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Biden's favorability dips

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Joe Biden pushing Buffett rule

Biden's favorability dips

While his boss has seen his favorability ratings fluctuate during their first three years in office, Joe Biden's favorability as vice president had, until Wednesday, outpaced his unfavorability.

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Sale of alleged Reagan blood canceled

A vial purportedly containing dried blood from former President Ronald Reagan after a 1981 assassination attempt will not be auctioned online, but donated to Reagan's presidential foundation, officia…

Romney rally in Florida

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Romney backs up 6% unemployment claim

Mitt Romney, who on Wednesday said he would bring the nation's unemployment rate to 6 percent as president, offered three ways he would achieve that goal in an interview Thursday.

John Edwards goes to trial 2

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Edwards trial jury deliberating for fifth...

Jurors in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial were set to begin a fifth day of deliberations Thursday, weighing the former North Carolina senator's fate after four…

April birthdays - Colin Powell

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April 5: Colin Powell (1937)
Others: Roger Corman (1926)

Powell favors same-sex marriage

Gen. Colin Powell said Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that he supports legal same-sex marriage, either at the state or federal level.

John Edwards leaves courthouse

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Jury finishes fourth day of Edwards trial...

The jury in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial finished its fourth day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict.

The eight-man, four-woman jury is sch…

Romney in SC

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Romney promises to bring unemployment down...

After repeatedly pinning the president for the unemployment level, which now sits at 8.1%, Mitt Romney pledged he could cut the rate by two points if he makes it to the White House.

"I can tell you th…

Barack Obama

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Arizona secretary of state closes Obama...

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett wrote in a statement Wednesday his office had received the necessary information about President Barack Obama's birth certificate to put the matter to rest.

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Obama defends global leadership

President Barack Obama delivered a strong defense of his international leadership at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Wednesday, telling graduating cadets they'll be building on "new era of American lea…

Obama in Oval Office

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Despite frustrated GOP, 'birthers' still...

Dark theories about President Barack Obama's citizenship show no signs of fading away.

Obama in Charlottesville

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Obama campaign expands Bain attack

The Obama re-election campaign is putting in almost $150,000 for an additional buy of its two minute ad going after Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, according to a Republican media buying source…

Romney in NYC

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CNN Poll of Polls: Obama, Romney tied

It's basically all knotted up between President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to an average of three national surveys released over the past 24 h…

Nancy Reagan

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Nancy Reagan still recovering from fall

Nancy Reagan is recovering from a number of broken ribs sustained in a fall in March, a representative for the former first lady said.

Reagan, 90, was unable to attend a speech given Tuesday evening b…

Romney and Obama

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Romney wins in Arkansas, Kentucky

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, already the presumptive Republican nominee, will win Tuesday's GOP presidential primaries in Kentucky and Arkansas.

Obama in Seattle

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Obama's foreign policy outpolls economics

Voters are nearly evenly split between President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney, according to a poll released Tuesday evening, which also shows that voters approve more highly of Obama's …

Kelly Ayotte

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Ayotte wants to take on Biden

Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, frequently mentioned as a possible running mate for Mitt Romney, floated the idea of debating with Vice President Joe Biden and said she would find the situation "…

Cory Booker

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Obama campaign says Booker spoke with DNC

As it turns out, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker did talk with an official at the Democratic National Committee following his off-message appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," an Obama campaign …

John Edwards goes to trial 2

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Jurors break without verdict in Edwards...

The jury in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial ended its third day of deliberations Tuesday, asking to take another look at two more exhibits in the case.

The eigh…

Obama-Romney

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Poll: Obama, Romney tied as race heats up

Less than six months ahead of November's general election, Americans are split between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Natalia Juarez

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Congressional candidate appears topless in...

It's a campaign that's raising a lot of eyebrows in Mexico.

Barack Obama

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Presidential first 100 days

Take a look at 12 previous presidents to see highlights of what they did those first critical months.

Barack Obama

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Obama's economic team

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Obama's cabinet members

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Elections history map

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Constitution 101

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June 21: Prince William (1982)
Others: Kris Allen (1985) and Juliette Lewis (1973)

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Nationwide, there are about 3,600 juveniles in state prisons, although nine states have none. Here are the states ranked by number of juveniles in prison, using U.S. Department of Justice data from 2008, the most recent year available.

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