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Mourdock: 'One of the toughest days of my life'
“Today has not been a fun day,” he says.
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Obama on Mourdock: 'Rape is rape'
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Obama laughs off Trump's offer
He jokes that beef began when they were kids.
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Obama's pathetic picture book
Opinion: Now Obama is trying to cover for his lack of anything new to promise.
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Trump, Mourdock haunt Romney
Simon says there are characters in the 2012 race but little character.
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Playbook: Obama's 'road ahead'
Rolling Stone sits down with the president.
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Hillary doesn't rule out staying on
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Detroit News endorses Mitt Romney
Straight from the heart of the auto bailout, the Detroit News endorses the Republican candidate.
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Bloomberg: More talk from Obama
"I talk to the press five days a week … The president—how often does he talk to the press?"
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Obama kicks off Iowa-Colo. blitz
He says he can be trusted and Romney cannot.
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Poll: More say they're better off
Gallup finds 38 percent of Americans feel they're doing better financially than they were a year ago.
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POLITICO's swing-state map
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The casualties of political gridlock
Opinion: Members of Congress are so fed up with gridlock, they are leaving the body in droves.
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Trump mocked on Twitter
He's subject of snark and bipartisan derision.
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Romney's math haunted by Ryan's
The budget chairman's numbers raise questions about the credibility of what Romney has outlined.
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Defense must embrace 'new normal'
Opinion: Defense planning and budgeting must surely be about becoming more efficient and tactical.
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Jesse Jackson arrested in protest
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Romney's hollow talk on defense cuts
Opinion: His assertion that Obama wants to hollow out the military is from an alternate universe.
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Ryan: Stop 'dependency' culture
In prepared remarks he says he wants to get "the engines of upward mobility turned back on."
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Senate 5: Is it over for Mourdock?
Mourdock loses the day for wading into an explosive topic that could sink his campaign.
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CNN pulls 'voting and hormones' post
It retracts a story that suggested women’s voting behavior might be affected by their menstrual cycle.
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Obama ads dominate Oct. airwaves
In the first three weeks of October, Obama for America has aired over 97,000 TV ads.
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Hoyer backs Berman over Sherman
The House minority whip makes a rare leadership endorsement in an intraparty battle.
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FRC suspect charged with terrorism
Floyd Lee Corkins, II, is accused of shooting a security guard at the Family Research Council.
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Burns & Haberman
Bill Clinton joins Obama
The president will kick off the final week of the season with a joint tour.
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Obama: Kids know Mitt is dishonest
"They look at the other guy and say, “Well, that’s a bullsh---er, I can tell,” the president says.
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The Arena
Mourdock damaged 'all' of the GOP?
Gov. Christine Todd-Whitman: "This could be a defining moment for Romney."
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Moran's son resigns over fake ballots
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DNC chief: 'Zero tolerance' for fraud
In the wake of a vote fraud scandal, Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks out against the offense.
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New polls scream 'advantage Obama'
The president is clinging stubbornly to his electoral lead.
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Super PACs label Romney 'traitor'
Two Democratic outside groups criticize Romney for Bain’s decisions to outsource jobs to China.
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Remembering Paul Wellstone
Opinion: With good reason, Paul was respected as the conscience of the Senate.
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PHOTOS: The life of Paul Wellstone
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Election doomsday scenarios abound
The rumble of extreme partisans propagating strange conspiracy theories is getting louder.
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Palin defends 'shuck and jive'
“I would have used the exact same expression if I had been writing about President Carter," she writes.
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Rice backs Mitt on women's issues
The former secretary of state slams the so-called “war on women.”
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W.H.: Sequester talks after election
Obama makes it clear that he believes an accord is possible.
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VIDEO: POLITICO Playback
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Health-law PR draws subpoena threat
HHS is already the subject of a House Oversight subpoena for Medicare Advantage documents.
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Denham wants to sue over DCCC ad
“I am going after the Democrat party because it is such a blatant lie,” he says.
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Pelosi plans leadership elections
She tells House Democrats they'll meet to organize for the next Congress late next month, sources say.
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Dems seek DesJarlais records
They want access to his divorce documents after reports that he had an affair with a patient.
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Snooki, McCain friendship lives on
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Rush: GOP 'embarrassed' by right
“The Republican Party does not want conservatism credited for success," he says.
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Dems stay up to the end in Conn.
The DSCC has booked $1.1 million in airtime.
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Senator: Hearing on Benghazi emails
Saxby Chambliss slams White House.
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Buffett: Economy up even if Mitt wins
Business will improve during the next four years "under either candidate," he says.
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Fla. ethics panel hits Rivera
A commission charges him with violating state rules during his tenure in the state Legislature.
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Mitt team: Tagg said sorry to Obama
He apologized for saying he was tempted to "take a swing" at the president, a campaign official says.
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'Discovery' show on W.H. transitions
If Mitt Romney wins, he might want to tune in to "Flipping the White House."
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POLITICO in Print
POLITICO e-edition - a digital copy of the print edition with enhanced features including download and email capabilities.
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Burns & Haberman on 2012
A joint tour with Bill Clinton.
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Charlie Mahtesian on Politics
Reid: A one-man Romney wrecking crew.
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Dylan Byers on Media
Bloomberg: Obama should talk to press.
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CLICK
Colbert finds grins in Benghazi reporting.
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On Congress
Rep. Jim Moran's son resigns.
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Josh Gerstein on the Courts
FRC suspect charged with terrorism.
Today's Topic
Will Mitt be damaged by Mourdock's rape comment?
"Mourdock's comments damage all Republicans and especially Romney."
Former N.J. Gov. Christine Todd Whitman Former EPA administrator
"Since Romney [does] not share that position, the controversy should have no bearing on the campaign."
Former Rep. Philip English Former member of Congress (R-Pa.), Co-Chair of Government Relations at Arent Fox LLP
"Mourdock drove one more nail into Romney's campaign coffin."
Gloria Feldt Author of "No Excuses" and former Planned Parenthood CEO
"I think the comments of Mr. Mourdock could certainly affect Gov. Romney."
Former Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.)
