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8 steps to the presidential election: What to watch for

The road to the White House in 2012 will run from the Middle East to Middle America.

8 Keys for the 2012 Presidential Election

The road to the White House in 2012 will run from the Middle East to Middle America.

8 steps to the presidential election: What to watch for

Between the winter primaries and the fall debates, a series of economic, domestic and foreign policy events will help shape the national debate and determine the next president.

Day’s End Roundup

The Marco Rubio story The New Republic ‘s Alec McGillis suspects that Sen. Marco Rubio’s new book may be to “set the record straight” on his family’s history rather than gear up for a vice presidential run.A What northeast Republicans have to fear from…

Rand Paul pushes his tea party style of change

The freshman Republican senator from Kentucky on Tuesday took on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. – a highly decorated veteran and former presidential candidate – over a provision in the defense authorization bill that would deny civilian trials to American t…

Newt, Romney, Manchin seize on supercommittee failure–Bass endorses…

Newt, Romney, Manchin seize on supercommittee failure–Bass endorses Romney–Gingrich to call for Social Security reform in N.H.–Bachmann calls on Pentagon to prepare Iran war plan DRIVING THE DAY SUPERCOMMITTEE FAILS: “Both parties are quickly trying…

Repeal Obamacare? Good Luck

The Republicans competing for the White House can agree on one thing: They all say they’ll get rid of Barack Obama’s health-care law.

Wyden pushes GPS privacy bill

Washington, D.C. Surrounded by technology that was considered cutting edge when major digital surveillance laws were written, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden welcomed U.S. Senator Mark Kirk as a cosponsor of the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act which pr…

Are senators angry like us?

An emotional debate on the Senate floor Thursday night is putting a microscope once again on the political games in Washington that Americans overwhelmingly detest.

Who’s angry now? Does Senate spat reflect frustrated national mood?

An emotional debate on the Senate floor Thursday night is putting a microscope once again on the political games in Washington that Americans overwhelmingly detest.