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Obama birth certificate OK in Arizona

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:35:51 GMT

Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall.

Obama, Dems redoubling money efforts

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:16:40 GMT

His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts.

Sweep has Romney 1 win from nomination

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:40:53 GMT

Mitt Romney swept all the delegates in GOP primaries in Kentucky and Arkansas and picked up more endorsements from party leaders, putting him one win away from claiming the Republican nomination for president.

Romney looks to pad delegate lead

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:21:17 GMT

Mitt Romney was inching closer to officially claiming the Republican presidential nomination as Arkansas and Kentucky voted in primaries Tuesday.

Obama, Romney fight over budget goals

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:35:03 GMT

The presidential race is shaping up as a battle between Republican calls for more government austerity and Democratic appeals for more spending to promote jobs and growth with tax hikes on high-income earners. It mirrors a fight raging in Europe.

22 states join campaign finance fight

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:28:01 GMT

Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.

Beau Biden visits Hampton Roads

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:37:38 GMT

Vice President Joe Biden’s son Beau was in Norfolk Thursday to kickoff a campaign event and spoke with 10 On Your Side about the military.

George W. Bush unlikely in Romney bid

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:52:34 GMT

After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race. "I'm for Mitt Romney," the former president said Tuesday in Washington, perhaps his only public statement on the race before the Nov. 6 election.

Romney wins Nebraska, Oregon primaries

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:44:10 GMT

Nebraska and Oregon Republicans, as expected, have made clear their preference for the GOP nomination by choosing Romney in Tuesday's presidential primaries

G.W. Bush: I'm for Mitt Romney

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:57:50 GMT

Romney's campaign doesn't foresee the 43rd president playing a substantive role in the race.