Latest Election 2012 Headlines
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May 15, 2012 | 12:18 PM PDT
Can Obama change how African-American community views same-sex marriage?
President's support of marriage equality means no more tacit approval of prejudice in African-American community
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May 15, 2012 | 4:58 AM PDT
Durbin: Bankers gambling with taxpayer-insured money
JPMorgan Chase was "gambling with taxpayer-insured money" when it made the set of trades that lost firm more than $2 billion
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May 15, 2012 | 4:06 AM PDT
Wall Street execs back Obama with more than $2M
After stressing need for Wall Street regulation following $2B JPMorgan loss, Obama turns friendly at campaign fundraiser
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May 14, 2012 | 5:09 AM PDT
Warren: Bank self-regulation "wrong and dangerous"
Massachusetts Senate candidate repeats call for JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon to step down from role at New York Fed
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May 14, 2012 | 4:14 AM PDT
Same-sex marriage front-and-center in presidential race
Obama's support bringing in the cash, Romney reaffirms opposition as CBS News/NYT poll shows 38% back it, up 10% from 2004
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May 12, 2012 | 4:37 AM PDT
Romney address at Liberty Univ. sparks controversy
His Mormon faith an issue to some at nation's biggest evangelical college, but he's far ahead of Obama among evangelicals
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May 11, 2012 | 9:42 AM PDT
Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu drops bid for Congress after fallout from campaign volunteer scandal
Sheriff Paul Babeu to run for re-election amid abuse of power allegations, fallout from relationship with campaign volunteer
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May 11, 2012 | 5:03 AM PDT
Dickerson: Romney high school story comes at a bad time but not damaging long-term
CBS News political director does not see long-term fallout from Romney bullying story
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May 11, 2012 | 4:08 AM PDT
Romney says sorry for alleged high school bullying
Says he can't remember forcefully cutting hair of resistant classmate, but another classmate confirms incident to CBS News
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May 11, 2012 | 4:05 AM PDT
Obama using same-sex marriage stand to raise $$ already
Cites it at two West Coast fundraisers, including one in Hollywood that raked in nearly $15M
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May 10, 2012 | 5:55 AM PDT
Facebook co-founder lauds "historic" Obama decision
Chris Hughes thinks president's backing of same-sex marriage will motivate supporters to campaign for his re-election
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May 10, 2012 | 5:32 AM PDT
Rudy Giuliani: Obama's changes on same-sex marriage takes Romney's reversals "out of the election"
Obama backing same-sex marriage after defining it between men, women lessens effect of campaigning on Mitt Romney's changes
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May 10, 2012 | 4:06 AM PDT
Obama hastened same-sex marriage announcement after Biden's public stand
President says he intended to announce new stand, just not yet, but Biden voicing support over weekend moved up timing
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May 9, 2012 | 4:13 AM PDT
Biden's candor a double-edged sword for Obama
Same-sex marriage remarks cause a stir; Vice President can be effective front man for White House - or put it in awkward spots
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May 7, 2012 | 4:17 AM PDT
Romney polling well with independents as Obama campaign kicks off
GOP leader up by 1 point in Politico/GWU survey, but leading by 10 among independents as Obama re-election bid hits Ohio, Va.
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May 3, 2012 | 4:20 AM PDT
Gingrich may ask Romney's help with campaign debt
Former Speaker of the House's presidential bid ends $3.8M in debt, and he may seek help from his once-bitter rival to pay it off
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May 1, 2012 | 6:09 AM PDT
Mitt Romney: China should make "real effort" to end abuses against dissident Chen Guangcheng
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee tells "CBS This Morning" what Obama should do about escaped Chinese dissident
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May 1, 2012 | 5:15 AM PDT
Romney: Disappointed in Obama's jabs on bin Laden
Presumptive Republican nominee Romney tells "CBS This Morning" that he would have made decision to "assassinate" bin Laden
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April 30, 2012 | 6:40 AM PDT
Paul Krugman: Romney would be worse than Hoover
Nobel laureate and economics professor says we need to spend more, not less, to get the economy moving
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April 27, 2012 | 4:57 AM PDT
Grassley: Secret Service party culture must end
Iowa senator says "nothing changes in Washington if heads don't roll"
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April 26, 2012 | 4:54 AM PDT
McCain: Pentagon stonewalling on Colombia probe
Arizona senator said Congress needs to know what happened with the military officials in South America
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April 25, 2012 | 6:29 AM PDT
Gingrich calls on conservatives to back Romney
Former House speaker did not officially say he is suspending his campaign, but says at some point reality hits
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April 25, 2012 | 5:38 AM PDT
Garrett: Romney will pick Rob Portman for VP
Ohio senator is not charismatic but he meets the acceptability test, says National Journal reporter Major Garrett
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April 25, 2012 | 4:05 AM PDT
Romney sets sights on Obama after primaries sweep
GOP's presumptive nominee wins all 5 Northeast contests, declares victory in primary battle; Gingrich hints at dropping out
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April 25, 2012 | 12:17 AM PDT
President Obama to Rolling Stone: Mitt Romney stuck with conservative views from primaries
President tells Rolling Stone his likely GOP rival can't change campaign positions he embraced; Obama reflects on race, music
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