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Catholics Split Over Obama Contraceptive Order
Catholics narrowly support the White House position in polls. There are potential political consequences: In presidential elections, Catholics are swing voters.
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The political transformation of Barack Obama
The first is that every modern president in the fourth year of his presidency resorts to the cheap political stunts, broken promises and truth-fudging it takes to win reelection in what has been and will be a 50-50 nation.
Conservatives See Challenges On Road To White House
Republicans looking to take back the White House in November face a challenging political environment, a trio of conservative political observers said Thursday at an annual gathering of conservative activists.
Steve Jobs' FBI File Reveals People Who Knew Him Had A Mixed Opinion Of Him
The files paint a portrait of a man admired for his brilliance but whose personal life and character are often questioned.
Democrats come up with really good policies but they're really bad at selling them.
Q&A: President's plan unlikely to fix housing crisis
QUESTION: I heard in the State of the Union address that President Barack Obama has a new plan to fix the mortgage situation and help struggling Americans.
N.J. among 10 states to be freed from 'No Child Left Behind' law by Obama
President Barack Obama today will free New Jersey and nine other states from the strict requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.
Where is Conyers with Impeachment Threats Against President for Iran Attack Now?
It may have been the one and only thing which prevented an attack on Iran during the Bush years.
If you answered 2001, you are among the 71.1 percent of South Carolinians who got it right when surveyed by Winthrop University in its most recent poll.
Conservatives Worry Romney's Vision Is Cloudy
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's losses on Tuesday, while not very meaningful in the race to accumulate delegates, have raised questions once again about his ability to inspire passion from his party's base and about his viability in the general election.
Clint Eastwood Didn't Make Karl Rove's Day
But first, let me get this off my chest. The "Halftime In America" Chrysler ad with Clint Eastwood that aired during the Super Bowl, glossed over some less convenient facts while providing an inspirational message.
How Perot '92 Will Affect Election 2012
DALLAS -- The primaries were drawing to a close, populist anger over the deficit and foreign trade were reaching their peak and American voters were facing a choice between an incumbent they weren't keen on and an opposing field of candidates that wasn't providing much inspiration.
Obama feels Catholic ire on contraception
Just when employment and the president's job-approval numbers were ticking upward, a new Obama administration mandate has sparked an uproar over religious freedom that risks alienating American Catholics, a key group of swing voters in the November electorate.
Why Obama's flip-flop on super PACs won't matter
President Barack Obama speaks in Falls Church, Va., last week. Reversing an earlier stand, President Barack Obama is now encouraging donors to give generously to super PACs that support his campaign.
Prop 8 Ruling: Five Things to Know About Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Attorneys Theodore Olson and David Boies were part of the legal team that overturned California's Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that ended same-sex marriage in the state.
RAF helicopter death revelation leads to secret Iraq detention camp
Death in RAF helicopter and secret prison camp in Iraq desert raises questions about legality of British and US operations On the evening of 11 April 2003, a pair of RAF CH47 Chinook helicopters swept over Iraq 's western desert towards a remote rendezvous point beside Route 10, the highway that begins life on the outskirts of Baghdad before ... (more)
No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50
When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth.
Ari Fleischer admits advising Komen, but denies 'leading their PR efforts'
Just how bad is the public relations disaster formerly known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure ? So bad that Ari Fleischer-former George Bush flack and the public face of selling the war in Iraq-is distancing himself from it as fast as he can.
Americans' Frustration Still High: Nearly 90 Percent Say Economy Is in 'Bad Shape'
Public frustration regarding the government and the state of the U.S. economy has eased slightly from summer and fall levels -- but it's still plenty hot in the kitchen.
Bush Tells Dealers He Avoided - Gamble' in Bailing Out Automakers
Former U.S. President George W. Bush told car dealers gathered at a convention in Las Vegas he "didn't want to gamble" with a depression in defending the loans he gave to General Motors Corp.
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