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Mitt Romney widens lead in Florida polls
1/30/12 6:49 AM
The Republican presidential candidates will continue their last-minute search for votes today ahead of Tuesday’s primary in Florida, despite the fact that polls show Mitt Romney has a huge lead in the sunshine state.
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Park Service warns Occupy DC to end camps Monday
1/29/12 8:16 PM
U.S. Park Police warned Occupy protesters Friday they must stop camping at two Washington parks on Monday or risk arrest.
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Congress tries to police itself on insider trading
1/29/12 9:28 AM
A procedural vote Monday would allow the Senate later this week to pass a bill prohibiting members of Congress from using nonpublic information for their own personal benefit.
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Santorum cancels morning events to be with child
1/29/12 9:03 AM
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum canceled his Sunday morning campaign events and planned to spend time with his hospitalized daughter.
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NBC asks Romney to remove news material from ad (Video)
1/28/12 6:20 PM
NBC asked GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday to pull a campaign advertisement made up almost entirely of a 1997 "Nightly News" report on Newt Gingrich's ethics committee reprimand. (Video)
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Romney would rank among richest presidents ever
1/28/12 3:03 PM
Mitt Romney would be among the richest presidents in American history if elected - probably in the top four.

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GOP insiders try to derail Gingrich to avoid fall disaster
1/27/12 10:29 PM
Republican insiders, including Bob Dole, are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall.
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Debate preview: Candidates warm up on campaign trail
1/27/12 10:57 AM
Opinion polls show a close race between Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, and Newt Gingrich.
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Romney, Gingrich spar on immigration, wealth, moon colony
1/26/12 11:47 PM
In tonight's debate, Newt Gingrich cast Mitt Romney as the most anti-immigrant candidate of the four contenders. "That's simply inexcusable" and "repulsive," Romney shot back,
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Police use stun gun on Occupy DC protester (Video)
1/29/12 10:40 PM
U.S. Park Police say an officer used an electronic stun gun on an Occupy DC participant who was tearing down fliers warning protesters about the ban on camping in McPherson Square. Watch the YouTube video of the arrest. (Video)
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Obama pokes fun at himself, elites at Alfalfa Club
1/29/12 5:19 PM
President Barack Obama told some jokes and poked a little fun at himself as he addressed the Alfalfa Club dinner, an exclusive annual black-tie get-together of some of the capital's movers and shakers.
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Herman Cain endorses Newt Gingrich
1/29/12 9:06 AM
Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain threw his support behind Newt Gingrich Saturday night, providing the former House speaker with a late boost just days before Florida's primary.
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Occupy DC protests presidential dinner at Capital Hilton
1/28/12 11:42 PM
An Occupy DC organizer says they have hundreds of protesters lined up outside the prestigious Capital Hilton where President Barack Obama, other political leaders and business moguls are meeting tonight at the annual Alfalfa Club dinner.
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NH lawmakers reject resolution on D.C. statehood
1/28/12 5:41 PM
While a leading presidential candidate advocates statehood for a colony on the moon, New Hampshire lawmakers have rejected a resolution that would have supported admitting the District of Columbia as the 51st state.
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Obama to senators: Change the way you do business
1/28/12 9:40 AM
President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service.

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Inside Washington Jan. 29, 2012
1/27/12 5:56 PM
This week on Inside Washington: Gingrich and Romney neck and neck in Florida. The last debate before the Florida Republican primary.
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Could a Republican beat Obama in 2012?
1/27/12 10:23 AM
With the top GOP candidates battling it out debates this week, we ask: Do you think one of the Republican candidates have a chance to beat Obama for the 2012 presidency? VOTE in the poll.

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Poll: Gingrich leads, but would sink GOP ship
1/26/12 9:52 PM
“Gingrich is Goldwater," said one of the pollsters. "In the general election, Gingrich not only takes down his ship, he takes down the whole flotilla."
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