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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the risky business of running for president, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are largely playing it safe.
Obama honors veterans during Memorial Day weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is paying tribute to veterans during Memorial Day weekend, honoring those willing to sacrifice their lives for their country.
House experience a minus for some Senate hopefuls
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House members who are trying to make the step up to the Senate this year are finding themselves on the defensive about Washington experience that traditionally has been a big asset.
FACT CHECK: Romney off on Obama's love for unions
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney decried President Barack Obama as beholden to the nation's teachers' unions and unable to stand up for reform, he glossed over four years of a relationship that has been anything but cozy.
Obama's 2008 magic past, Iowa all-out battleground
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded.
Romney running mate search enters audition phase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
THE RACE: Presidential race is most costly ever
The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever — by a long shot.
- Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled.
Texas Senate race a new test for GOP establishment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The story line on the Republican Senate race in Texas is a now familiar one: A veteran politician supported by the GOP establishment is challenged by a young insurgent backed by national conservative groups.
GOP's Rubio plans to sell books in swing states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is planning a swing-state summer bus tour that will also roll through South Carolina, the early presidential primary battleground.
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