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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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Gingrich unloads on Romney, ads, in Florida
1/26/12 3:56 PM
Newt Gingrich said he was infuriated by a barrage of attack ads that are blistering him on Florida TV stations ahead of Tuesday's GOP presidential primary.
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Giffords gets standing ovation during resignation
1/25/12 11:47 PM
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has resigned from the House with a standing ovation from her colleagues, more than a year after she was gravely wounded by a would-be assassin.
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Geithner says no second term as Treasury secretary
1/25/12 6:00 PM
Geithner says he doesn't think Obama would ask him to remain at Treasury should the president win re-election to a second term.
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WATCH: President Obama greets Giffords with emotional hug
1/25/12 12:09 PM
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was greeted with cheers of "Gabby, Gabby" from many of her colleagues after entering the House chamber before Tuesday's State of the Union. Watch the emotional embrace between Giffords and President Obama here.
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Obama on Economy: "America is back"
1/25/12 6:06 AM
Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address packed with re-election themes.
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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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Final fight for GOP hopefuls in Florida
1/26/12 7:33 PM
The Republican presidential candidates will face off tonight for one last debate before Tuesday’s primary in Florida. Polls show Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a tight race in the sunshine state.
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Obama, Jan Brewer exchange tense words at greeting
1/26/12 6:48 AM
Upon arriving in Arizona Wednesday, President Obama was greeted by Governor Jan Brewer--the meeting quickly became tense as Obama offered Brewer a critique of her book.

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Some locals disappointed by Obama's speech
1/25/12 6:07 PM
Based on his impressions of the President's speech, D.C. voter Rob Santucci says he's disappointed the president didn't do more to take a tough stand against the Republicans.
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'Think about the America within our reach'
1/25/12 3:07 PM
"I intend to fight obstruction with action," President Barack Obama told a packed chamber and tens of millions of Americans watching during his third State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
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READ: Gabrielle Giffords' resignation letters
1/25/12 11:32 AM
Read Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' resignation letters here.
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Jobs, energy, values top issues in Obama address
1/24/12 10:23 PM
Highlights of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
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