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Obama chides rivals for 'popping off' about war with Iran over nukesAt a Super Tuesday press conference, Obama sought to draw a sharp line between himself and the GOP presidential field over handling of the Iran nuclear program. 'Loose talk,' he suggested, does not befit a commander in chief.
Obama: Rush Limbaugh slur disturbed me as a fatherPresident Obama gave a wide-ranging press conference Tuesday, but his most heartfelt answer came in response to a question about the Rush Limbaugh controversy. He wouldn't want his daughters treated like that, he said.
Cover StoryThe etiquette gap: From Newt and Mitt to Facebook and textingNewt Gingrich calling Mitt Romney a liar, boorish friends texting at dinner, bad Facebook manners: The nation's etiquette gap – from a shove to a shooting – can breed more incivility.
Digital age etiquette tips for Facebook faux pas and texting trip upsSome survival tips for this digital age of social media and new technology.
- Try, try again: Senate 'Gang of Six' hatching plan on US debt reduction
Congress punted last year on a plan for major US deficit and debt reduction. But the bipartisan 'Gang of Six' senators is back at it, crafting a blueprint they say will be ready for consideration even before Election 2012.
Can Gary, Ind., be saved? A new mayor's bid to revive Rust Belt cityGary, Ind., is one of the rustiest of Rust Belt cities, beset by high joblessness and crime. Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has an up-from-the-bootstraps plan to reverse the decline.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio needles Obama: Birth certificate a forgeryAmerica's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff, Joe Arpaio, says that members of a cold-case posse have found probable cause to believe that the Obama birth certificate released last April is a fake.
- Will Blunt amendment backfire on Republicans?
Republicans cast the Blunt amendment as a fight for religious freedoms, but it put at least one of their own, Sen. Scott Brown, in a tough spot – and he could be crucial to GOP efforts to retake the Senate.
Mitt Romney gaffe monster: Why does he misspeak?Mitt Romney often says stuff that makes him seem like J. Thurston Romney III. Recently he put his wife in several Cadillacs that were undoubtedly purchased from his NASCAR team-owning friends.
Blunt amendment brings culture wars to CongressThe Blunt amendment would attach a provision to a key highway bill that would let employers opt out of a new federal health-care mandate for their employees if they have religious objections.
Online gambling 101: What the new gambling expansion means for states Online lotto – and virtual slot machines, blackjack, and poker – could be coming to your state or one near you. Here are five questions on internet gambling, following the US Justice Department's policy reversal late last year, possibly producing a boon to both the industry and state budgets.- As Election 2012 nears, Hollywood Republicans are braving the limelight
Hollywood Republicans say for years it was best to keep their heads down and mouths shut to preserve their careers. But Election 2012 and the national debate are luring more conservatives into the open.
A Congress with no room for Olympia Snowe and other centrists?Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) of Maine is the latest centrist to depart Congress. For several years now, the partisans have been staying and the moderates have been either losing or leaving.
Why Rick Santorum really needs Ohio on Super TuesdayOhio, the backyard to Rick Santorum’s home state of Pennsylvania and the only Super Tuesday primary race where the winner remains in doubt, may be the biggest day of Mr. Santorum's political life.
Did Democrats mess up the Michigan primary results?Michigan has an open GOP primary. The liberal Daily Kos blog urged Democrats to vote for Rick Santorum in hopes of influencing the Michigan primary results.
Ron Paul poll shocker: He beats Obama head-to-headAt the moment, Ron Paul bests President Obama in a head-to-head matchup by 43 to 41 percent, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released Tuesday.
Is Rick Santorum cheating in Michigan? Or is Mitt Romney just whining?Robocalls to Democrats in Michigan on behalf of Rick Santorum are 'deceptive,' says Mitt Romney. The calls emphasize that Romney opposed the auto bailout. But then, so did Santorum.
Monitor BreakfastSEC's Schapiro: Budget undersized to fulfill new market-watchdog dutiesThe Securities and Exchange Commission has new duties under the 2010 financial reform law, but SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro says the agency's budget is not 'appropriately sized' to do the job.
Why Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum may both win in MichiganComplex rules for allocating convention delegates mean the winner of Tuesday's Michigan primary, probably Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum, is likely to share the spoils with the runners-up.
Want to hear Obama sing the blues? Best chance is tonight on PBS.At a recent White House blues concert, which airs on PBS Monday night, President Obama joined the guest artists for a few bars. When did the White House first become a musical venue?
