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Inside Washington 7/17/11
Inside Washington 7/17/11
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Gov auditions for VP slot he says he's not seeking
Gov. Bob McDonnell told AP he's neither ruling out a potential vice presidential run in 2012, nor seeking it out. But earlier in the week, he told Politico he'd "be very interested" in running if asked.
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Inside Washington Aug. 21, 2011
This week on Inside Washington: More bad news on the economy means more bad news politically for President Obama. Politics: Texas Governor Rick Perry joins the Republican Presidential sweepstakes, Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann wins the Iowa Straw Poll and Tim Pawlenty drops out. Romney is still the front runner, but where is Jon Huntsman?
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Obama on a holiday
Is there ever really a good time for the president to go on vacation?
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Reporters allege threats, physical encounters from Bachmann staffers
A handful of reporters are alleging that security guards on Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann's staff have physically confronted and threatened them, Politico reports.
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Obama on the offensive
President Barack Obama's Midwestern tour is offering a mix of offense and defense.
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Who is leading the GOP pack?
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning hard against his top two rivals, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann.
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Pawlenty bows out on ABC's This Week
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday, hours after finishing third in the Iowa straw poll.
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Bachmann wins Iowa's GOP straw poll
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Iowa "straw poll" of GOP presidential candidates on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea party favorite.
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Evans spent $135K from 'needy' fund on sports tickets
Records show D.C. councilmember Jack Evans has paid $135,000 for professional sports tickets over the past decade from a fund that councilmembers typically use to help needy constituents.
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65 arrested at White House sit-in
On the first day of a planned two-week sit-in front of the White House, 65 environmentalist protesters have been arrested.
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Bachmann claims gas would fall to $2 if she were president
Michele Bachmann claims gas prices would fall below $2 a gallon with her as president. She also criticized Barack Obama's response to the unrest in Syria.
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Obama wraps up bus tour, talks economy
President Obama and Republican contenders are talking about the economy and job growth.
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Panetta: Bigger defense cuts would 'weaken' US
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used a rare joint interview to argue that the nation cannot afford to keep playing partisan chicken with its finances.
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Starbucks CEO urges boycott of campaign donations
The head of Starbucks is so infuriated with politicians who "are not leading" that he wants to force them to return to Washington and tackle the nation's problems.
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to head GOP governors association
With Texas Gov. Rick Perry now in the Republican presidential field, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell takes over for Perry as head of the Republican Governors Association.
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Gov. Perry: I'll make D.C. 'inconsequential'
Texas Gov. Rick Perry officially joined the Republican presidential race Saturday with a full-throated promise to make Washington "as inconsequential in your lives as I can."
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WATCH: Obama calls for compromise on faltering economy
In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Barack Obama is calling on frustrated voters to tell Congress they're sick of gridlock and partisanship and want to see compromise to boost the faltering economy and create jobs.
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