Barack Obama
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Isaac : Disaster declarations issued for Louisiana and Mississippi after Isaac
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President Barack Obama has declared federal emergencies in areas of Louisiana and Mississippi hit hard by Isaac, moving to speed federal aid and recovery efforts to the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast.
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Obama warns Gulf Coast resident to heed warnings
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"Now is not the time to tempt fate. Now is not the time to dismiss official warnings. You need to take this seriously," Obama said.
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Romney: No one's asked to see my birth certificate
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Wading into a debunked conspiracy theory, Mitt Romney raised the issue of President Barack Obama's citizenship Friday by joking that "no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate."
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Mike Huckabee stands by embattled Todd Akin in Senate bid, solicits donations
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Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is standing by embattled Missouri Congressman Todd Akin and soliciting donations for his Senate campaign.
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'No Easy Day': Navy SEAL writes book on bin Laden raid
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The author, who has left the military, describes the book as an effort to "set the record straight about one of the most important missions in U.S. military history."
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Anton Caluori, Obama death threat suspect, due in court
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Anton Caluori, a Washington state man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill President Obama and brandishing a shotgun at Secret Service officers who came to his door, is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday.
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Syria airstrikes, shelling kill 100 during holiday
CommentGovernment forces pummeled the battered city of Aleppo with airstrikes and tanks and shelled parts of Damascus and southern Syria Monday, killing at least 100 people during a major Muslim holiday, rights groups and activists said.
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Romney, Ryan blast Obama's Medicare plan in New Hampshire
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"Medicare should not be a piggy bank for Obamacare," Paul Ryan told about 3,000 people at an outdoor rally Monday in New Hampshire where he joined Romney for the first time in a week.
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2012 Election: Romney and Obama now fight for edge on Medicare
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The jobs-and-economy election suddenly seems all about Medicare - for now, at least.
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2012 presidential election: Mitt Romney calls Obama rhetoric 'demeaning'
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In the midst of a campaign during which attacks between the camps behind Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have increased dramatically, Romney said Wednesday that the president is "running just to hang onto power."
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President Obama, challenger Mitt Romney trade attacks on coal, wind power
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Obama mocked Romney's stance on wind power while Romney accused the president of waging a "war on coal."
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Paul Ryan, Obama campaign in Iowa
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Paul Ryan made his first solo campaign appearance in Iowa on Monday, while Romney campaigned in Florida.
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Welfare-to-work: Mitt Romney hammers Barack Obama in new ad
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Mitt Romney's hitting President Barack Obama again for what the Republican presidential candidate calls "gutting welfare reform."
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Mitt Romney defends Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal
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Romney said Democratic President Barack Obama's decision to take $700 billion from Medicare for his health care law was "not the right answer."
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Democrats seize upon Romney's choice of Ryan
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Less than two hours after Romney introduced Ryan as his running mate, the Obama campaign released a 90-second Web video showing footage of the men appearing together. The ad calls Ryan the "mastermind behind the extreme GOP budget plan."
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Paul Ryan profile
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At 42, Paul Ryan has spent almost half of his life in the Washington fold, the last 14 representing a southern Wisconsin district that runs from the shores of Lake Michigan through farm country south of Madison.
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Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick
Ending months of speculation, Mitt Romney has selected House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. “Paul is a man of tremendous character,” Romney said Saturday.
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Joe Biden calls to congratulate Paul Ryan
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Vice President Joe Biden has telephoned Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, congratulating him for being Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney's running mate.
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