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Obama recasts birth control debate on own terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is casting the contraception controversy as an issue of women's rights, not religious freedom, seizing on what backers see as a political gift from Rush Limbaugh to firm up support from women and young...Tags: John McCain, CBS Corp., Birth Control, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Romney easily wins Indiana presidential primary
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mitt Romney cruised to victory in Indiana's Republican presidential primary, padding his dominant lead in the delegate count for the GOP nomination. Romney had no serious challenge in the state and easily outpolled Rick...
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Obama defends typically GOP states in race to 270
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign defending traditionally Republican territory that he carried when he won the White House four years ago. Republican Mitt Romney is looking to reclaim any combination of these GOP strongholds now in...Tags: John McCain, Democratic National Conventions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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FACT FINDER: Local economist skeptical about president's control over gas prices
WSBT-TV ReporterGas prices are one issue on the campaign trail. Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich even said if he got into office he would be able to lower gas prices. Can he really do that? Economist Lane David, a professor at IU South Bend, is skeptical. He...Tags: Politics, Richard Nixon, Indiana University South Bend, Elections
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GOP candidates wade into food stamp debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — This year's Republican presidential candidates are using domestic food aid as an example of a welfare state gone awry. Supporters of the program say it is one of the most reliable safety nets for families who find themselves...Tags: Washington, DC, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Politics
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Romney's mountain of wealth could cause loud echo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's tax returns tell the tale: Yes, he's rich — really rich. His returns, spanning more than 500 pages and released under political pressure Tuesday, represent an extraordinary financial accounting of one of the...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Finance, Banking, Parties and Movements
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In GOP response, Daniels blames Obama for economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has resorted to "extremism" with stifling, anti-growth policies and sought to divide Americans, not unite them, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday in the formal Republican response to the president's...Tags: Mitch Daniels, Republican Party, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Jim Jordan
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Republicans say lower taxes create jobs
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls say lower taxes and fewer regulations will create jobs. But they're struggling to explain what they'd do differently from their rivals to make that happen. In a presidential debate Saturday,...Tags: Government, Parties and Movements, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
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Yes, He Can
Teddy, Ike and The Gipper have to be rolling in their graves. Seriously, or is it stupidly, that as I write this Donald Trump will host and moderate a Republican presidential debate. Not only is this beyond any scope of respectability, one has to wonder...Tags: Television, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Politics
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GOP hopefuls would limit federal role in education
WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to education, the Republican field of presidential candidates has a unified stance. They all want the federal government out of schools. But how they'd do that varies. Take the Education Department. Texas Gov....Tags: Government, Washington, DC, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Regional Authority
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GOP hopefuls challenge Obama on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a weak spot in President Barack Obama's foreign policy record, and they're reviving many of the arguments that neoconservative proponents of armed intervention against Tehran...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Security, Republican Party, Saddam Hussein, International Military Interventions
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Glittering: trendy new tactic for some activists
VIPs over the years have sometimes had to dodge a pie in the face from protesters. President George W. Bush even dodged a shoe hurled at him. This year, the guerrilla tactic of choice for some liberal activists is a shower of glitter at close range. So...Tags: Tim Pawlenty, Minority Groups, Demonstration, Politics, George W. Bush
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