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Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada 1:53pm EST

LAS VEGAS - With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race. | Video

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Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts

MUNICH - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain capabilities at lower cost.

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Jury convicts Indiana elections chief

NOBLESVILLE, Ind - An Indiana jury convicted embattled Republican Secretary of State Charlie White in the early hours of Saturday on six out of seven felony charges including perjury, theft and voter fraud.

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Arizona candidate says English challenge an abuse of power

SAN LUIS, Arizona - An Arizona city council candidate struck from the ballot over her limited English skills concedes she isn't fluent in the language but called the legal challenge an abuse of power that could keep her from serving a poor border community where most residents speak only Spanish.

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Gingrich raps New York's Bloomberg on religion issue

LAS VEGAS - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich inserted himself into the long-running controversy about whether religious groups should be allowed to hold services in New York City public schools, and accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of being "anti-religious."

Barack Obama, Election 2012 11:33am EST
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Forget Romney or Obama, the voters want Tim Tebow: poll

- He won't be in this Sunday's Super Bowl and his Denver Broncos are already 50-to-1 longshots for next year's National Football League title, but if Tim Tebow swapped the pigskin for politics, he just might be a shoo-in for the White House.

Sports, Barack Obama, Election 2012 03 Feb 2012

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Special report: Jerry Brown's California budget nightmare

SACRAMENTO, California - Last summer, just days before California was required by law to pass a state budget, Republican State Senator Tom Harman got word that he'd been summoned to meet Governor Jerry Brown "right now." Harman, a veteran legislator from conservative Orange County, hurried downstairs to the Horseshoe, the governor's suite of offices in the state capitol building. | Video

12 Jan 2012
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Special report: Romney's steel skeleton in the Bain closet

The young men in business suits, gingerly picking their way among the millwrights, machinists and pipefitters at Kansas City's Worldwide Grinding Systems steel mill. Gaping up at the cranes that swung 10-foot cast iron buckets through the air. Jumping at the thunder from the melt shop's electric-arc furnace as it turned scrap metal into lava.

Special Reports, Barack Obama, Election 2012 06 Jan 2012
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Special report: Callista Gingrich - The ultimate running mate

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Last summer, Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, hosted a band reunion for alumni. Callista Gingrich attended and took a place among 25 French horns. As the band practiced for its concert on a bright July weekend, her husband, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, sat patiently in the hallway outside.

Special Reports, Barack Obama, Election 2012 07 Dec 2011

Tales from the Trail

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Make way for Clegg, Fizz and Kiss Romney

Most American voters now know Mitt Romney and some also know Tagg Romney, the presidential candidate’s oldest son. But how about Clegg Romney, Tuff Romney and Fridge Romney?

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