President Barack Obama isn’t the only Democrat hoping to benefit from the residual popularity of former President Bill Clinton in the Nov. 6 election. Jay Inslee, a former Democratic congressman running for governor of Washington state, prominently features Clinton in...
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Rep. Jay Inslee at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Inslee Calls in the Big Dog
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Carolina Hernandez got her GED and nursing assistant certification through a program that allowed her to take remedial math and writing courses along with her college classes. Her job allowed her to get off welfare.
Romney’s Welfare Focus — Challenging Obama for Move Fellow Governors Supported
Updated at 10:35 am EDT Mitt Romney plans to shift his focus to welfare this week, assailing President Barack Obama for eliminating some of the work requirements of the 1996 welfare reform bill. His campaign will unveil a new advertisement...
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Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, left, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, center, and Mitt Romney in Las Vegas.
Veepstakes: Governors Edition
Bloomberg conducted an utterly unscientific and informal poll of state leaders attending the National Governors Association annual meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, this weekend, asking them to guess who they think will join presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in his bid...
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