Updated at 5:30 pm EDT The jury hearing the federal government’s case against John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and 2004 Democratic nominee for vice president, has found him not guilty on one count. And with the jury deadlocked...
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John Edwards arrives outside federal court in Greensboro, N.C.
Edwards Case Ends in Mistrial
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A painting of Newt Gingrich at a rally on March 6, 2012 in Atlanta.
Super-PAC Beneficiary Gingrich Laments Super-PAC Influence
Newt Gingrich, whose quest for the Republican presidential nomination was kept on life support for months by a super-PAC, said in a television interview today that super-PACs are bad for politics. The onslaught from Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, their...
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President Barack Obama with former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush as they unveil their official portraits on May 31, 2012, in the East Room at the White House.
Obama Likes Bush’s Sports Package . . . And His Words?
The presidents’ club is a small one and tradition dictates a gracious reception when a predecessor comes back to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait. There may also be a traditional speech, judging from comments that...
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President Barack Obama with Sen. Claire McCaskill in St. Louis.
‘Obama-Claire’ Explains Crossroads
Updated at 1 pm EDT “Obama-Claire.” It’s the quickest shorthand for understanding how Crossroads GPS, the committee inspired by Bush political strategist Karl Rove, is playing its well-financed hand in the 2012 elections — and not only the presidential race....
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Shoppers in New York.
Magic Number of the Day: 10
That’s the number of consecutive weeks in which the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index has been higher among Democrats than Republicans. That’s a record in available weekly data dating to June 1990, according to Langer Research Associates, which produces the index....
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A copy of the Des Moines Register.
Obama-Romney’s Iowa Summer
In the land of “prairie fires” and “cow-pies,” summer is starting with a dead heat. Iowa seems to always play an over-sized role in picking presidents. Its caucuses start the nominating process every four years, and this year it’s also...
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In the last moments of their administration President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush welcome Barack H. Obama and his wife Michelle in the Blue room of the White House.
Washington Daybook: Picture This
Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura drop by the White House today to check out their official portrait and have lunch with the Obamas. The Bushes have pretty much avoided Washington like the plague since departing the...
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AOL Inc. company headquarters in New York.
Steve Case: You Have Hill Fan-Mail
Silicon Valley has Steve Case to thank for a new law that will cut back securities rules for start-up firms and allow companies to use Internet platforms to raise cash. Case, co-founder and former chief executive officer at America Online...
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Donna Summer remembered in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.
Calculated Decisions Even in Death for the White House
Donna Summer and Dick Clark got one. Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Mike Wallace didn’t. So what is it? It is a personal statement from President Obama marking their deaths and lauding their lives. Between March 1 and May 30 the president...
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