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Why would anyone run for president? Why are so many saying 'no'?
Capitol Hill (CNN) – Let's just say the obvious here: the 2012 presidential campaign is here. Like it or not. We had the first significant debate last week. And Republican candidate number eight joins...
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Congress pays $6.1 million in bonuses as it debates spending cuts
Washington (CNN) - Members of the House of Representatives reported up to $6.1 million in staff bonuses between January and March, giving out bonuses as they debated spending cuts and came within...
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American Sauce: Maybe the economy's not so bad?
http://podcasts.cnn.net/cnn/services/podcasting/audio/americansauce/americansauce0711.mp3 Capitol Hill (CNN) – Yes, unemployment is again on the rise and the June jobs report had all the strength of an...
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National Debt: The movie
Capitol Hill (CNN) - For weeks now, lawmakers in Washington have produced intense drama over the debt ceiling with no lasting results or clear meaning. Terrible politics, but perhaps it could make for...
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Debt debate cheat sheet
Washington (CNN) - Where are we with the debt debate? After a weekend of no agreement, here's your simple guide to the plans in play right now, even as the playing field changes rapidly: Key figures...
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Jobs cheat sheet
Capitol Hill (CNN) – How does the jobs picture look for the U.S.? Friday's government report shows slight improvement for Americans who have jobs now, but that things have gotten worse for those who...
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American Sauce: Political sincerity test
(CNN) – Some 2012 candidates give out pies. Others label their speech location "the best place in the country". All of them eat corn dogs and insist they're not regular politicians. The cheese is...
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American Sauce: Why aren't there more jobs?
Washington (CNN) – Forget hurricanes and earthquakes, the most lasting American disaster remains the jobs crisis. This week, American Sauce asks two questions: Why are jobs still comatose? And does the...
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American Sauce: Senators scratch heads over Occupy Wall Street
http://podcasts.cnn.net/cnn/services/podcasting/audio/americansauce/americansauce1014.mp3 Capitol Hill (CNN) – The Occupy Wall Street protest may be holding ground in New York and at sites around the...
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Congressional gridlock: the new normal?
Capitol Hill (CNN) – Is gridlock the new normal in Congress? Julie Hassett, whose livelihood is impacted by the answer, says yes....
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Campaign 2012: Embrace the cynicism
Capitol Hill (CNN) – One month before the Iowa caucuses, a seminal event in American democracy, excitement does not seem to be the dominant feeling among voters. Try cynicism. Trust in government is at...
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American Sauce: The art of the caucus
Des Moines (CNN) – Think the Iowa caucuses are about who wins? Think of this as a hard, cold numbers game? Try again. There is an art to the caucuses, an art of strategy and sweat that many outside the...
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Last-day Ron Paul ad is his sharpest anti-Romney attack yet
Des Moines (CNN) – Hours before Iowa caucuses, the Ron Paul campaign has launched its sharpest anti-Romney attack ad yet, a one-minute radio spot calling the former Massachusetts governor a "liberal"...
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Best GOP predictor? Try the commodity market
Iowa City, Iowa (CNN) - As polls and pundits try to handicap the Republican nomination race, the smart money may be on a little-known commodity market which has proven to be a leading indicator of...
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Foreign media bewildered by length, repetition of U.S. campaign
Washington (CNN) – Jun Takao fully understands the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary and the complicated fight for convention delegates. But the veteran Japanese journalist and Washington bureau...
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Key Perry supporter will back Romney
Charleston, SC (CNN) – One of Rick Perry's most well-known supporters in South Carolina, former U.S. ambassador and state speaker of the house David Wilkins, will now back Mitt Romney, he tells CNN....
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Evangelicals in SC: Not What You Think
Charleston, SC (CNN) – Evangelicals may be the most mentioned Republican voter group in the 2012 campaign. But in South Carolina, evangelicals say they are mislabeled, misunderstood and that they are...
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American Sauce: How a non-Romney could win
Washington (CNN) - Cast aside the drama (exciting as it is) of the GOP nomination and you get to the truth: it still comes down to cold, hard delegate numbers. By CNN's estimates, Mitt Romney has a...
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Exactly what's in the payroll tax cut deal
Washington (CNN) – What exactly is in this $150 billion Valentine's Day compromise on the table in Congress? Among the details: some significant changes to unemployment benefits. It's not out in public...
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Chester Arthur, silly politicians and the trust problem
Capitol Hill (CNN) - Who can you trust these days? According to a Pew Research Center survey released last September, the public has serious trust issue with both politicians (59% did not trust...
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