(CNN) - Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Arkansas, faces off against Rep. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, at a 1 p.m. ET debate in one the mostly hotly contested Senate races of the 2010 Election. Polling shows that Boozman would defeat the two-term incumbent senator if the election were held today – a victory Republicans would need to help [...]
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[Tony Perkins president of the Family Research Council addresses the crowd at the Faith and Freedom Conference and Strategy Briefing. Washington (CNN) - At the Faith and Freedom Conference and Strategy Briefing, social conservatives filed into the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC to hear from a who's who of conservative voices. The group says on [...]
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Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama said Friday that the idea that "we would burn the sacred texts of someone else's religion is contrary to what this country stands for." He said he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones "prays on it" and refrains from doing it. The government has to send a "very clear message" [...]
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Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama said Friday that one of the reasons he hasn't created a greater spirit of cooperation in Washington is because some GOP leaders decided when he took office that "we're going to sit on the sidelines and let the Democrats solve" the economic crisis. Taking on tough issues with entrenched [...]
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Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama said Friday that he will "have an announcement soon" regarding the possible appointment of Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. "I have had conversations with Elizabeth over these last couple of months," he said.
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Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama said Friday that if the November midterm elections are merely a referendum on the economic progress made so far, people will say "we're not there yet" - implying Democrats will not fare well. But if the election presents a clear contrast between GOP and Democratic policies, he claimed, Democrats [...]
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Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama said Friday that if the GOP seizes control of Congress in the midterm elections, it will use its majority status to push the same economic policies backed by former President George W. Bush's administration. GOP leaders will push "the same kind of skewed policies" that led to the recession, [...]
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Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama said Friday that there is "room for discussion" on competing tax plans. "If the Republican leadership is prepared to get serious ... I would love to talk to them," he told reporters at the White House. Obama insisted, however, that GOP plans to extend the Bush tax cuts for [...]
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took a swipe at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Friday. (CNN) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took a shot at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Friday, writing that he was "looking everywhere but can't see Russia from here" as his plane flew over Alaska. The joke is an apparent [...]
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The CNN 100 takes a look at the top 100 House races, from now until Election Day. Editor's Note: In the final 100 days before Election Day, CNN has been profiling one race at random each day from among the nation's top 100 House races, which we've dubbed "The CNN 100." Read the full list [...]
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Sharron Angle has drawn the ire of Nevada journalist Jon Ralston. Washington (CNN) - Nevada's top political journalist lit into Republican Senate hopeful Sharron Angle on Thursday, saying that the Tea Party favorite had backed out of a planned debate. Jon Ralston, host of "Face to Face," used Thursday's broadcast as a platform to air [...]
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President Obama will travel to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nevada. Washington (CNN) – President Obama will hit the campaign trail in four states in the coming weeks in an effort to rekindle enthusiasm among Democratic voters ahead of the November election. The Democratic National Committee announced that the president will hold rallies in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, [...]
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President Obama is holding a press conference Friday at the White House. Washington (CNN) - President Obama, looking to assure the country that he's the man with an economic plan, is taking his message to the media, and ultimately, the American public. His Friday press conference at the White House undoubtedly will focus on the [...]
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[(CNN) – A federal court in Riverside, California, ruled Thursday that the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy - which bars gay men and lesbians from serving openly - is unconstitutional. "Plaintiff has demonstrated it is entitled to the relief sought on behalf of its members, a judicial declaration that the don't ask, don't tell [...]
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Austan Goolsbee will be named chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Washington (CNN) - President Obama could announce as early as Friday morning that he will tap Austan Goolsbee to be chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the announcement. Goolsbee will [...]
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Washington (CNN) – Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said Thursday he has not yet decided whether he will run for mayor of Chicago, but nonetheless launched an attack against Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who is exploring a candidacy for the same office. “I’ve not made that judgment yet,” Jackson said when asked by CNN [...]
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