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As Obama opens NATO summit in Chicago, focus is on winding down Afghanistan war
May 20, 2012 08:10 
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CHICAGO —NATO leaders began a two-day summit here Sunday that will finalize plans to turn control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year, a milestone on the way to concluding the alliance’s combat role by the...
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White House visitor logs provide window into lobbying industry
May 20, 2012 07:29
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Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama’s jobs council, to be checked in for a roundtable with the president. Read...
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Obama’s cash advantage grew in April
May 20, 2012 06:45
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Despite his newfound status as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Mitt Romney’s campaign saw its fundraising fall off slightly in April, it spent more than it raised, and it still has less than one-tenth as much cash on hand as President...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker slams Obama campaign attack on Romney’s work for Bain Capital
May 20, 2012 05:50
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Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, a close ally of President Obama in the upcoming election, slammed the president’s campaign Sunday for ads attacking Mitt Romney’s work for the private-equity firm Bain Capital. Read full article >> ...
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Romney could best Obama in fundraising
May 20, 2012 03:37
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Here’s a scary thought for Democrats: It’s entirely possible that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee will outraise President Obama and the Democratic National Committee in the seven-month sprint to...
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Hakeem Jeffries: Brooklyn’s Barack Obama?
May 19, 2012 08:50
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Is Hakeem Jeffries Brooklyn’s Barack Obama? The young New York assemblyman running for the seat held by retiring Rep. Ed Towns (D) shares some surface characteristics with the president. “They’re both African-American, they’re both...
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Sunday Talk Shows (5/19/12): Chicago NATO Summit, Paul Ryan, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, GPS and more
May 19, 2012 07:48
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Guests on the Sunday political talk shows include Rep. Paul Ryan to discuss the budget debate on Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday and Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will face off on ABC’s This Week. Other topics across...
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At Camp David, world leaders agree on more spending to boost Europe’s economy
May 19, 2012 07:20
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CAMP DAVID, Md. — Leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations opened the door Saturday to more government spending in Europe as way to revive the continent’s struggling economy, shifting away from the idea that the surest way to recovery was...
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Three NATO protesters face terrorism charges as global summit nears kickoff
May 19, 2012 07:19
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CHICAGO — As NATO protesters marched by the hundreds to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s house, three others were in court Saturday facing terrorism charges for allegedly planning to bomb the mayor’s residence, police stations and Obama’s...
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Michelle Obama’s campaign strategy: Steering clear of the hot issues
May 19, 2012 06:40
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As the presidential campaign ramped up earlier this year, Michelle Obama presented poet Maya Angelou with an award and a hug at the BET Honors award show. Two days later, she danced on an episode of iCarly, a tweens sitcom. Read full article ...
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