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Facing facts on fiscal cliff
How did the U.S. reach a 'fiscal cliff' and what does it mean? Here are the facts. ... Read more»
Mitt Romney's son, Tagg, is raising eyebrows with his latest statements on his dad's presidential run. In an interview with the Boston Globe, Mitt's oldest son said his father had "no desire" to be president despite his attempt to unseat Barack Obama this fall.... Read more»
A fog of misinformation has settled on the fiscal cliff, as both House Speaker John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have traded conflicting, misleading and false statements in recent days on the president’s deficit-reduction plan.... Read more»
How did the U.S. reach a 'fiscal cliff' and what does it mean? Here are the facts. ... Read more»
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited the White House Thursday for lunch with President Barack Obama.... Read more»
Politico rarely does anything to illuminate the issues, clarify the questions facing voters, or even shed much light on the characters of the respective candidates—any of which is usually the justification for such contentless coverage.... Read more»
True immigration reform that deals practically and responsibly with the 11 million people living in the United States without immigration status has proven elusive over the past decade. ... Read more»2
For the past nine months, we've been following how political campaigns use data about voters to target them in different ways. Now, members of the campaign are starting to open up about what their team actually did with all that data. ... Read more»
What’s that smell? A whole lotta conservative memes rotting on the trash pile of history – that’s what. ... Read more»
Reports released in Border Agent Nicholas Ivie's shooting death, youths shot at U.S-Mexico border remembered, three Arizona sheriffs stay in office and one county gets a new one, U.S. elections reverberate across Mexico, and more.... Read more»
U.S. Rep Raul Grijalva, on his way to a sixth term with a win over GOP challenger Gabriela Mercer, said "the people of Arizona are essentially decent and good people." While Democrats cheered loudly at the news of Obama's reelection, while local Republicans booed and broke up their party early.... Read more»3
The campaign is over. The election is decided. It feels anticlimactic.... Read more»
Electoral College map: President Obama has been reelected, easily winning a second term.... Read more»
If they could vote in the US election, 58 percent of Mexicans would re-elect Barack Obama but many are disappointed with his handling of the drug war, immigration and trade relations, says a new survey.... Read more»1
President Barack Obama raised far more money via direct contributions, but Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign edged ahead via "outside spending" — including super PACs largely enabled by the Citizens' United Supreme Court decision which now allows corporations, unions and issue advocacy organizations unlimited campaign spending.... Read more»
This presidential election is definitely down to the wire, but it isn't the first time America has seen a close call. ... Read more»