A majority of Republicans say for the first time that the war in Afghanistan has not been worth fighting, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll that comes as the continuing U.S. presence in that country is emerging as a key point of contention in the presidential race.
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From the start of the House committee hearing into an excessive General Services Administration conference, it was clear that the members of Congress had a take-no-prisoners attitude.
Representatives on the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on public buildings say they had been repeatedly stonewalled in their attempt to get budget figures for the agency’s Public Buildings Service.
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The number of Blue Dog Democrats serving in the House of Representatives will drop again in January 2013. A pair of conservative Democrats, U.S. Reps. Tim Holden and Jason Altmire, lost their party primary races to more liberal challengers in Election 2012.
...President Obama and Mitt Romney -- his likely competitor for the country’s top job -- have one thing in common: they are both less popular than their wives.
In a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, first lady Michelle Obama continues to check in with a sky-high favorable rating of 69 percent, well above our latest read on the president himself.
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President Obama and Mitt Romney -- his likely competitor for the country’s top job -- have one thing in common: they are both less popular than their wives.
In a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, first lady Michelle Obama continues to check in with a sky-high favorable rating of 69 percent, well above our latest read on the president himself.
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African Americans and whites have starkly different views about the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the “Stand Your Ground” law at the center of the controversy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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African Americans and whites have starkly different views about the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the “Stand Your Ground” law at the center of the controversy, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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In a prepared statement released to the media, campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley said: "The Santorums are truly overwhelmed by the prayers and support they've received and wanted to attach a picture of their daughter Bella so everyone could see their precious gift from God."
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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has big problems in Pennsylvania, a state he represented in the House and Senate for 16 years. He's now locked in a dead heat with Mitt Romney with less than a month to the state's April 24 primary after seeing his double-digit lead vanish into this air.
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Karl Rove is bullish on Obama, Paul Ryan says Catholics can disagree, FreedomWorks endorses against Hatch and Newt Gingrich will “go bye-bye.”
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