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Obama wants tax cuts extended to all but top 2%
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a challenge to Republicans, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediately for all but the nation's highest income earners as a way to eliminate half of the so-called "fiscal cliff"...
Tags: John Boehner, Dick Durbin, General Electric Company, Jay Carney, U.S. Senate
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States petition to secede from union, including Indiana and Michigan
CBS NewsThey don't want to take their country back. They just want to leave it behind. As the dust settles in the wake of President Obama's decisive reelection last Tuesday, the White House petition website has been flooded by a series of secession requests,...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Rick Perry, Wars and Interventions, Local Elections
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Michigan voters leery of big changes in direction
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan showed little appetite for drastic change in Tuesday's election, whether at the White House or the statehouse. For all the concern about the struggling economy and the widespread cynicism about politicians, voters gave...Tags: Thaddeus McCotter, Television Networks, Career and Workplace, Dan Benishek, Barack Obama
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Race tight as election night count goes to wire
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama won the reliably Democratic Northeast, and Republican Mitt Romney secured his conservative base Tuesday night in a duel for the White House shadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment. The critical...
Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Elections, Mitt Romney, Politics
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What Michigan voters have to say about 2012 races
Across Michigan, people are casting votes for dozens of races, including the White House, Senate, Congress and six highly-contentious ballot proposals. Here's what they're saying about why they cast their votes: — "He's going to take the country in...
Tags: Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Technology, Voting, Labor Legislation
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Obama? Romney? Nation decides after long campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney dueled for the White House on Tuesday in a tight-to-the-finish election shadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped middle class dreams for...
Tags: Regional Authority, Income Tax, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Elections
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Better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answers
It's a staple of every presidential election, a single question that puts the incumbent's record on trial and asks American voters to be the jurors. "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Ronald Reagan asked in 1980 at the end of a...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Small Businesses, Arthritis, Labor Markets, Health and Safety at Work
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GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority...Tags: Regional Authority, Heather Wilson, John Ensign, Martin T. Heinrich, Kent Conrad
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Could Sandy postpone Election Day?
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- One week before a close election, superstorm Sandy has confounded the presidential race, halted early voting in many areas and led some to ponder whether the election might even be postponed. It could take days to restore electricity to...Tags: Government, Voting Machines, Jay Carney, Stanford University, Local Elections
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Obama cancels campaigning to monitor Sandy
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Sandy disrupted the race for the White House Monday, with President Obama cancelling two of his precious waning campaign days to get Air Force One safely back to Washington and monitor the storm. Obama...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Air Transportation Delays, Joe Biden, Jay Carney
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Romney, Obama challenge each other in third and final debate
Associated PressBOCA RATON, Fla. -- President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, saying, "Every time you've offered an opinion you've been wrong." The Republican coolly responded, "Attacking me is...Tags: Defense, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, International Military Interventions, Egypt
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Ryan says Obama misleading on Libya questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan slammed President Barack Obama on Friday for describing the deadly attack in Libya as "not optimal" and said the White House is misleading the country in the face of mounting questions...
Tags: Gary Johnson, Entertainment, Central Intelligence Agency, Libya, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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