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The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that the founder of Apple and former CEO, Steve Jobs, has passed away.

Steve Jobs has died, according to The Associated Press.

As House Republicans request an investigation into whether Attorney General Eric Holder perjured himself in Congress, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is turning up the heat, insisting that Holder come forward and at least admit he knew about Fast and Furious much earlier than he said.

As the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads across the country and the GOP presidential race heats up, the two have sort of merged, with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain telling the protestors if they don't have a job, it's their own doing.

A five percent tax surcharge on millionaires and billionaires would replace more unpalatable provisions President Barack Obama suggested to pay for his $447 billion jobs package.

A five percent tax surcharge on the wealthiest that Senate Democrats propose would cover President Barack Obama's roughly $450 billion jobs package.

Hank Williams Jr. apologized Tuesday for his comments comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, a remark that prompted ESPN to pull his Monday Night Football musical introduction from this week's game.

House Republicans are calling for a special counsel to investigate whether Attorney General Eric Holder perjured himself in Congress during his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on the mishandled gun-tracking operation known as Fast and Furious, Fox News reported.

Country music singer Hank Williams Jr. canceled a Fox News Channel interview on Tuesday and said he was sorry for any offense given by his recent statement comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.

Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin bested Republican businessman Bill Maloney in a special election.

No longer seen as young outcasts with no direction or anything better to do than Occupy Wall Street in protest, the movement that began in New York's financial district is gaining momentum with middle America.

Van Jones was the environmental adviser to President Barack Obama and resigned in the wake of a controversy in Sept. 2009. Recently, he has been linked to “Occupy Wall Street” protests and has gained a worldwide attention with his call for an “October Offensive” against the Tea Party. However, it seems Vice President Joe Biden hasn’t heard about Jones.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has plummeted in the polls since conservatives discovered he was not 100 percent ideologically pure. But it is impossible to govern while maintaining a perfect conservative or liberal record.

Israel has dismissed its deputy ambassador in Washington over a leak to the media about secret discussions involving the United States, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.

Sounds like Hank Williams Jr. is ready for some apologizing. Wait, make that a lot of apologizing.

Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin held on for a slim victory in a special election for governor of West Virginia Tuesday, narrowly preventing a third state special election embarrassment for President Barack Obama.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie dashed hopes on Tuesday that he might make a late leap into the 2012 Republican presidential race in a move that sets up a battle between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.

Former pizza executive Herman Cain is now tied with Mitt Romney for the lead in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, while former front-runner Rick Perry has taken a steep fall, according to a CBS News poll released on Tuesday.

Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican, decried partisanship in Washington in a speech on the Senate floor.

Chris Christie makes a firm decision to stay out of the 2012 presidential race after reconsidering his previous decision.

There's a new never-before-seen Occupy Wall Street video making its rounds on YouTube where Fox News interviews Jesse La Greca, one of the more vocal members of the group.