2012 Election
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Gallup Poll: Veterans favor Mitt Romney by wide margin
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A new Gallup Polls shows that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a stunning advantage over President Barack Obama when it comes to veterans.
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Virginia key battleground for 2012 election
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Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties, as well as other parts of Virginia, are slated to be ground zero for this year's presidential campaign.
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Virginia's Senate race kicking into high gear
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"I will say this I think the nuttiness quotient is higher now than in any other election I've been in," said Tim Kaine
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Cory Booker backtracks on criticizing Obama's campaign
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"This is not a distraction, this is what this campaign is going to be about," President Obama says.
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Obama campaign releases biting new TV ad
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Obama's campaign is releasing a biting new TV ad that recounts through interviews with former workers the restructuring, and ultimate demise, of a Kansas City, Mo., steel mill under Mitt Romney's private equity firm.
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Ron Paul won't campaign in new states
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"Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process. We will continue to take leadership positions, win delegates and carry a strong message to the Republican National Convention that liberty is the way of the future," Ron Paul vowed.
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How will Obama's support of gay marriage affect the 2012 election?
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President Obama's declaration in support of gay marriage was undoubtedly a milestone in American politics and culture. But was it, somehow, a game-changer in the November election?
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Betty White breaks 90-year silence in politics, backs Obama
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Betty White, 90, says she is very bi-partisan and has stayed away from politics all of her life. But she says she likes what Obama has done and "how he represents us."
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Mitt Romney bullying: Romney apologizes to classmates for 'pranks'
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Mitt Romney apologized Thursday to classmates he may have offended by "hijinks and pranks during high school" and insisted he didn't know that some were gay.
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Mitt Romney bullying allegations: Has your perception changed? (Poll)
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Mitt Romney apologized Thursday after it was revealed that he bullied some of his high school classmates. Does this change your perception of the presumptive GOP candidate? Take our poll.
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Analysis: How will same-sex marriage debate affect 2012 elections?
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Public opinion about gay marriage has changed so rapidly that President Obama's historic embrace of it may pose as many political risks to Republicans as to the president and his fellow Democrats.
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Greene County GOP: 'Armed revolution' necessary if Obama reelected
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In the March 2012 of a newsletter put out by the Republican Party of Greene County, an editorial calls for an 'armed revolution' if President Barack Obama wins reelection this November.
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John McCain to Obama: 'Heroes don't brag'
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President Obama has been accused by some for using the death of bin Laden for political gain. On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain took him to task.
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Mitt Romney wins Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia primaries
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The Associated Press is reporting that Mitt Romney has won the Indiana, West Virginia and North Carolina GOP presidential primaries.
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Richard Lugar loses primary, ending decades-long career in Congress
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The outcomes of Tuesday's far-flung voting were certain to give clues about the state of the electorate - and highlight the political minefields facing both Republican and Democratic candidates - six months before the general election.
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President Obama, Mitt Romney target each other in campaign stops
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The 2012 presidential race is officially on. President Obama unveiled a $25 million ad campaign, while his GOP rival, Mitt Romney, is arguing that the president is hurting middle-class Americans.
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President Barack Obama begins re-election campaign
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President Barack Obama shifted into campaign mode with his first rally at Ohio State Saturday. Obama will later speak at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
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Obama, in Arlington, pushes for lower college loan interest rates
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President Barack Obama says college students shouldn't have to pay higher interest rates on their loans just because Congress can't get its act together.
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