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Debate Day Doldrums
After a respite of 27 days, the four candidates will square off tonight on a stage in Mesa, Ariz. and for the first time yet, Rick Santorum will be the top target.
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Obama pushes congress to 'keep going' on aiding U.S. economy
President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to continue working on the agreement they reached on the payroll tax cut extension.
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Maryland, Virginia propose widely differing laws
Call it a tale of two states: Virginia and Maryland, while close, have some very different bills proposed.
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GOP contenders face 13-state test after brief lull
After a brief midwinter lull, the Republican field faces a cross-country series of nine primaries and four caucuses between Feb. 28 and Super Tuesday on March 6.
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Inside Washington Feb. 19, 2012
This week on Inside Washington: The Santorum surge: can he take Michigan, Mitt Romney’s home state?
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Raking in the dough: Obama raises $29.1 million
President Barack Obama raised $29.1 million for his campaign and for the Democratic Party in January, a strong fundraising month that put him ahead of the pace he set in the last quarter of 2011.
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Dems oppose 'discriminatory' Va. adoption bill
The bill passed by the Va. Senate would allow private adoption agencies in Virginia to block prospective parents for religious, moral -- or political reasons. The House is expected to approve and Gov. McDonnell plans to sign it.
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Santorum revels in sudden support - but how deep?
Even among Republicans, one in five told Pew they didn't know enough about the surging GOP candidate Rick Santorum to rate him. Mitt Romney and others are now working to make sure that changes.
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Fox News moves toward the Left, Politico reports
Fox News is taking a turn toward the left and viewers are noticing.
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Are super PACs more powerful than their candidates
For two of the GOP front-runners, their supportive super PACs raised more money and have more cash left in the bank than the candidates' own campaigns.
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As Santorum seizes social issues, Romney demurs
In recent days, Santorum has questioned the usefulness of public schools, criticized prenatal testing and said President Barack Obama's theology is not "based on the Bible."
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Romney Arizona co-chair resigns after misconduct claims
A nationally known sheriff resigned from presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's Arizona committee and acknowledged he was gay amid allegations of misconduct made by a man with whom he previously had a relationship.
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Santorum surges but scrutiny intensifies
Rick Santorum was all smiles at the Ohio State House on Friday afternoon as state Attorney General Mike DeWine formally shifted his allegiance from Romney to him.
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Congress approves payroll tax cut, sends it to Obama's desk
Congress on Friday approved legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more.
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Georgetown woman blocked from Hill hearing
Democrats say the panel was stacked with conservative, male religious leaders. The committee chair refused to allow testimony from Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law School student. ABC7's Autria Godfrey talks with Fluke.
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Gingrich declines to release ethics documents
Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich on Wednesday declined to ask the Justice Department to release thousands of records from the House Ethics Committee's investigation into his conduct as speaker in the 1990s.
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Santorum revels in sudden support
The latest Republican to surge in polls, Rick Santorum is trying to turn his newfound strength into something lasting.
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Tweet not what your country can do for you....
Tuesday, in his pitch to Americans in favor of extending the payroll-tax cuts, Mr. Obama ended his speech by encouraging them to use: #40dollars when Tweeting as a way of pressuring Republicans to follow suit.
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