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U.S. oil production up, but not on federal lands
A new report by Congress' research division says U.S. oil production is up under President Obama, but almost all of the expansion of oil production in the U.S. came on non-federal land, not on leases from the federal government.
Virginia Senate race a tossup, polls say
Two new polls show the race to fill retiring Virginia Sen. Jim Webb's seat is too close to call.
Specter: Santorum not ready for White House
Former Sen. Arlen Specter, who has been trading barbs with Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum the past few days, said Wednesday his former Senate colleague isn't ready for the Oval Office.
Rep. Rangel will seek re-election
Rep. Charles B. Rangel says he will seek a 22nd term despite being found guilty of several House ethics charges.
Romney continues to tap big donors
Mitt Romney continues to rely heavily on high-dollar donors to his presidential campaign, collecting more than 90 percent of his money in February from contributors who gave at least $200.
Gingrich pulls no punches in Illinois loss
GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich responded to the news that Mitt Romney won the Illinois primary election and he finished in last place by delivering an electronic version of a good old-fashioned, one-two punch, which aimed at chopping down the two men who are easily outpacing him in the race to collect the magic number of delegates needed to seal up the Republican nomination.
Buffett Rule tax would lower deficit less than 1 percent
Congress's official tax scorekeepers said late Tuesday that a Buffett Rule tax like the one President Obama has called for would raise about $47 billion over the next decade — less than 1 percent of the deficits Mr. Obama's spending plans would lead to.
Gingrich rushes to embrace GOP budget
Newt Gingrich, who last year attacked Paul Ryan's budget as "social engineering," has only kind words this year for the House Budget Committee chairman's second go-around.
Poll: Warren leads Brown in Massachusetts Senate race
A new poll shows that Republican Sen. Scott Brown is losing ground on Democrat Elizabeth Warren in this year's Massachusetts Senate race, with the challenger up 5 percentage points.
Limbaugh: Double standard on 'civility'
Depending on which news report you read, Rush Limbaugh has lost anywhere from a few dozen to more than a hundred advertisers since late February, when the radio talk show host called law student and contraception advocate Sandra Fluke a "slut."
U.S. condemns shootings in France
National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the United States was deeply saddened to learn of the killing of four people in a shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, on Monday morning.
Paul's fundraising drops from 2008
Ron Paul has improved on his 2008 GOP presidential run in nearly every measure this year. But one glaring exception is his fundraising, where the Texas representative is actually running slightly behind where he was at this point in the last campaign, according to newly released figures.
Santorum: How you treat the dog is an 'issue of character'
Late-night comedians have had a field day with the story of Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney strapping his dog in a crate atop the family station wagon for a 12-hour cross-country drive in 1983. Now it looks as if rival Republican Rick Santorum is getting in on the action.
Ex-Obama adviser Dunn has no comment on slurs against women on the right
The Washington Times-affiliated "America's Morning News" radio program caught up with Democratic public relations consultant Anita Dunn outside CNN early Sunday, but the former White House comminications director wasn't in the mood to take questions about Sandra Fluke.
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