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WASHINGTON  — In his West Virginia district, the TV ads attacking Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall over the calamitous startup of President Barack Obama’s health care …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Crammed into conference rooms with pizza for dinner, some programmers building the Obama administration’s showcase health insurance website were growing increasingly stressed. …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican National Committee plans to spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of party workers into Hispanic, black and Asian …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left public life two years ago after mysteriously disappearing to visit his then-mistress in …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint’s resignation gives Gov. Nikki Haley authority to choose South Carolina’s next senator, and the only indication she’s …

CHICAGO (AP) — Jesse Jackson Jr.’s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn’t mark the end of troubles for the …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ In a presidential race seemingly frozen in place for months, the advantage has shifted toward President Barack Obama after a …

WASHINGTON — House Republicans won a historic political fight to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress but the GOP likely is still …

(Associated Press) – ATLANTA — Bolstered by support from his loyal radio talk-show audience and tea party backers, businessman Herman Cain has revved up mainstream …

When two law enforcement officers were shot down Monday helping to serve a warrant on Florida’s Gulf Coast, it stunned a state already mourning police …