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Connecticut Republican Senate candidates, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon and former Rep. Christopher Shays before their Senate debate on the University of Connecticut campus on June 14, 2012.

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Connecticut Republican Senate candidates, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon and former Rep. Christopher Shays before their Senate debate on the University of Connecticut campus on June 14, 2012.

McMahon vs. Shays: Can You Smell What Connecticut’s Cooking?

by Mark Silva| Aug. 14, 2012 8:39 AM EDT |

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Written by Leslie Hoffecker and Derek Wallbank for BGov’s Congress Tracker A wrestling entrepreneur seeking a second go-round in the senatorial ring, a four-term governor hoping for a political comeback and two House incumbents — one a powerful committee chairman...

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President Barack Obama at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 13, 2012, in Des Moines.

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President Barack Obama at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 13, 2012, in Des Moines.

Bloomberg by the Numbers: 9.5

by Gregory Giroux| Aug. 14, 2012 8:31 AM EDT |

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That was President Barack Obama’s margin of victory by percentage points in the 2008 election in Iowa, where he’s campaigning on a bus tour for three days this week. Today the president visits the communities of Oskaloosa, Marshalltown and Waterloo....

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Mitt Romney campaigns in New Hampshire with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

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Mitt Romney campaigns in New Hampshire with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Chris Christie Convention Keynoter

by Terrence Dopp| Aug. 14, 2012 6:38 AM EDT |

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With reporting by Julie Hirschfeld Davis Chris Christie, the outspoken New Jersey governor who last year spurned pleas from fellow Republicans to make a bid for the White House, will be the keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention. “I’ll...

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan puts up a chart as he gives the GOP response to President Obama's budget submission for Fiscal Year 2012.

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan puts up a chart as he gives the GOP response to President Obama's budget submission for Fiscal Year 2012.

Ryan Nixed Debt Deal Romney Touts

by Heidi Przybyla| Aug. 14, 2012 6:26 AM EDT |

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Representative Paul Ryan was a pivotal figure in killing the 2010 Bowles-Simpson agreement, which Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney now holds out as a model for putting America’s fiscal house in order. The 18-member panel needed 14 votes to send a 10-year plan to...

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President Barack Obama gets a beer and a pork chop as he visits the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 13, 2012 during an unannounced stop on his three-day campaign bus tour.

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President Barack Obama gets a beer and a pork chop as he visits the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 13, 2012 during an unannounced stop on his three-day campaign bus tour.

Four More Beers, Iowan Tells Obama

by Margaret Talev| Aug. 13, 2012 9:40 PM EDT |

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The president missed The Butter Cow. He missed the Chocolate Moose. Following Republican Paul Ryan at the Iowa State Fair today, President Barack Obama missed the winner of the 2012 big boar contest, Reggie, @ 1,335 pounds. But he did...

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Elderly Memphians gather up pamphlets and contact information before a town hall meeting set up by State Senator Jim Kyle. The meeting was organized to help connect seniors with various state organizations that can help answer questions about Medicare, senior center programs, and other retirement concerns.  

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Elderly Memphians gather up pamphlets and contact information before a town hall meeting set up by State Senator Jim Kyle. The meeting was organized to help connect seniors with various state organizations that can help answer questions about Medicare, senior center programs, and other retirement concerns.  

Medicare: Truth Behind the `Cuts’

by Jonathan Salant| Aug. 13, 2012 4:19 PM EDT |

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The fundraising committee charged with electing Republicans to the U.S. House plans to campaign against reductions in Medicare costs for which most of their members voted. “We want this fight,” said Mike Shields, political director for the National Republican Congressional...

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Hecklers are removed as Rep. Paul Ryan speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 13, 2012.

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Hecklers are removed as Rep. Paul Ryan speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 13, 2012.

Ryan’s Iowa-Fair Welcome: Hecklers

by Lisa Lerer| Aug. 13, 2012 4:06 PM EDT |

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Paul Ryan, the congressman from Wisconsin and House Budget Committee chairman, made a debut as running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Iowa State Fair today. It was a raucous one. He was heckled at the fair’s...

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan works with Republican members of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington before introducing his "Path to Prosperity" debt-reduction plan.

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan works with Republican members of the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington before introducing his "Path to Prosperity" debt-reduction plan.

House Budget: A Document Where Big Ideas Often Go to Die

by Daniel Parks| Aug. 13, 2012 3:55 PM EDT |

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“House Budget Committee Chairman” may sound like a top-tier power position to people outside the Beltway. Insiders know the committee as something much different: a place where nothing important happens very often. However, Paul Ryan’s addition to the Republican presidential...

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Fair goers walk past the butter sculpture during the opening day of the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 11, 2011, in Des Moines.

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Fair goers walk past the butter sculpture during the opening day of the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 11, 2011, in Des Moines.

Mooo-ve Over, Butter Cow — the Chocolate Moose is in Iowa’s House

by Margaret Talev| Aug. 13, 2012 2:32 PM EDT |

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The Butter Cow is so passe. Now, the Chocolate Moose, with apologies to the French, that’s a show-stopper. As the president and his rival party’s vice presidential contender converge at the Iowa State Fair this week — Republican Paul Ryan...

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Sarah Palin in The Woodlands, Texas.

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Sarah Palin in The Woodlands, Texas.

Palin Won’t Take Convention Podium

by Don Frederick| Aug. 13, 2012 2:11 PM EDT |

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Mitt Romney’s convention planners may be breathing a sigh of relief today — the question of what to do about Sarah Palin no longer confronts them. The polarizing 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee issued a statement last night to her...

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