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GOP divide surfaces early in 2014 Senate contest
That didn't take long.
Va. Gov. McDonnell willing to consider early voting
Gov. Bob McDonnell says that waiting two hours to vote is unacceptable and he's willing to consider expanding early voting opportunities to prevent that from happening in the future.
Fairfax Co. Circuit Court Clerk withdrawing from Va. AG race
Longtime Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk John Frey says he's dropping out of the 2013 race for Virginia attorney general.
NJ Gov. Christie's focus: Rebuilding, re-election
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to spend the next year leading efforts to rebuild his home state after Superstorm Sandy _ and running for re-election.
Some GOP lawmakers now flout anti-tax man Norquist
For decades, conservative lobbyist Grover Norquist vowed to drive Republicans out of office if they didn't pledge to oppose tax increases. Many lawmakers signed on.
Wis. governor insists he's not thinking about 2016
Plenty of Republicans are talking about a possible presidential run by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but Walker insists he's not one of them.
JFK's last night recalled as key event for Latinos
President John F. Kennedy was supposed to just stop by and wave hello.
When it comes to gender gap, men play crucial role
Sorry, fellas, but President Barack Obama's re-election makes it official: Women can overrule men at the ballot box.
Black voters look to leverage their loyalty
When black voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of predictions that they might sit it out this year, black leaders breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Iowa straw poll on the outs with GOP establishment
In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover.
Incumbent wins Utah House race after final results
Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson has emerged as the official winner in his tight congressional race against Republican Mia Love.
Rep. Allen West concedes after Fla. recount fight
Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West conceded his re-election fight Tuesday, two weeks after the vote gave way to court appearances, two partial recounts and unending accusations by his camp that the vote count wasn't fair.
Unions flexed muscles in state campaigns
From California to Maine, unions used their political muscle in the recent elections to help install Democratic governors, build labor-friendly majorities in state legislatures and defeat ballot initiatives against them.
Jindal: Liking people is key to expanding GOP tent
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the Republican Party needs to go back to basics to attract the broad coalition of voters credited with putting President Barack Obama back in the White House.
Rubio makes first postelection trip to Iowa
Sen. Marco Rubio said the way to turn around the nation's struggling economy is not to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals, but rather to make "poor people richer" as he visited this politically important state in a trip certain to stoke speculation about Rubio's plans.
Justice official: Register voters automatically
One of the top enforcers of the nation's civil rights laws said Friday government should be responsible for automatically registering citizens to vote by using existing databases to compile lists of all eligible residents in each jurisdiction.
GOP leaders already jockeying for 2016
Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters. Bob McDonnell of Virginia says Republicans should look to outsiders to fix partisan gridlock in Washington. Their fellow governor, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, says the next GOP leader must do a better job explaining why the party's policies will help ordinary Americans.
Tenn. GOP congressman's ex-wife had 2 abortions
Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who opposes abortion rights, testified during divorce proceedings that he and his former wife made a mutual decision for her to have two abortions, according to divorce transcripts released Thursday.
Top Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics
Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party failed to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did not respond to criticism strongly enough or outline a specific agenda with a broad appeal.
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