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Republicans to press "Fast and Furious" suit
WASHINGTON - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives plans to file a civil suit in federal court in the next several weeks over the Obama administration's refusal to give Congress documents about a failed gun-running probe, House Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday.
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A tax or a penalty? Romney, Obama camps debate healthcare ruling
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took his fight against President Barack Obama's newly upheld healthcare law out on the campaign trail on Friday, attempting to use it to galvanize support for his bid to oust Obama on November 6.
Pentagon chief urges Congress to block new defense cuts
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Congress on Friday to act soon to stop a new round of defense budget reductions next year, saying the threat of $500 billion more in cuts leaves military families and defense workers under a cloud of uncertainty.
Senate confirms top nuclear power regulator
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed geologist Allison Macfarlane, an expert on how to store radioactive waste from power plants, to head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Jeb Bush: Party elder statesman or 2016 candidate?
MIAMI - Ever since Jeb Bush left the Florida governor's mansion with favorable ratings after two terms, his political future has been a hot topic. Recent comments departing from Republican orthodoxy have only fueled speculation about a presidential run - in 2016. Full Article
Florida bingo set will go for safest net - but whose?
BONITA SPRINGS, Florida - More seniors would vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney than for incumbent Barack Obama, even though a majority think Obama's Democratic Party better serves their interests. Full Article
In Ohio, fracking boom a delicate issue for Obama
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs. Full Article
As governor, Romney picked winners and losers of his own
Mitt Romney is hammering President Obama for playing favorites. It's a powerful line of attack. But it may prompt unfavorable comparison with his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, when he favored some industries and singled out individual firms for special favors. Full Article
Weary warriors favor Obama
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A poll shows that among those who have served in the military during the past decade, 32 percent think the war in Iraq ended successfully, far more favor leaving Afghanistan, and Obama holds as much as a seven-point lead over Romney among veterans. Full Article
Romney's steel skeleton in the Bain closet
In his campaign for president, Mitt Romney has championed free markets and vowed to shrink the role of government. But after Bain Capital, the private-equity firm he co-founded, bought and then shuttered an aging steel mill in Kansas City, taxpayers were left holding the bag for the company's underfunded pensions. Full Article
The legacy of Romney's healthcare Rx
Five years into Massachusetts' first-in-the-nation statewide healthcare program, there is enough data to evaluate some of the brightest claims and biggest fears about the reforms. Full Article
Mitt Romney's thrill of victory at the Olympics
By the late 1990s, Mitt Romney had succeeded in business, failed in politics, and reached a crossroads. The path he took was to the Olympics. Full Article
Part IV: Recent college graduates
A Reuters/Ipsos poll of recent graduates reveals a drop in support for President Barack Obama compared with 2008, but it shows no movement toward the GOP. Full Article
MA governor puts Romney in healthcare bear hug
Before there was Obamacare with its controversial individual mandate on health insurance, there was Romneycare in Massachusetts….with a similar mandate that all residents of the state obtain health insurance or pay a penalty. And Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick was happy to remind Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican candidate for President, of that fact.
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Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court
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