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7 ways Edwards can rebuild

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:20:45 EDT

It won't be easy, but here are some recommendations.

Edwards case: Mistrial

Thu, 31 May 2012 20:20:42 EDT

The verdict followed nine days of deliberations.

Clinton: Mitt?s Bain record ?sterling?

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:17:25 EDT

President Bill Clinton veered sharply off message Thursday, telling CNN that Mitt Romney's business record at Bain Capital was "sterling."

Barrett decries 'Willie Horton' tactics

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:00:31 EDT

He chides Wisconsin's Gov. Walker for running a negative ad that includes an image of a dead baby.

How ACA could hit Massachusetts

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:06:13 EDT

Obama's health law could mean bad news for the centerpiece of the Massachusetts health reform.

Boehner to party: Pick your battles

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:37:10 EDT

The House Speaker tries to keep focus on jobs and the deficit.

Tension looms at GOP convention

JESSICA VANDER VELDE - TAMPA BAY TIMES and ERIC DEGGANS - TAMPA BAY TIMES — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:10:03 EDT

Journalists and the police are not seeing completely eye to eye ahead of the convention in Tampa.

Critics retreat in bid to unseat Smith

Thu, 31 May 2012 22:42:02 EDT

Activists are regrouping now that Smith has secured his party's nomination for another House term.

Crop insurance under attack

Thu, 31 May 2012 21:35:01 EDT

Environmental activists return to the playbook they used effectively to embarrass the farm lobby.

DOJ eyes Florida voter roll purge

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:30:24 EDT

A top DOJ lawyer says the state hasn't officially justified why it launched the scrub.

China trade feud ratchets up

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:15:16 EDT

The Commerce Department adds tariffs in response to complaints about illegal subsidies.

Heckler's Brawl: 2012's nastiest day

Thu, 31 May 2012 18:55:29 EDT

The last 24 hours of the campaign may have been the nastiest so far, a record surely to be exceeded.

Romney crashes Solyndra

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:37:26 EDT

He holds an unannounced press conference.

Obama camp pushes back on 'F'

Thu, 31 May 2012 21:07:37 EDT

The campaign blasted Romney's grade on foreign policy, calling it "misguided and misinformed."

Obama to push jobs for veterans

Thu, 31 May 2012 21:02:04 EDT

He will travel to Minnesota on Friday to announce an executive action aimed at helping veterans.

Axelrod assails Mitt

Thu, 31 May 2012 21:24:54 EDT

Obama's campaign senior adviser took the president's case against Romney to the next level.

FLOTUS: We'll see female president

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:47:38 EDT

"I have no doubt that we will see a woman in the Oval Office very soon," she said in a Q & A video released by the reelection campaign.

Citizens: Speech, no consequences

RICHARD L. HASEN — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:24:48 EDT

Opinion: Those with power want to wield it without being accountable for their actions.

Obama fundraises off birthers, Trump

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:14:40 EDT

He dings Romney for hosting campaign events with "the radical fringe" of the GOP.

Report: W.H. pushed for PhRMA deal

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:35:29 EDT

The pharmaceutical industry was the last of the health care industry groups to sign on.

Poll: Catholics split on suit vs. W.H.

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:10:41 EDT

Catholics in New York are divided over lawsuits filed opposing the birth control mandate.