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Romney, Obama Talk Leadership Over Lunch

The White House said that the two “pledged to stay in touch, particularly if opportunities to work together on shared interests arise in the future.”

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White House Rebukes Romney’s “Gifts” Remark

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney slapped down Mitt Romney’s suggestion that President Obama won reelection by promising “gifts” to minorities and young voters, saying Thursday that the defeated Republican candidate’s claim “is at odds with the truth of what happened last week.” “The president pursues policies that have at their core a desire to [...]

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Axelrod: Rove Can’t Buy The White House

President Obama’s reelection Tuesday shows that this year’s race was not decided by which candidate had more money, a top adviser to the president told reporters today. During a conference call with other senior members of Obama’s team, David Axelrod said that the millions of dollars spent by outside groups supporting Republican Mitt Romney weren’t [...]

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Obama Wins Extremely Tight Race In Ohio

UPDATE: The state was called for Obama as he led Romney by about 50,000 votes. Obama’s victory in Ohio essentially clinched the election for him, despite the fact that Florida had yet to be decided. – End Update – UPDATE: Multiple outlets are calling the Ohio Senate race for incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown. – End [...]

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Across The Board Sweep For Dems In New Hampshire

Though it holds only four electoral votes, New Hampshire is considered a must-have this year for either campaign. For President Obama, a victory there would go a long way toward silencing critics who say he’s lost  the Independent vote. For GOP nominee Mitt Romney, he likely needs a small state (if not New Hampshire, then [...]

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Still Too Close To Call In Florida

Welcome to Florida, where 29 electoral votes are at stake. The Romney campaign firmly believes that it’s locked things up there, and Romney’s five point lead in the latest Florida Times survey that came out this week has to make Republicans feel good. But a late surge of campaigning there by President Obama and his [...]

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Obama Narrowly Edges Romney In Battleground Virginia

UPDATE: The Associated Press called the state for Obama around 12:30 a.m. eastern. The president led Romney by roughly 50,000 votes with 98 percent of the vote counted. – End Update – Photos/Geoff Holtzman ARLINGTON, Va. — I’m spending part of the day today in Northern Virginia, an area that could determine the outcome of [...]

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Closing Arguments Show Candidates Coming Full Circle

In order for President Obama to win tomorrow, he’ll likely have had to convince voters that America’s current path is the right one to continue charting. In Madison, Wisconsin today, Obama told supporters that he’s going to keep pursuing an economic agenda that aims to best serve the middle class. “The folks at the very [...]

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More Democrats Vote Early In Most Key States

With less than 24 hours to go until the polls open on Election Day, it looks as though Democrats have a head start over Republicans in a slew of battleground states that could decide the the presidential race. In Ohio, perhaps the most crucial state in the entire race, 1.6 million people have already voted, 29 [...]

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Campaigns Launching Final Ads

In the final days before the election, President Obama and Mitt Romney’s campaigns have launched new TV ads in an effort to win as many votes as they can. Romney’s new ad, “More Than Just A Number,” focuses on what Americans have been experiencing over the past four years. “It’s about a life,” the ad [...]

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Obama To Comment On Oklahoma Tornado

The president will issue a statement on the disaster at 10:00 a.m.

Tales Of American Political History: Lincon’s Son Saw Some Bad Stuff

The son of former President Abraham Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln never ran for president, himself. And he had good reason to not pursue the White House.

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Apple Avoids U.S. Taxes By Shifting Billions Offshore, Report Shows

Apple Inc. has been shifting billions of dollars offshore to avoid U.S. taxes, according to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Obama To Hold First Meeting With New Chinese President

Xi Jinping was confirmed as President in mid March, replacing Hu Jintao.

Military Offensive Tightens Assad Control Over Western Syria

Syria, Qusayr offensive, May 2013

The presence of Hezbollah militants fighting alongside Assad forces increases diplomatic complexity of two-year civil war.