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Obama to stop defending federal gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON — In a significant change of course, President Barack Obama has decided that a federal law against gay marriage is unconstitutional and will no longer defend it in court, the White House announced Wednesday...
Christie endorses Romney as ‘the man we need to lead’
LEBANON, N.H. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said his endorsement of Mitt Romney had been an easy choice...
Immigration overhaul effort seems dead
WASHINGTON — When Republican lawmakers take over the House and gain strength in the Senate...
Indictment with 8 new counts is handed up in Blagojevich case
CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was re-indicted in his corruption case Thursday as prosecutors seek to keep an upcoming decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on "honest services" fraud from delaying Blagojevich's June trial...
Supreme Court to hear case on violent video games
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether California...
Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 jobs plan at heart of GOP debate
HANOVER, N.H. — Surging Republican presidential...
Senate nears passage of $858 billion tax-cut deal
WASHINGTON — The $858 billion tax-cut deal moving through Congress will jolt life into the struggling U.S. economy over the next two years, but faces one more major hurdle first — passing the House of Representatives despite Democrats angry about its estate tax and ...
Obama asks Wall Street to stop fighting financial overhaul
NEW YORK — Speaking Thursday in the shadow of Wall Street, President Barack Obama called on the finance industry to "join us instead of fighting us" as the Senate...
Alabama lawmakers defend immigration law as congressional Democrats challenge it
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Because Birmingham was the...
