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GOP Sen. Inhofe: Christie responsible for Obama's re-election
There are at least a few Republicans who aren't quite ready to throw in with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as a savior of the party — including Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, who says he blames Mr. Christie for President Obama's re-election last year.
Glitches plague another government website
A website that publishes U.S. government regulations crashed Monday, adding to the Obama administration's Internet woes as the main Obamacare health care registration site reels from glitches and produces frustrated users.
Clinton holds slight lead over Christie in 2016 matchup: Poll
A poll released Monday shows a would-be 2016 presidential match-up between former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is a statistical dead heat, with Mrs. Clinton holding a two-point lead, 43 percent to 41 percent, over her potential Republican rival.
Sen. Lindsey Graham gets fourth primary challenger in S.C.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, is getting a fourth primary challenger in the race for his U.S. Senate seat next year.
Ed Rendell: No chance Elizabeth Warren is nominee in 2016
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell pushed back Monday on fresh speculation that Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, could be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016.
Carville: Obama should 'take a toke' on Toronto mayor's crack pipe
Democratic strategist James Carville had a rather novel suggestion Monday for President Obama and his sagging poll numbers.
Report fuels speculation of a Warren run in 2016
A new report is fueling speculation that freshman Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, could throw her hat into the ring and run for president in 2016 — presenting a threat on the left flank of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton if Mrs. Clinton were to run as well.
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie on Time magazine cover: 'Who cares?'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie shrugged off a recent Time magazine cover with his silhouette and the cover line "The Elephant in the Room" with typical bluntness on "Fox News Sunday."
Obama golfs at 'Caddyshack' course
Before flying back to Washington on Saturday, President Obama played a round of golf at a private Florida course where the classic comedy movie "Caddyshack" was filmed.
Obama pays tribute to veterans
Two days before Veterans' Day, President Obama on Saturday paid tribute to those who have defended the nation and promised his administration will continue investing in job-training and education for veterans.
Top Dem: Issa overstated Obamacare website's shortcomings
The top Democrat on a House investigative panel says the panel's Republican chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, inaccurately denigrated Obama administration officials when he claimed the federal Obamacare website could only handle about 1,100 users at once.
Ky. tea party group says Mitch McConnell should resign over debt-limit deal
The United Kentucky Tea Party is so incensed by a recent deal that raised the nation's debt limit, without extracting major spending concessions from President Obama, that it is calling on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to resign.
Gov. Rick Perry says Americans don't trust Obama
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Friday that President Obama is too busy toying with "big government" to really create jobs and build the middle class, a trend that makes people leery of his administration.
GOP urges former Sen. Scott Brown to run in N.H.: report
A new report says national Republicans are urging former Sen. Scott Brown to run for Senate once again, only this time in New Hampshire.
Amid glitches, uninsured are not flocking to Obamacare: poll
Only 18 percent of uninsured adults have gone to — or have attempted to go to — a government health exchange under Obamacare since its Oct. 1 launch, a new poll says.
