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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 9:47 AM EST2012-02-22 14:47:48 GMT
    A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows.
    A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:35 PM EST2012-02-21 23:35:10 GMT
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's administration has "fought against religion" and sought to substitute a "secular" agenda for one grounded in faith.
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that President Barack Obama's administration has "fought against religion" and sought to substitute a "secular" agenda for one grounded in faith.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 9:59 AM EST2012-02-21 14:59:36 GMT
    An unmistakable dynamic is playing out in the money game among Republican presidential candidates: New "super" political action committees are growing more powerful than the campaigns they support.
    An unmistakable dynamic is playing out in the money game among Republican presidential candidates: New "super" political action committees are growing more powerful than the campaigns they support.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 7:32 PM EST2012-02-21 00:32:13 GMT
    Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum promised Monday to revive manufacturing, cut taxes and shrink government, pledges that drew loud applause from conservative Michigan voters
    Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum promised Monday to revive manufacturing, cut taxes and shrink government, pledges that drew loud applause from conservative Michigan voters who said he was more in line with their values than native son and GOP rival Mitt Romney.
  • Sunday, February 19 2012 1:37 PM EST2012-02-19 18:37:51 GMT
    An adviser to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign says GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum went "well over the line" when he questioned Obama's Christian values.
    An adviser to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign says GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum went "well over the line" when he questioned Obama's Christian values.
  • Saturday, February 18 2012 1:31 PM EST2012-02-18 18:31:18 GMT
    A resurgent Rick Santorum hopes to spring his next big surprise in Michigan. Newt Gingrich looks for a campaign revival in the Bible Belt.
    A resurgent Rick Santorum hopes to spring his next big surprise in Michigan. Newt Gingrich looks for a campaign revival in the Bible Belt.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 7:37 PM EST2012-02-18 00:37:12 GMT
    President Barack Obama on Friday called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas, standing in front of an enormous Boeing Dreamliner to summon a bright future for American
    President Barack Obama on Friday called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas, standing in front of an enormous Boeing Dreamliner to summon a bright future for American manufacturing and exports.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 7:25 PM EST2012-02-18 00:25:20 GMT
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday said Rick Santorum isn't a fiscal conservative, directly attacking his rival for the first time in more than a week.
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday said Rick Santorum isn't a fiscal conservative, directly attacking his rival for the first time in more than a week.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 12:03 PM EST2012-02-17 17:03:57 GMT
    The GOP-controlled House passed legislation Friday renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more.
    The GOP-controlled House passed legislation Friday renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barak Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 10:17 AM EST2012-02-17 15:17:44 GMT
    President Barack Obama raised $29.1 million for his campaign and for the Democratic Party in January, a strong fundraising month that put him ahead of the pace he set in the last quarter of 2011.
    President Barack Obama raised $29.1 million for his campaign and for the Democratic Party in January, a strong fundraising month that put him ahead of the pace he set in the last quarter of 2011.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 10:15 AM EST2012-02-17 15:15:46 GMT
    The world according Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney: Europeans are socialists.
    The world according Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney: Europeans are socialists. The Chinese are currency manipulators. Russia can't be trusted to abide by nuclear agreements. The Palestinians are out to destroy Israel. And the U.S. is too generous with humanitarian aid.

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