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The president has used the education issue strategically to draw a sharp contrast between his vision for the country and that of the GOP.
The panel, which has been meeting for almost two years, is looking into whether money donated to Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign was used either to support Edwards' mistress or cover up their affair.
Most assumed Rep. Giffords' severe wound would keep her sidelined in 2012. But with the remarkable strides she's made, perhaps pundits should think twice.
Foxx has to handle routine issues like city water rates and taxi contracts still -- while at the same time leading the the charge in raising $40 million for the all-eyes-on-Charlotte convention.
Republicans backed bringing the convention to Charlotte, but if Democrats chose the city to signal their intention to run a competitive campaign in the South, GOP leaders say they relish the fight.
Adjusting for inflation, the Federal Election Commission has increased the amount donors can give to federal candidates.
After bringing in $279,000 during the final six weeks of last year, Sarah Palin's political action committee's total fundraising for 2010 topped $3.5 million, according to a financial disclosure filed Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.
The ethics committee found that Reps. Joe Crowley, John Campbell and Tom Price didn't break the law or any House rules "with their fundraising activities."
Lugar, a mainstream conservative, could face a GOP primary challenge from the right, but he won with 87 percent of the vote in 2006.
The Wisconsin Republican chairman is the new head of the Republican National Committee, succeeding Michael Steele, who fought hard to save his job but was rejected by party stalwarts worried about debt and leadership.
John Wheeler's body was found in a landfill in Wilmington, Del., on New Year's Eve. Police combed the site for clues, but what exactly happened to the West Point graduate remains a mystery.
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