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Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US manWASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011. Read More »
O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Little-known outside his home state, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is methodically checking the boxes and playing the good Democratic soldier as he considers whether to mount a presidential campaign in 2016. Read More »
Tea party looks to take advantage of momentDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. Read More »
Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: Read More »
Time waning for Okla. lawmakers to tackle creditsOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Despite calls by several Oklahoma legislators to address hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax credits and exemptions for businesses and industries, little has been done as another session approaches its end. Read More »
Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaignsATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Read More »
Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.ATLANTA (AP) — Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Read More »
Who wants to be Detroit mayor? 22 candidates doDETROIT (AP) — Detroit's next mayor will inherit a city low on cash and an office low on power. Still, 22 candidates want the job anyway. Read More »
Brown takes restrained view of Calif. spendingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Riding a wave of state tax revenue, Gov. Jerry Brown released a budget proposal Tuesday that looks much different from the ones Californians have become accustomed to in recent years: It has a surplus. Read More »
Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP statesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma — what to do with all the money when an improving economy suddenly creates a surplus in revenues. Read More »
Bing to reveal re-election plans at noon eventDETROIT (AP) — Dave Bing has scheduled an announcement on his political future Tuesday, the deadline to file for a second 4-year term as Detroit's mayor. Read More »
Snowe presses for bipartisanship in new bookPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine railed against obstructionist politics and partisanship in the Senate. Now she's continuing to work for civility and compromise from outside the Senate. Read More »
Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: Read More »
Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: Read More »
GOP's Rand Paul raises profile with eye on 2016DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul is doing much more than "considering" running for president. Read More »
New congressman Sanford, ex-wife settle complaintCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Newly elected Congressman Mark Sanford and his ex-wife have settled a complaint that said he was at her home without her permission in violation of their divorce agreement. Read More »
Mark Sanford renews career, must build reputationCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after reviving his political career and winning his old House seat. Read More »
NJ governor had secret weight loss surgeryTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A spokesman says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight. Read More »
Ex-Gov. Sanford seeks 2nd chance in South CarolinaBEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — One congressional candidate is a former Republican governor seeking redemption after his career imploded in a saga involving lies, the Appalachian Trail and an Argentine mistress. Read More »
Cruz urges GOP to work together for Senate controlCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is urging Republicans to work together to help the party take back the Senate next year, telling South Carolina Republicans that, in his words, "change can come quickly." Read More »
Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: Read More »
2016: Rare same-state pairings in the early stagesMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his friend, Rep. Paul Ryan, are already considered potential 2016 presidential candidates. And the two Republicans are part of an unusual group of contenders hailing from the same states, making many of their friends and political allies watch and wait. Read More »
Grooms: Don't write me in; support Sanford insteadCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. Larry Grooms is disavowing a write-in campaign and urging voters in next week's 1st District special congressional election to support fellow Republican Mark Sanford. Read More »
Dems have edge in sprint to Mass. special electionBOSTON (AP) — National Republicans are cheering former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez's Massachusetts primary victory. But Democratic Congressman Ed Markey enjoys tremendous advantages in the special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Read More »
Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primariesBOSTON (AP) — The candidates in the Massachusetts special election to replace U.S. Sen. John Kerry have been forced to walk a delicate balance as they court voters ahead of Tuesday's primary elections. Read More » |
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