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Crossroads launches $2.6 million campaign against Kaine, Dems
Crossroads GPS, the sister group of the Karl Rove-affiliated Super PAC American Crossroads, launched a $2.6 million ad buy Tuesday that includes three spots attacking Tim Kaine, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Virginia.
IRS: We'll be ready for health care law
A top IRS official assured Congress on Tuesday that the agency will be prepared to dole out health insurance subsidies to millions of Americans 15 months from now.
IRS pays $104 million to whistleblower
The IRS has awarded the largest whistleblower award in history — $104 million — to a former UBS banker who gave information that helped expose a $20 billion offshore banking scheme, the whistleblower's lawyers said Tuesday.
Panetta: Both parties irresponsible on automatic defense cuts
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta slammed Congress on Tuesday for failing to come up with a deal to prevent an additional half-trillion dollars in defense cuts, saying that the looming cutbacks would have a drastic effect on the nation's armed forces.
McCain: Obama's foreign policy 'an abysmal failure'
Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, pulled no punches in attacking President Obama's foreign policy record Tuesday, calling his Middle East policy an "abysmal failure" and saying he's gone "AWOL" on negotiations over looming cuts to the federal defense budget.
Obama up 1 percentage point in new post-convention poll
While a few polls have shown President Obama with a tangible lead after the Democratic National Convention, a new one gives him a razor-thin 1-point advantage over Republican Mitt Romney and less-than-solid marks on his handling of the economy.
Obama gets bump in national polls
Fresh off last week's Democratic National Convention, President Obama has stretched his lead over Mitt Romney among nationwide voters, according to polls released Monday.
Crist tops Florida Dem primary poll
Former GOP Florida Gov. Charlie Crist holds a commanding lead in a poll testing potential candidates in a hypothetical matchup for the 2014 Democratic primary for the state's governor.
Obama's fundraising beats Romney's in Aug.
President Obama narrowly raised more funds than Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on the campaign trail last month, breaking a three-month streak of greater fundraising totals by the GOP candidate.
Tech challenge: Obama has trouble with iPhone
On the campaign trail, President Obama is constantly talking about the importance of technology, but he met his match in an iPhone Sunday.
Pizza shop owner puts president in a bear hug
President Obama says campaigning lifts his spirits, but on Sunday a burly restaurant owner gave Mr. Obama a lift literally.
Obama: Romney offers 'bad math, bad leadership'
Running up trillion-dollar deficits isn't stopping President Obama from blasting the budget and tax-cut proposals of Republican rival Mitt Romney.
Obama jokes with boy about birth certificate
Upon meeting a child Saturday who was born in Hawaii, President Obama joked about the boy's birth certificate.
Romney's grade for Obama first term: 'Dismal,' 'disappointing'
Mitt Romney, who was relatively quiet this week during the Democratic National Convention, slammed President Obama in his fourth weekly podcast released Saturday.
Crist gets another hug with Obama
Bloggers are having a little fun with this morning's handshake-and-hearty-hug greeting between former Republican Charlie Crist and President Barack Obama, who kicked off a two-day bus tour in Florida on Saturday.
