Ryan is credited with giving the Romney campaign a jolt of energy from his conservative backers, but others say 'he's fairly unknown.'
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Republicans, Democrats scramble to frame Paul Ryan’s political persona
With Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP now has a full presidential ticket. Bold move or potential disaster for Americans? Republicans and Democrats try to shape Ryan's image to their own advantage.
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We know Paul Ryan is a budget hawk. But what about other issues?
As a seven-term member of Congress, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has a record on issues other than the federal budget – abortion, immigration, national security, and gay rights, for example.
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What’s that you say about Paul Ryan? Political combatants weigh in
Within seconds, partisans on both sides were commenting on Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Here’s some of the reaction.
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Opinion: Romney's pick of Paul Ryan: Let the debate over substance begin
The presidential race has so far been shamefully dismissive of substance. With his pick of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate, Republican Mitt Romney presents voters with a clear choice over the role of government and how to pay for it.
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Paul Ryan: bold, risky pick for Romney VP (+video)
Conservatives applaud Rep. Paul Ryan as the intellectual leader of the Republican Party. Liberals see Ryan as an ideologue who would destroy the nation’s social safety net.
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Decoder Wire
How to tell Mitt Romney is no 'wimp'? Take that, Harry Reid.Mitt Romney says Senate majority leader Harry Reid should 'put up or shut up' in response to Reid's accusations that he didn't pay taxes for 10 years. Will lines like that help him win over voters?
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Obama leads in three key swing states, but Romney can still sway voters
A new poll of likely voters in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania shows President Obama winning all three states, on the basis of his strength among women voters. But given voter concerns about the economy, Mitt Romney can still catch him.
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