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Candidates use YouTube to rally, not persuade
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Mar 20, 2012
Forget pricey TV spots. Political campaigners turn to YouTube for free and fast distribution of their political ads.
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Super PAC spending in Michigan and beyond
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Feb 21, 2012
Republican presidential candidates are spending millions on the state's airwaves. But those ads are more and more often not being paid for by official campaigns but by giant political action committees -- super PACs.
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Payroll tax cut extension deal could come soon
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Feb 14, 2012
After much disagreement, it looks as though House Republicans and Democrats might soon agree to extend the payroll tax cuts, which put a little extra money into our wallets each month.
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President Obama to announce 2013 budget
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Feb 10, 2012
President Obama unveils his budget for next year on Monday, at a community college just outside of Washington, D.C. But how serious is this executive branch wish list in a gridlocked Washington?
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Rep. Spencer Bachus faces insider trading allegations
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Feb 10, 2012
In the midst of debates that could potentially tighten the rules on insider trading in Washington, the head of the House Financial Services Committee faces serious allegations.
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House GOP introduces version of insider trading bill
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Feb 8, 2012
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced their version of an anti-insider trading bill. The version that passed the Senate had provisions that focused specifically on those who traffic in 'political intelligence.'
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President Obama heads to Arizona
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Jan 25, 2012
Following his State of the Union address yesterday that focused on job growth, the president heads to Arizona today. We talk to a congressman there about what the president's speech and visit mean for him.
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Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline plan
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Jan 19, 2012
Republicans are claiming that the plan was rejected for political reasons, and TransCanada isn't quite ready to give up yet.
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Obama's familiar tagline
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Jan 19, 2012
President Obama has released his first TV ad of the 2012 election campaign.
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The economy is a ball and chain around Obama's ankle
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Jan 18, 2012
Commentator Todd Buchholz says Americans aren't afraid to fire the president when times are tough.
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