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Guilty pleas coming after Thomas' resignation
Hours after announcing his resignation, former D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. is expected to plead guilty Friday morning to stealing more than $350,000 from the District of Columbia and filing false tax returns.
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Gingrich: African-Americans should demand paychecks, not food stamps
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday he is willing to go before the NAACP and urge blacks to demand paychecks, not food stamps.
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After narrow Iowa win, Romney looks to lock down New Hampshire
The newly recast field finds Mitt Romney reaching for a decisive victory in New Hampshire to solidify his status as the putative Republican front-runner.
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Report: Harry Thomas to resign
Harry Thomas Jr., the embattled D.C. Councilman who had his house raided several weeks ago and battled allegations of misusing city funds, will step aside Wednesday, according to WTOP.
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Entrepreneur John Delaney files to run for Congress in Md.
Entrepreneur John Delaney has filed to run as a Democrat in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.
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It's official: Marion Barry is running for a third term
Barry, a 75-year-old Democrat who served four terms as mayor, says his top priorities are job training, placement and development.
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Michele Bachmann suspends her campaign
Bachmann said she had no regrets about running and will continue to fight for the causes she emphasized during the campaign, including to overturn President Barack Obama's "socialist policies."
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Sen. David Brinkley to say if he'll run for Md. House seat
State Sen. David Brinkley is ready to say whether he'll run for Congress.
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Iowa: Romney, Santorum seesawing in narrow vote
As of 12:30 a.m., the POLITICO was reporting Rick Santorum led with 24.6 percent of the votes, while Mitt Romney had 24.5 percent and Ron Paul had 21.5 percent.
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Va. governor, ACLU oppose GOP primary loyalty oath
Gov. Bob McDonnell urges the Virginia GOP to rescind its decision to require presidential primary voters to sign a loyalty oath. And the ACLU of Virginia vowed to sue if the oath isn't rescinded.
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GOP candidates look ahead to New Hampshire
The New Hampshire primary is just six days away and the GOP candidates are already looking ahead.
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Marion Barry: 'They can't touch me politically'
As former D.C. Mayor and current Ward 8 Councilman Marion Barry preps to run for a third term representing his constituents east of the river, the longtime staple of District politics says he hasn't had this much clout in more than 15 years.
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Romney wins Iowa caucuses by 8 votes
The Iowa caucuses were too close to call for several hours, but early Wednesday morning former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was declared the winner – narrowly beating former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum by just 8 votes.
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Judge allows 3 more to join Perry's Va. ballot suit
U.S. District Judge John Gibney on Wednesday granted a motion by Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman Jr. and Rick Santorum to intervene in the lawsuit.
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Gingrich vows to fight on after poor Iowa showing
Newt Gingrich is looking ahead after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses and is blasting Mitt Romney as someone who can't bring enough change to Washington.
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Trachtenberg pulls out of 6th District congressional race
Former Montgomery County councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg announced Wednesday that she is withdrawing from the congressional race because of a recurrence of breast cancer.
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Bachmann cancels South Carolina trip after Iowa flop
Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann canceled her campaign trip to South Carolina on Wednesday after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses.
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Ron Paul: There are essentially 3 winners out of Iowa
Texas. Rep. Ron Paul is promising to take his outsider bid for the GOP nomination into independent-minded New Hampshire.
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