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Obama reminds supporters Virginia could hold key to White House
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - U.S. President Barack Obama took his pitch for a second White House term to Virginia on Friday, reminding supporters that the election battleground state could secure him victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
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Pro-Obama Super PAC raised $6 million in June
WASHINGTON - The "Super PAC" working to re-elect U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday it had raised $6.1 million in June, in a further improvement after a bad start in the race for cash ahead of the November 6 election.
Analysis: Rivals on left, right battle in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - They are heavyweights in the ring that is the U.S. Supreme Court.
Medicare, Medicaid chief urges states to implement health law
WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. government's Medicare and Medicaid health programs urged Republican state governors to implement President Barack Obama's healthcare law to extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, many of them poor or handicapped.
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Jeb Bush: Party elder statesman or 2016 candidate?
MIAMI - Ever since Jeb Bush left the Florida governor's mansion with favorable ratings after two terms, his political future has been a hot topic. Recent comments departing from Republican orthodoxy have only fueled speculation about a presidential run - in 2016. Full Article
Florida bingo set will go for safest net - but whose?
BONITA SPRINGS, Florida - More seniors would vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney than for incumbent Barack Obama, even though a majority think Obama's Democratic Party better serves their interests. Full Article
In Ohio, fracking boom a delicate issue for Obama
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Out past the vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings, beyond the shuttered steel mills and decaying industrial plants, residents of eastern Ohio suddenly are seeing dollar signs. Full Article
As governor, Romney picked winners and losers of his own
Mitt Romney is hammering President Obama for playing favorites. It's a powerful line of attack. But it may prompt unfavorable comparison with his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, when he favored some industries and singled out individual firms for special favors. Full Article
Weary warriors favor Obama
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A poll shows that among those who have served in the military during the past decade, 32 percent think the war in Iraq ended successfully, far more favor leaving Afghanistan, and Obama holds as much as a seven-point lead over Romney among veterans. Full Article
Romney's steel skeleton in the Bain closet
In his campaign for president, Mitt Romney has championed free markets and vowed to shrink the role of government. But after Bain Capital, the private-equity firm he co-founded, bought and then shuttered an aging steel mill in Kansas City, taxpayers were left holding the bag for the company's underfunded pensions. Full Article
The legacy of Romney's healthcare Rx
Five years into Massachusetts' first-in-the-nation statewide healthcare program, there is enough data to evaluate some of the brightest claims and biggest fears about the reforms. Full Article
Mitt Romney's thrill of victory at the Olympics
By the late 1990s, Mitt Romney had succeeded in business, failed in politics, and reached a crossroads. The path he took was to the Olympics. Full Article
Part IV: Recent college graduates
A Reuters/Ipsos poll of recent graduates reveals a drop in support for President Barack Obama compared with 2008, but it shows no movement toward the GOP. Full Article
After missteps, Romney adds to communications team
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney added two Washington veterans to his media relations team after weeks of criticism that he didn't respond strongly enough to attacks from the Obama campaign. Full Article
Maine governor draws ire with new IRS “Gestapo” comments
Maine's Republican governor ignited a fresh firestorm when, for the second time in a week, he compared the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's murderous secret police.
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Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court
An interactive look at each issue before the Supreme Court during the 2011-2012 session, featuring case summaries, information on the lawyers, firms and agencies behind every fight and links to important legal briefs and headlines. Full Coverage