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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Republicans say federal spending is their top worry; Democrats name health care; and independents say the overall economy is their top concern.
The president said "turmoil and tragedy around the globe" can affect America's prosperity and underscore the importance of maintaining close economic relations with neighboring countries.
Events in Wisconsin demonstrated that elections have consequences -- and that state government can touch people's lives in a more direct and personal way than the federal government in Washington.
Romney, who was governor in next-door Massachusetts, ran a close second in the 2008 New Hampshire Primary. Winning the state's 2012 contest will be a must, if he chooses to run again.
The economy added 192,000 jobs in February, but an Obama administration spokesman cautioned that the country still has a long way to go in its recovery.
Pushed by tea party movement adherents and conservatives to make deep budget cuts, Republicans may find themselves paying a political price because independents and swing voters care more about job creation and economic growth.
Shouts of "shame" echoed through statehouse halls after the 17-16 vote, which sent the bill to the Ohio House, where it's expected to pass.
The Mississippi governor laid down political and policy markers this week while potential presidential primary rivals dithered, misspoke or held private meetings.
It seems clear that efforts to cut union wages and benefits, as well as collective bargaining rights, would put women at the back of the economic line more so than men.
The group temporarily knocked out a site belonging to Americans For Prosperity, a political organization backed by David and Charles Koch, in protest of the brothers' support of Gov. Scott Walker.
The announcement reversed a decision by the state agency that oversees the capitol police, which previously said that the building would be closed at night starting this week.
The Polish trade union Solidarity has embraced the cause of Wisconsin's protesting public workers.
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