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Dem candidate: Male moderator 'prettier' than Crowley
CNN anchor Candy Crowley has taken some guff from Republicans for her performance as moderator of the second presidential debate, but now a Democrat has delivered a rather low blow.
Coach Dungy asks Obama, Romney to make fatherhood an issue
Super Bowl-winning football coach Tony Dungy has started an online petition urging President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to make fatherhood a top campaign issue.
Parties turned to outside funders for convention
Big oil and billionaires helped fund the Republican convention in Tampa, while Democrats turns to unions, Indian tribes and their own corporate donors to help pay for their convention in Charlotte, according to new federal records released Thursday.
GSA strikes names of scandal-ridden officials from sign
The General Services Administration has moved to cover up — literally — the tarnish of the scandal over its extravagant spending patterns from its legacy.
Gallup poll gives Romney a significant lead
Mitt Romney is now solidly above 50 percent support among likely voters in Gallup's tracking poll and holds a 52-45 lead over President Obama, according to the latest numbers Thursday afternoon.
Report: Hostile work environment complaints up on Capitol Hill
With discord and gridlock consuming Capitol Hill in recent years, it comes as little surprise that Congress is a demanding, often confrontational place to work. But a new report from an obscure legislative agency shows that Congress is also becoming a more hostile work environment with complaints from employees on the rise.
Survey: Wisconsin in play for Romney
Mitt Romney's recent surge in the polls has put Wisconsin within the Republican challenger's reach, political forecasters at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics said in their latest breakdown of the presidential race, making it, by their count, one of the four remaining toss-up states in "this utterly wild" race.
Pundits, surrogates split on who won
For some, the winner of Tuesday night's debate was clear-cut.
D.C. Delegate Norton backtracks on partisan tweets
The District of Columbia's nonvoting member of Congress has deleted 17 tweets after mistakenly tweeting partisan messages on her official House account.
Dem slightly ahead in Conn. Senate race
Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy is ahead in the Connecticut Senate race — but only by a hair, and well within the margin of error of a new poll released Wednesday.
Poll: Wis. Senate race is virtual dead heat
The U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin has tightened to a virtual tie with just three weeks left before Election Day, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Obama leads among young voters but faces enthusiasm gap
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney trails President Obama by nearly 20 percentage points among young people, but the GOP candidate's supporters are more likely to show up in November, according to a new poll released Wednesday by the Harvard Institute of Politics.
Neb. Senate rivals roll out endorsements
Both candidates for the Nebraska Senate seat on Wednesday got a boost from Washington heavyweights.
Las Vegas No. 1 city for political ads
Sick to death of political ads on TV? Here's hoping you don't live in Las Vegas, where more such spots have hit the airwaves than any city in the country, says a government watchdog.
Obama's record on paying women White House aides not stellar
After Tuesday's town hall debate, President Obama is playing up his record on women's issues and ridiculing Mitt Romney for his "binders full of women" comment, but Mr. Obama has a mixed record when it comes to hiring women at the White House.
