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    Romney auditions possible running mate

    Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.

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      Mitt Romney expands on 'day one' promise

      Cutting the federal deficit and standing up to China on trade are two of the "day one" promises offered by likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney in a new television ad his campaign announced Thursday.

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        Official okays Obama birth certificate

        Arizona's secretary of state says Hawaii's verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements and that the president will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall.

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          Will Obama get kicked off the ballot?

          Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett says he may remove President Obama from the ballot unless he sees proof the president was born in the United States.

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            Poll: Voters split on top three issues

            A survey released Monday showed Americans split over which presidential contender would best handle the issues they consider the most pressing.

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              Political jabs 'nauseating,' mayor says

              Newark Mayor Cory Booker says campaign attacks make him sick.

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                22 states join campaign finance fight

                Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.

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                  Sebelius heckled during speech

                   Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was briefly interrupted by an anti-abortion heckler during a graduation speech today at Georgetown University.

                    

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                  Romney's first general election TV ad

                  Mitt Romney's first general-election TV commercial promises he would introduce tax cuts and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Day One of his presidency.

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                  Polls: Obama edges Romney in 3…

                  President Barack Obama holds a narrow advantage over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in three of…

                  Poll: Dems have slight edge in 3 key…

                  Democrats enjoy a slight advantage over their Republican challengers in three key Senate races in Ohio, …

                  Great divide for Obama, Romney:…

                  Questions are emerging from this week’s rhetoric and polling data that could be answered in the fall …
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                  'Other-ness': What Obama, Romney have…

                  Two very different candidates joined by similar, yet hollow, attacks on their faith illustrate the intense …

                  Trump: This will be a nasty campaign

                  Donald Trump talks exclusively to CNN's Piers Morgan about Jermeiah Wright and the nasty campaign cycle …

                  Webb pushes clearer limits on…

                  Sen. Jim Webb, D-Virginia, has introduced a bill requiring explicit congressional approval of U.S. military…