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Associated Press WASHINGTON — Politicians of all stripes are bound to be haunted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ warning, 10 months before she was shot, to …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina state Rep. Tim Scott, elected this week as one of the nation’s first black GOP congressmen in years, says …

Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — In the most favorable political environment for Republicans in decades, GOP chairman Michael Steele ordinarily might be lavished with praise …

Associated Press Writer BOWIE, Md. — On the corner of Collington Road and Route 301, a bright blue poster screams the Democratic Party’s wishful thinking …

Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama once told Democratic lawmakers they’d be proud to campaign on historic health care legislation. Six months later, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on …

Republican Scott Brown won Tuesday’s special election for the late Democrat Ted Kennedy’s seat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lessons from the off-year elections: The president’s influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, “It’s the …

WASHINGTON (AP) – A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she’s open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer …

ALBANY, New York (AP) _ Two senior New York Democratic advisers said Sunday that top national party leaders have asked Gov. David Paterson to consider …