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Obama hails the future of a ‘new kind of relationship with Afghanistan

msnbc.com: Politics — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:04:59 +0000

Wrapping up a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama made a televised address from the war-torn country to discuss an agreement he signed that afternoon with President Hamid Karzai.

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Gov. Christie supports Gov. Walker as he faces recall

msnbc.com: Politics — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:03:01 +0000

Gov. Chris Christie lent his support to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who is facing a historic recall election on June 5. Walker would be the third governor in U.S. history to be recalled.

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Obama, Romney engage over bin Laden decision

msnbc.com: Politics — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:22:06 +0000

First Read: It started with surrogates but the candidates themselves entered the debate Monday over the decision to strike Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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Santorum wants promises from Romney before backing

msnbc.com: Politics — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:31:26 +0000

Rick Santorum wants to ensure the GOP’s policy platform represents conservatives’ interests. Newt Gingrich wants help retiring his campaign debt and repairing his reputation.

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Rubio acknowledges ‘mistake’ in using GOP credit card

msnbc.com: Politics — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:35:27 +0000

A prime obstacle facing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as he engineers his ascent within the GOP — possibly even to the vice presidency — involves murmurs regarding his previous political career in the Sunshine State.

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Obama challenges Romney on past comments on bin Laden

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:09:01 +0000

First Read: President Obama escalated a war of words with Republican foe Mitt Romney, saying the former Massachusetts governor should explain his 2007 comments suggesting that it might not be worth leveraging all U.S. resources to find Osama bin Laden.

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White House publicly acknowledges drone strikes

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:03:27 +0000

First Read: Top White House counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan said that Al Qaeda is now “on the path to its destruction” in a speech that for the first time publicly acknowledged the role of “targeted strikes” using remotely piloted vehicles.

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Romney on bin Laden killing: ‘Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order’

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:01:35 +0000

First Read: Asked if he would have made the call to go in on the raid, Mitt Romney responded, “Of course, of course. Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order.”

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Romney campaigns with Ayotte in NH amid short list speculation

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:59:53 +0000

Mitt Romney’s short list of vice presidential candidates is expected to include 10 to 15 names, a source with knowledge of the deliberations said Monday.

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Obama emphasizes kept promises before union crowd

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:56:51 +0000

President Obama roused union members behind supporting his re-election bid in a speech Monday to labor leaders, a core Democratic constituency with which his administration has had differences in his first term.

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Would bin Laden be alive under President Romney?

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:13:08 +0000

It’s impossible to say if Mitt Romney would have ordered the mission that ended in Osama bin Laden’s assassination, but that hasn’t stopped the Obama campaign from stoking doubts that a President Romney, wouldn’t have had the guts to make the order.

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The politics of bin Laden

msnbc.com: Politics — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:37:12 +0000

First Read: One year later, the killing of Osama bin Laden emerges as a campaign issue as the administration touts decisiveness and Republicans cry foul.

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Romney advisers: Election about economy, not coolness

msnbc.com: Politics — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:27:12 +0000

A pair of Mitt Romney’s top advisers on Saturday dismissed recent efforts by the president to reach out to younger voters and the so-called “likability gap” between President Barack Obama and the presumptive GOP nominee with a simple argument: The 2012 election is not a popularity contest.

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In Ohio, Professor Romney lectures on politics, rhetoric and business

msnbc.com: Politics — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:15:51 +0000

Mitt Romney visited a small liberal arts college in central Ohio, and after taking the pulse of a small group of graduating seniors, touches on politics, economics and the sandwich business.

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Democrats, Republicans put stock in new generation of combat vets seeking public office

msnbc.com: Politics — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:09:31 +0000

There’s a proud tradition of service members and veterans of the military serving in Congress, but a new generation of political leaders, forged by tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, are poised to possibly join their ranks next year.

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GOP infighting gives Democrats hope of picking up Indiana Senate seat

msnbc.com: Politics — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:09:47 +0000

In the 2010 midterm elections, the GOP was jarred by an array of suddenly-potent Tea Party-backed challengers taking on the party establishment. The movement achieved mixed results overall, but resulted in a Republican Party heavily influenced by it.

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Obama drives his message, pushed limits

msnbc.com: Politics — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:27:48 +0000

First Read: President’s week-long push on student loan rates pays off but the White House pushed the campaign limits in the process.

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Supreme Court moves to center of presidential race

msnbc.com: Politics — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:01:23 +0000

The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the fall election.

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House GOP set to curb college student loan costs

msnbc.com: Politics — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:00:50 +0000

Republican leaders are ready to try pushing legislation through the House holding down interest rates on federal loans to millions of college students.

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Probe: Scant evidence ‘torture’ aided war on terror

msnbc.com: Politics — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:30:28 +0000

A nearly three-year-long investigation by Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats is expected to find there is little evidence the harsh “enhanced interrogation techniques” the CIA used on high-value prisoners produced counter-terrorism breakthroughs.

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