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2012 Election

Christie Responds to Female Hecklers with Offensive Sex Joke at Romney Rally

While directing a sexually-charged statement toward female audience members is something the Republican Party -- or any political party -- may logically want to stay away from in an election year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's Sunday appearance at a Romney for President rally suggests he's not an expert yet regarding the constructive way to address hecklers.

Immigration Reform: Eyeing Election, Obama Acts Without Congress

Obama has recast himself in preparation for the 2012 election, pivoting from compromiser-in-chief to a more aggressive posture of denouncing Republican obstructionism and enacting measures that do not require Congress' consent. That tactic has extended to immigration policy, with Obama presiding over a series of administrative changes to how immigration laws are enforced.

Mitt Romney 2012: Lying is Not a Welcome Virtue for Presidential Candidates

Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich
Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, in all probability, will lose the electability edge he has over his Republican rivals if he doesn't learn to get his stories right. His latest blunder - getting caught lying by his rivals - is the last thing that should happen to any electable candidate.
Delonte West

Dallas Mavericks’ Delonte West Not Going to White House

Delonte West, a Dallas Mavericks player, will be the only one of his team to stay back when they make their highly-anticipated visit to the White House, to meet President Barack Obama. In his own words, West has been banned from going to the White House owing to a past that has criminal records.
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2012 Election

New Hampshire Debate: GOP Field Goes Easy on Front-Runner Romney

The Republican debate on Saturday was not intended to give the impression that Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, and Rick Perry were reluctant to challenge Mitt Romney -- the presumptive nominee to oppose Democratic President Barack Obama next fall -- but the event certainly had that feel.
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World Bank to recommend China financial reforms

The World Bank will recommend reforms to China's domestic financial system as part of broader proposals to help wean the country from a dependence on exports to sustain economic growth, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday.
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McCain Endorses Obama, Forgets Romney -- See Oops Moment (VIDEO)

John McCain was going strong, making his endorsement for president 2012 at a Republican rally for Republican candidate Mitt Romney in South Carolina. It's just that as you can see from the video below, McCain endorses Obama -- the current Democratic President -- instead of Romney, the Republican hopeful.
Ron Paul Jesse Thorsen

Ron Paul 2012: Will He Benefit from U.S. Veterans' Support?

When U.S. Army Cpl. Jesse Thorsen delivered a speech at Ron Paul's caucus night rally in Iowa on Tuesday, he never expected to become a pseudo-symbol. By the time he finished speaking, the 28-year-old would come to embody a breed of supporter seemingly unique to the Ron Paul universe: The War-Weary Veteran.
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Iran denies central bank resignation rumor

A senior Central Bank of Iran official has denied rumors that the bank's governor has resigned, the ISNA news agency reported Saturday, in a week when the currency hit a record low amid rising inflation and concerns about tighter economic sanctions.
Rick Perry

Why Perry is Still in the Race

Rick Perry's team essentially calculated that Rick Santorum, who emerged in Iowa as the leading conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, isn't a strong enough candidate to hold that position in future contests.
U.S. President Obama puts hand on shoulder of Cordray during trip to Cleveland

Republicans Seek Legal Ruling on Obama Recess Appointments

Congressional Republicans Friday asked the Justice Department to weigh in on the controversial recess appointments President Barack Obama made to install appointees to politically sensitive jobs overseeing consumer lending and the labor force.
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U.S. Immigration Shift to Shorten Family Separation

The government announced Friday it will reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from spouses and children who have been in the country illegally and are forced to leave for as long as 10 years while their visa requests are processed.
Johnson looks for warehouse work online at the Employment Development Department of California service office in San Francisco

Unemployment Near 3-Year Low

U.S. employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery is gaining steam.
Pelosi Van Hollen

House Democrats Lampoon 'Pro Forma' Session

House Democrats called Republicans' bluff this morning by attempting to hijack a pro forma session into doing actual work. The stunt was meant to lampoon Republicans' claims that Congress is not in recess, as the pro forma sessions represent the usual order of business.
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Sen. Rubio in Letter to Obama: 'America Becoming a Deadbeat Nation’ [FULL TEXT]

U.S. Senator Marc Rubio from Florida sent a scathing letter urging President Obama to tackle the debt crisis and resist raising the debt ceiling. It's a tragic reality, he writes. But, on your watch, more and more people have come to believe that America is becoming a deadbeat nation inevitably heading toward a European-style debt crisis.
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Student Loan Debt and the Culture of Borrowing

The Federal Reserve predicts student loan debt will pass the $1 trillion mark this year. Students are taking out twice as much as they did 10 years ago (even after adjusting for inflation) and can't pay it back. From politicians to protesters, Americans are offering solutions to this seemingly impossible problem.
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Employment growth picks up pace

Employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, offering the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery was gaining steam.
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Iranians Abandon Sinking Rial for Gold as Sanctions Bite

As the Iranian rial hits all-time lows against the United States dollar in the wake of imposed international sanctions, Iranians seek safer havens in more global currencies like gold, according to a leading economist at the National Commercial Bank in Saudi Arabia.

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