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'Fatally flawed': Despite voter anger, why third parties still fail
They had the money. They had the organization. They had the ballot access. What they were missing, however, was a candidate.

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:37:45 EDT

Reported anti-Obama ad sparks backlash
Predictions of super PAC-fueled campaign ugliness seemed to come to reality on Thursday when reports broke of a potential conservative group's ad campaign aimed at tying President Barack Obama to a controversy put to rest nearly four years ago.

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:20:12 EDT

House passes $643 billion defense bill
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Friday passed a nearly $643 billion military spending bill -- a measure at odds with prior defense spending agreements and President Barack Obama's Pentagon plans.

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:35:48 EDT

Violence Against Women Act in limbo
After a high-profile political battle this week over legislation to help victims of domestic abuse, its fate appears to be in limbo. And this policy-dispute-turned-election-year-brawl seems to be far from over.

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:28:26 EDT

Gridlock in Congress? Blame the GOP
Julian Zelizer says that even impartial observers see that congressional Republicans have taken the partisan wars to extremes

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:36:26 EDT

The GOP's sad infatuation with Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Shortly after President Barack Obama was inaugurated, he said that his re-election effort will be judged largely on the economy.

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:19:22 EDT

Grow up, Congress -- make a deal on debt
Congressional Republicans are threatening another game of chicken with the debt ceiling. This will get America nowhere, says John Avlon.

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:14:21 EDT

Pension reform is key to California's budget crisis
William Bennett says Gov. Jerry Brown should look to Wisconsin as role model in solving the state's huge budget shortfalls

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:45:01 EDT

Obama: Bain criticism 'not a distraction'
President Obama says Mitt Romney's record in business is "not a distraction" but central in the presidential election.

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:02:26 EDT

NATO accepts Obama timetable
President Obama called for NATO countries to sign off on his exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international military force by the end of 2014.

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:45:27 EDT