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Barack Obama: How well do you know America's 44th president?
Test your knowledge of the man currently in the Oval Office with this quiz on notable events – both large and small – from the Obama presidency.
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Election 101: What's the Republican primary calendar for 2012?
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In Pictures: Gilad Shalit released
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Gilad Shalit deal: Which Palestinian prisoners will walk free?
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Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan: What would your sales tax be?
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Barack Obama: How well do you know America's 44th president?
Test your knowledge of the man currently in the Oval Office with this quiz on notable events – both large and small – from the Obama presidency.
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Election 101: What's the Republican primary calendar for 2012?
Now that New Hampshire has set its primary for Jan. 10, the 2012 political calendar is largely set. Both political parties select their presidential nominees through state primaries and caucuses, with candidates amassing delegates as they go. Under Republican Party rules, a candidate needs 1,212 delegates to win the nomination. That’s half, plus one, of the total 2,422 delegates.
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Mitt Romney's secret weapon: Iowa caucuses could go his way
Mitt Romney was not expected to do well in the Iowa caucuses and has put little effort into winning Jan. 3. But polls suggest that he might be well positioned for a victory.
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Is Herman Cain helping the GOP win the Hispanic vote?
Herman Cain has 'joked'" about erecting an “electrified barbed wire” on the US-Mexico border. DCDecoder asks how is that playing with Hispanics?
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Global warming a threat to polar bears? Judge orders review of US rule.
A judge rules that the US has met its obligations for protecting polar bears, but ordered a review of a special rule that excludes greenhouse gases from the list of threats to the bears.
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Where is Herman Cain's campaign money coming from?
Mitt Romney is collecting from Wall Street. Rick Perry is getting moolah from the oil and gas industry. It's harder to tell much about the donor base of Herman Cain, who is fifth in the GOP fundraising race.
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With Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange finished, attention turns to security
With many of the Palestinians released in the prisoner exchange for Gilad Shalit going to the West Bank, focus will now be on ensuring that Israeli-Palestinian violence stays at its current low level.
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Fighting between Boko Haram Islamists and Nigerian security rages on
While the Nigerian military claims that the fighting with Boko Haram in the country's north is under control, the lack of information from the region fuels doubt about the military's success.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's push to quell a nuclear North Korea
Obama can't risk a big nuclear test by North Korea during the 2012 election campaign. Hints of talks with Pyongyang suggest the US is ready for a deal.
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Gilad Shalit deal boosts Hamas in West Bank as Fatah clings to support
Palestinian prisoners released in the Gilad Shalit deal were welcomed home in Ramallah amid an unusual display of support for Hamas.
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Why Republicans want to save parts of the Obama jobs bill
The Senate rejected the Obama jobs bill last week, but both Senate Democrats and House Republicans are trying to resurrect parts of it. Problem is, they can't agree on which parts.
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Occupy Wall Street movement intrigues, confounds the tea party
Even as analysts note similarities between the two populist uprisings, many tea party activists say a merger could never happen. Many are put off by Occupy Wall Street's civil disobedience and economic prescriptions.
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Amid BRICS' rise and 'Arab Spring', a new global order forms
With American unilateralism ebbing, Western nations and the rising BRICS countries are still finding their way to a new geopolitical balance – and Arab Spring nations like Syria are caught in the middle.
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October unemployment rate to fall below 9 percent, predicts Gallup
The Gallup unemployment survey isn't the same as the Labor Department unemployment index, but it's close. Will this come up in the GOP presidential debate Tuesday night?
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Hillary Clinton arrives in Libya for an American victory lap
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a voice for military intervention in Libya. Now, she's visiting Tripoli, basking in the mission's success and trying to boost US ties to the new government.
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Round 8 of GOP debates: Candidates look to land punch on Herman Cain
Tuesday's GOP debate in Las Vegas is likely to see candidates try to knock down Herman Cain, who has surged in the polls. For each presidential contender, here's what to watch for.
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Ron Paul: Are the media really still ignoring him?
Ron Paul gets the least news coverage of any GOP White House hopeful, according to a new Pew poll. But here are some reasons that the Paul-is-being-ignored conclusion may be off the mark.
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Herman Cain sings 'Imagine there's no pizza' (video)
Herman Cain sang as president of Godfather's Pizza, and he's still singing on the campaign trail. Check out these videos of Herman Cain singing.
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What does the Gilad Shalit deal really mean?
The Gilad Shalit exchange means a great deal for the released prisoners and their families. But in the larger picture, it won't bring much change.
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In Pictures: Gilad Shalit released
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Chile calls up almost 57,000 students to fill shortfall in military's ranks
Military service is obligatory in Chile, but volunteers usually fill the ranks. Student protests this year have hurt recruitment, but the number of call-ups is higher than what the military says it needs.
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GOP debate: What to watch for from Herman Cain and Mitt Romney
Herman Cain's front-runner status makes him a target. Mitt Romney needs to win over more conservatives. Can Rick Perry rebound?
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Opinion: Why is it OK to to be prejudiced against Mormons?
You can’t be openly racist, sexist, or anti-Semitic in America. But anti-Mormon? Go for it. Maybe a White House run by Mitt Romney or Jon Huntsman will shine enough light on actual Mormons to make us put aside the fears and fantasies about them.
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Why Occupy Wall Street and Democratic pols aren't exactly pals
A month into the Occupy Wall Street protests, the Democratic Party's embrace of the movement can best be described as friendly, but loose. Both sides, it turns out, are wary of a close alliance.
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Why Jon Huntsman will boycott the GOP debate tonight
The GOP debate is in Las Vegas tonight. Jon Huntsman and other Republican candidates are worried that the Nevada caucuses will upstage the New Hampshire primary in January.
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