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GOP Voters in Early States Embrace a Trump Presidential Bid

Apr 19, 2011 - 12:10 PM |AP

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WASHINGTON -- Out with Sarah. In with The Donald. President Barack Obama has launched his re-election bid in a low-key manner, but the Republican Party's search for a challenger seems stranger by...

Geithner Shows Confidence on Reaching Deficit Deal

Apr 19, 2011 - 10:31 AM |AP

Fred Watkins, AP

WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday reassured investors that the White House and Republican lawmakers will reach a deal to control the nation's finances, downplaying an...

Arizona Gov. Brewer Vetoes Presidential 'Birther' Bill

Apr 18, 2011 - 10:12 PM |AP

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PHOENIX -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill that would have required President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship before their names could...

Conservative Strategist and Publisher Rusher Dies at 87

Apr 18, 2011 - 9:20 PM |AP

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- William A. Rusher, a conservative strategist for more than 50 years who helped engineer Barry Goldwater's nomination as the Republican candidate for president in 1964, has died,...

White House Releases Tax Returns for Obamas, Bidens

Apr 18, 2011 - 7:35 PM |AP

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is making less money than he used to, though it's still a lot: He and wife Michelle reported income of $1.73 million last year, mostly from the books he's...

Longtime Mo. Congressman Harold Volkmer Dies at 80

Apr 18, 2011 - 12:59 PM |AP

ST. LOUIS -- Harold L. Volkmer, a 20-year Democratic congressman from northeast Missouri known for his advocacy of the rights of gun owners, has died. He was 80. Volkmer died Saturday at a Hannibal...

The JFK-UFO Connection: Bogus Documents or Unanswered Questions?

Apr 18, 2011 - 7:30 AM |AOL News

Earthfiles.com

Do you like a good UFO detective story? Well, here's one for you. And it's ongoing, so we don't yet know the ending. It involves President John F. Kennedy's interest in UFOs shortly before his death...

Rich Paying Less Income Tax, Half of Households Pay None

Apr 17, 2011 - 11:59 PM |AP

Scott Olson, Getty Images

WASHINGTON - Still scrambling to file your taxes? You'll probably take little consolation in hearing that the super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago. And nearly half of...

Geithner Confident Congress Will Raise Debt Limit

Apr 17, 2011 - 4:30 PM |AP

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WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says Republican leaders have privately assured the Obama administration that Congress will raise the government's borrowing limit in time to prevent...

Trump Downplays Romney's Business Credentials

Apr 17, 2011 - 10:55 AM |AP

Washington -- Potential presidential candidate Donald Trump says he's a better businessman than a leading GOP hopeful in 2012, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Trump tells CNN's "State of the...

Sarah Palin Defends Wis. Governor for Controversial Union Bill

Apr 17, 2011 - 7:31 AM |AP

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MADISON, Wis. -- Sarah Palin defended Wisconsin's governor at a tea party tax day rally Saturday, telling hundreds of supporters that his polarizing union rights law is designed to save public...

Toxic Chemicals Injected Into Wells, Democratic Report Says

Apr 16, 2011 - 9:45 PM |AP

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WASHINGTON -- Millions of gallons of potentially hazardous chemicals and known carcinogens were injected into wells by leading oil and gas service companies from 2005-2009, a report by three House...

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