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Foreclosures surge
The number of U.S. homes lost to foreclosure surged in July, another sign lenders are moving quicker to take back properties from homeowners behind in payments. Lenders repossessed 92,858 properties…
Quayle calls Obama ‘worst president in history’
The son of former Vice President Dan Quayle unveiled a TV campaign ad Wednesday in his bid for Congress in which he calls President Barack Obama “the worst president in…
Charlie Rangel: ‘Hell no, I won’t go’
Democratic Representative Charles Rangel said on Tuesday he was not resigning in the face of ethics charges and asked for an expedited resolution of his case before he has to…
In this election year, inexperience pays off
All hail inexperience — the less familiarity with politics the better, no matter the party or state. “This election is the first time my name has ever been on a…
Alaska plane crash kills former senator, four others
Former Sen. Ted Stevens lay dead in the mangled fuselage of the plane. A 13-year-old boy escaped death but watched his father die a few feet away. Medical workers spent…
Gates proposes major defense cuts that will cost jobs
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other…
Obama ramps up anti-Bush rhetoric
President Barack Obama attacked the economic policies of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush in Bush’s home state on Monday as evidence of the way Republicans would operate if given…
The case against Maxine Waters
The House ethics committee on Monday announced three counts of alleged ethics violations against California Democrat Maxine Waters, including a charge that she requested federal help for a bank where…
Michele Obama’s lavish, jet-set lifestyle raises questions
First Lady Michele Obama’s jet-set travels leave critics shaking their heads and wondering why she is living large at taxpayer expense while her husband preaches financial restraint to the rest…
Tea party runs into money problems
Some leading tea party activists are concerned that their efforts to reshape American politics, starting with the 2010 elections, are being undermined by a shortage of cash that’s partly the…
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