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Education Secretary Arne Duncan endorses gay marriage. Is Obama cornered?Now, both Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary Duncan have聽spoken up for gay marriage, but Obama is holding back. That could be a political calculation, but gay activists are frustrated.
Why Ron Paul's big wins in Maine and Nevada matterWhen Ron Paul delegates show up at the Republican National Convention in August, they may be strong enough to throw the event into disarray 鈥� just at the moment Mitt Romney needs to show the GOP united behind him.
Joe Biden stirs the pot on same-sex marriageVice President Joe Biden says he's 'absolutely comfortable' with same-sex marriage. That seems to put him out front of President Obama on a hot-button issue that is sure to come up in the presidential election.
Liz Cheney: Are we ready for another political dynasty?Liz Cheney聽鈥� daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney聽鈥� may be positioning herself to run for Congress from Wyoming, the state her father represented. Is America ready for another political dynasty?
Obama makes it official: He's running for reelectionPresident Obama has been fund-raising and making political speeches for months, most recently taking jabs at presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. At rallies in Ohio and Virginia Saturday, Obama officially launched his campaign for reelection.
Should Mitt Romney worry about Ron Paul?Mitt Romney is way ahead of Ron Paul in the delegate count. But Paul's enthusiastic forces have been effective in controlling state party apparatus, and this could impact the GOP convention.
Student loans: Do Republicans really think program is socialist?President Obama said Friday that Republicans in Congress are calling federal student loans socialism. Republicans reject the charge. But the issue is highlighting political differences.聽
FocusSen. Dick Lugar trails GOP rival in poll. A surge of tea party power?Ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary in Indiana, incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar lags challenger Richard Mourdock by 10 points, a new poll shows. A Lugar defeat would be a convincing demonstration of tea party power in 2012 election cycle.
Sen. Rand Paul knows how to fix the TSA: end itFreshman Sen. Rand Paul, backed by GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, aims to abolish the TSA 鈥� and its intrusive searches of air travelers 鈥� and to establish a passenger bill of rights.
Ted Nugent is back! Does Mitt Romney wish he'd zip it?Ted Nugent returned to the limelight Friday, insisting on a CBS show that he's a moderate, Romney-backing, 'nice guy' who takes children with serious illnesses on fishing trips. Somehow, though, his demeanor probably isn't reassuring to independent women voters.
Bin Laden documents diss Joe Biden. Did he get 'The Onion' in Abbottabad?According to declassified Osama bin Laden documents found at his Pakistan compound, Al Qaeda's late leader called Joe Biden 'totally unprepared' for the presidency, and left him off a hit list.
On National Day of Prayer, plenty of politicsNational Day of Prayer activities may have more political undertones than usual this year, as religious groups take aim at what they see as President Obama's attacks on religious freedom.聽
Obama's ex-girlfriend: what her diaries revealAs a recent college grad in New York, Barack Obama fell in love with a young white woman named Genevieve Cook. Passages from her diary appear in a new biography of the president.
Why is Michele Bachmann endorsing Mitt Romney now?An endorsement by Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann in Virginia, a battleground state, can help Mitt Romney. Meanwhile, the Romney camp can help Bachmann with her campaign debt.
New Obama book: A danger to his image?'Barack Obama: The Story,' which tells about the president's life as a young man in New York and Chicago, could threaten Obama's own carefully crafted narrative about his life.
Why does Ann Romney keep calling Mitt a 'wild and crazy' guy?Ann Romney, like many political spouses before her, has been called on to portray her husband's lighter side. But the portrayal has to seem honest for voters to buy it.
Jimmy Kimmel still at it: What's with Romney and the rubber chicken?On his show, Jimmy Kimmel tried to jab President Obama, but his satire of Mitt Romney was much sharper. It illustrates a point: Incumbent presidents can be hard to roast.聽
Occupy movement seeks new recruits. In New York, it found some.A new generation of activists skips school, flocks to Wall Street to join May Day Occupy protests. On their minds? student loans, reining in corporations, and being part of something that could matter.
Mitt Romney is a Swiss-bank-account-owning liar. So says Newt Gingrich.Newt Gingrich has lobbed one attack after another on front-runner Mitt Romney, driving down Mr. Romney's likability rating among voters. The Obama campaign has compiled the slams in a video.- Mitt Romney is a Swiss-bank-account-owning liar. So says Newt Gingrich.Newt Gingrich has lobbed one attack after another on front-runner Mitt Romney, driving down Mr. Romney's likability rating among voters. The Obama campaign has compiled the slams in a video.