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NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group backing Republican Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy has placed a $4.3 million advertising buy in nine battleground states....

NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group backing Republican Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy has placed a $4.3 million advertising buy in nine battleground states....

NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group backing Republican Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy has placed a $4.3 million advertising buy in nine battleground states....

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich, the colorful former House speaker and fiery partisan, formally exited the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and vowed to help Mitt Romney's bid to defeat President Barack Obama....

"Apocalyptic Realm" explores the nature and causes of jihadism in South Asia. Sadanand Dhume reviews.

They're "already on the loose," one warns.

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) says he thinks the investigation into the Secret Service scandal has been very thorough.

CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A judge in northeast Ohio said Wednesday that a 17-year-old boy charged in a school shooting is mentally competent to stand trial in the deaths of three students.

The ruling by Judge Timothy Grendell in Geauga County Juvenile Court means suspect T.J. Lane can be tried ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration issued an apology Wednesday to a California student who was picked up during a drug raid and left in a holding cell for several days without food, water or access to a toilet.

DEA San Diego Acting Special Agent-in-Charge William R. Sherman ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Count Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin as another West Virginia Democrat who's keeping his distance from President Barack Obama....

WASHINGTON — The government plans to speed up the process for tracking E. coli in meat, a move that will help authorities more quickly find the source of bacteria outbreaks and hasten food recalls.

The new Agriculture Department program announced Wednesday would begin tracing the source of potentially contaminated ground ...

David Frum says the GOP has a problem attracting Latino voters and Marco Rubio as a VP candidate wouldn't change that

Mitt Romney is nipping at President Barack Obama's heels in Rust Belt states that Obama won in 2008 but which polls show are becoming more competitive in a slowing economy....

The economy isn't cooperating with President Barack Obama's re-election schedule....

We just saw a raw display of the power of the presidency in an election year....

President Barack Obama acknowledges the outlook has darkened some, but suggests the fundamentals of the American economy are sound and will get better if voters just stand with him....

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney likes to portray himself as a better job creator than President Barack Obama, but he may have a hard time backing up those boasts....

As Mitt Romney closes in on nailing down the Republican presidential nomination, endorsements from prominent Republicans are slowing to a trickle. And some endorsements come with noticeable reservations....

We just saw a raw display of the power of the presidency in an election year....

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is showcasing his private-sector experience and trying to persuade voters his business savvy makes him the best suited to lift the economy out of its long funk....