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Wrestling magnate releases tax returns in Senate bid
Linda McMahon, the wrestling magnate seeking the GOP nomination to replace retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman, isn't taking her cues from the Romney campaign when it comes to disclosing personal finances.
Obama orders U.S. flags at half-staff for Colo. shootings
President Obama ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff Friday to honor victims of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
Gingrich campaign debt grows
The former presidential campaign of Newt Gingrich raised $185,000 in June to help pay down its significant debts to airlines, security firms and staffers, according to records filed Friday. But it also refunded $505,000 in contributions to people who asked for their money back, leaving it with $4.9 million in debt and about $60,000 in the bank.
McCaskill labels Todd Akin 'most conservative' in GOP primary
As Republicans in Missouri's Senate primary scramble to claim the mantle as the most conservative in the race, the Democrat who will face one of the them in the fall has unofficially granted that title to Rep. Todd Akin.
White House: No change by Obama on gun laws
The White House indicated Friday that President Obama hasn't changed his position on gun-control laws in the immediate aftermath of the mass shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
Ryan: House will vote next week on Bush tax cuts
House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan said his chamber will vote next week to pass a full extension of the George W. Bush tax cuts, and called on the Democratic-controlled Senate to follow its lead.
Obama changes his message on self-made businesses
President Obama, who was roundly criticized for saying entrepreneurs don't build businesses on their own, changed his tune Thursday night in Florida.
Dems eat crow over Romney horse gibe
The Democratic National Committee apologized Thursday for featuring footage of Ann Romney's dancing show horse, which she uses in therapy for her multiple sclerosis, as part of an attack video against her husband, Mitt.
House leaders differ on Romney's tax returns
House party leaders acknowledged Thursday they don't release their own tax returns — even though GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney faces sharp pressure to do so. But Republican Speaker John Boehner insisted Mr. Romney's records are his own business, while Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said presidential candidates face a tougher standard than members of Congress.
Romney edges Obama in new CBS/New York Times poll
A new CBS/New York Times poll gives presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney a two-point edge over President Obama, the first time Mr. Romney has led in the survey since early January.
Obama, Menendez widen leads in New Jersey
New Jersey voters favor President Obama and Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez by double-digit margins in their bids for reelection this fall, according to a poll released Wednesday.
NASCAR wins fight to keep taxpayer funding
A deeply divided House voted late Wednesday to continue letting the Pentagon use taxpayer money to sponsor sports leagues and teams — a victory chiefly for NASCAR, which had fought feverishly to maintain tens of millions of dollars that go to some of its teams every year.
Black AIDS activists don't see Obama absence as snub
President Obama's plans to send a video — but not personally appear — at the 19th International AIDS Conference has caused heartburn in some advocates.
Vilsack: Farmers need help from Congress
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday he prays for rain every day, but farmers need action from Congress more than prayers to ease the effects of a drought that is affecting nearly two-thirds of the U.S.
Palin endorses Steelman in Missouri Senate primary race
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is backing Sarah Steelman for Sen. Claire McCaskill's seat, handing her endorsement to the former Missouri state treasurer, who is locked into a tight Republican primary next month.
