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Super PACs Raise $100 Million to Influence Presidential Race

About.com US Politics — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:57:12 +0000

More than 300 super PACs have raked in nearly $100 million so far in their efforts to pick a winner in the 2012 presidential contest, according to new Federal Election Commission data analyzed by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.

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Romney Wins Big in Florida, With Help From Super PAC

About.com US Politics — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:46:33 +0000

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney thumped his nearest Republican opponent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in this week's Florida primary, carrying all of the state's 50 delegates.

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How Many Keystone Pipeline Jobs Would Really Be Created?

About.com US Politics — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:31:13 +0000

The political battle over the Keystone XL pipeline, a $7 billion project to carry oil from Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries, is likely to heat up again in the next few weeks. And the focus will again be on the number of Keystone pipeline jobs created.

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2012 State of the Union Ratings are Lowest of Obama’s First Term

About.com US Politics — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:03:10 +0000

The numbers are in, and they're not pretty: President Barack Obama's State of the Union ratings from earlier this week were the lowest of all four of his annual addresses to the nation.

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Obama Pitches Buffett Rule Again in 2012 State of the Union Address

About.com US Politics — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:31:25 +0000

President Barack Obama used his 2012 State of the Union address to make a second appeal for Congress to pass a so-called Buffett Rule on wealthy Americans. The idea is to raise taxes on anyone earning more than $1 million a year who pays a smaller portion of their earnings to the government than do middle-class workers.

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How Many People Really Watch the State of the Union?

About.com US Politics — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:23 +0000

President Barack Obama delivers the fourth State of the Union address of his presidency at 9 tonight. If you own a television set, it will be almost impossible to avoid.

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Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on SOPA and PIPA

About.com US Politics — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:00:13 +0000

It's official. Nobody likes SOPA, at least not outside of Hollywood and the recording industry.

Each of the leading presidential candidates has come out against the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act ...

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Wait. Santorum Won Iowa?

About.com US Politics — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:39:59 +0000

Move over Mitt. Rick Santorum is the real winner of the Iowa Republican caucuses.

The GOP in Iowa announced it has certified the results of its first-in-the-nation Jan. 3 caucuses, and the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania appears to have squeaked out a win over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination and the guy who was initially thought to have won Iowa.

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Obama Looking to Dump the Veep?

About.com US Politics — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:55:00 +0000

Pop quiz: What do Joe Biden, Dick Cheney and Dan Quayle have in common?

Sure, they all served as vice president of the United States at one point or another. And ...

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Congressman: Cut My Pay, Please

About.com US Politics — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:53:06 +0000

U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes might be the most unpopular member of the House of Representatives this week. The Virginia Republican says he wants to cut congressional salaries across the board any time government spending increases. Which, of course, is just about all the time.

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