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Budget Battles

  • Romney Camp Shaken by Newt Showing

    By Philip Rucker and Peter Wallsten, The Washington Post

    Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has suddenly emerged as Mitt Romney’s most durable opponent yet — in part because he has performed well in the debates and, unlike the others, he is viewed by many...

  • Obama's 2012 Team Relishes Distance from Washington

    By ANNE E. KORNBLUT, The Washington Post

    Unshackled from the day-to-day machinations of governing, and unburdened by the partisan intensity of official Washington, Obama's 2012 reelection team in Chicago is energized by the clarity of its...

  • GOP Hopefuls Accuse Romney of being Timid

    By STEVE PEOPLES

    Mitt Romney has shown little willingness to inject himself into congressional debates on issues like Medicare, the deficit, and the debt ceiling negotiations.

  • Cain's Women Troubles Threaten Bid

    By LAURIE KELLMAN

    As Herman Cain struggles to stabilize his campaign, the Republican presidential candidate is rolling out his wife to defend him — and help shore up female support for his bid for the GOP nomination.

  • New Woman Accuses Cain

    By JACK GILLUM, Associated Press

    High-profile discrimination attorney Gloria Allred said Monday that another woman is accusing Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of sexual harassment and will appear at a news conference in...