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Wisconsin governor recall election debate shows sharp divide
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker and his challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett drew sharp ideological differences on Friday during the first of two debates before a special election to recall the governor on June 5.
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Most Americans think campaign money aids rich
WASHINGTON - Most Americans, no matter what their political party, believe there is too much money in politics and reject the idea that people should be allowed to spend what they want, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Thursday.
Teacher unions fight to keep clout with Democrats
- The email did not mince words. It came from an officer at a California teachers union, and he was irate.
House Democratic "Super PAC" raised $1 million since March
WASHINGTON - House Majority PAC, a "Super PAC" aimed at helping elect Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives, raised $1.1 million in the past six weeks, according to disclosure documents released on Thursday.
Obama campaign targeting Romney's record as governor
CHICAGO/DES MOINES, Iowa - After weeks of painting Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney as a job-slashing corporate raider, President Barack Obama and his re-election campaign are broadening their attack to include Romney's record as Massachusetts governor, arguing his policies hurt the state.
White House contest looms over Virginia Senate race
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - Virginia's Tim Kaine was one of the first state governors to endorse Barack Obama for president in 2008, he worked with Obama as head of the Democratic National Committee, and he is still one of the president's leading supporters.
Special Report: Mormonism besieged by the modern age
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A religious studies class late last year at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, was unusual for two reasons. The small group of students, faculty and faithful there to hear Mormon Elder Marlin Jensen were openly troubled about the future of their church, asking hard questions. And Jensen was uncharacteristically frank in acknowledging their concerns. | Video
Special report: Jerry Brown's California budget nightmare
SACRAMENTO, California - Last summer, just days before California was required by law to pass a state budget, Republican State Senator Tom Harman got word that he'd been summoned to meet Governor Jerry Brown "right now." Harman, a veteran legislator from conservative Orange County, hurried downstairs to the Horseshoe, the governor's suite of offices in the state capitol building. | Video
Special report: Romney's steel skeleton in the Bain closet
The young men in business suits, gingerly picking their way among the millwrights, machinists and pipefitters at Kansas City's Worldwide Grinding Systems steel mill. Gaping up at the cranes that swung 10-foot cast iron buckets through the air. Jumping at the thunder from the melt shop's electric-arc furnace as it turned scrap metal into lava.
Teachers unions fight to keep clout with Democrats
While teachers unions have long been a key source of generous donations and reliable foot soldiers for the Democratic Party, their clout in some circles is waning. Full Article
Romney offers donors chance to “Dine with the Donald”
Will Mitt Romney supporters go for "Dinner with the Donald?"
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