Obama signs student loans, highway jobs bill

Law will prevent doubling of new student loan interest rates and authorizes $100 billion in highway and transportation spending

• Jul 6, 2012

Restaurant owner dies shortly after meeting Obama

Josephine "Ann" Harris dies of an apparent heart attack hours after welcoming president to her restaurant with a hug

• Jul 6, 2012

Rep. Thad McCotter abruptly resigns from House

Michigan Republican who sought GOP presidential nomination cites "nightmarish month and a half" tied to failure to qualify for re-election

• Jul 6, 2012

Presidential seal returns to campaign trail

After not displaying the presidential seal at strictly political events, The White House changed its policy Friday on President Obama's bus tour

• Jul 6, 2012

Chris Christie seen in hostile interaction

New Jersey governor tells man who confronted him over education policy, "You're a real big shot shooting your mouth off"

• Jul 6, 2012

Report: Romney debate prep has begun

Romney and campaign aides met during a recent retreat to discuss possible topics and responses, reports the New York Daily News

• Jul 6, 2012

Romney adjusts staff after criticism

Senior adviser Kevin Madden will now take on a more visible role with campaign

• Jul 6, 2012

Liberal group to protest Romney-Koch fundraiser

MoveOn.org will host "Koch party" outside July 8 fundraiser, flying airline banner advertising Romney's "Koch Problem"

• Jul 6, 2012

Huntsman skipping GOP convention

Former GOP presidential nominee says he'll forgo Republican conventions until party focuses lens on "bigger, bolder" vision

• Jul 6, 2012

Obama: "Can't be satisfied" with jobs numbers

Campaign adviser says Romney would make the unemployment situation "worse" as president

• Jul 6, 2012

GOP: Jobs report evidence of failed WH policies

Amid tepid jobs report, Romney, GOP, blast Obama's economic policies

• Jul 6, 2012

New jobs report looms over Obama campaign trip

Campaigning by bus through swing state Ohio, President Barack Obama cast his re-election bid as a bet on the American worker

• Jul 6, 2012

A slow death for No Child Left Behind?

More than half of states have now been granted waivers from controversial program that critics say focuses too much on standardized tests

• Jul 6, 2012

June jobs report hanging over Obama bus tour

Suspense over what numbers will show on 2nd and last day of Ohio, Pa. bus tour; Romney camp taking heat from within GOP

• Jul 6, 2012

Conservatives lament and defend Romney campaign

Amid complaints from establishment figures on the right, Mitt Romney faces pressure to replace - or at least expand - his campaign team

• Jul 6, 2012

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