Dems cry foul over all-male contraception panel

Democrats protest after committee chair bars women, key Dem witness, from appearing on all-male panel on HHS contraception decision

• Feb 16, 2012

General: Iran unlikely to strike unless hit

Intel agency chief tells senators that attack over alleged nuclear weapons program could spark retaliation against U.S. forces

• Feb 16, 2012

Rick Santorum suggests opposition to public schooling

Campaigning in Idaho on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suggested that he is opposed to a public school system overseen by the government.

• Feb 16, 2012

Pro-Santorum ads launching in a key state for Romney

A pro-Santorum super PAC is spending nearly $700,000 in Michigan, where Santorum is currently leading in the polls

• Feb 16, 2012

Experts urge stronger cyber regulation bill

Senators hear experts say a new bill doesn't work fast enough to secure important computer networks

• Feb 16, 2012

CBS News/TNS Campaign Real Time Pulse

A minute-by-minute look at Tweets about the Republican presidential candidates

• Feb 16, 2012

Deal reached on unemployment, payroll tax cut

Top negotiators for Senate, House say only technical issues remain; Concessions given on both sides

• Feb 16, 2012

Romney: Obama's Asia "pivot" will fail

In an op-ed, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney argues President Obama is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to relations with China

• Feb 16, 2012

Palin says she is "game" for future run

Former governor says "all bets are off" if there is a brokered Republican convention, and she would "do whatever I could to help"

• Feb 16, 2012

Romney slipping in key, boyhood state of Mich.

Santorum surging in state seen as crucial for Romney, whose father was its governor; Ad wars heat up there

• Feb 16, 2012

Romney faces challenges in "home state" of Michigan

As in 2008, Michigan could be a do-or-die state for Mitt Romney as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination

• Feb 16, 2012

Obama, Scott Walker briefly put politics aside

The president met cordially with the Wisconsin governor at a Milwaukee airport as the two men temporarily put aside ideological differences

• Feb 16, 2012

"Personhood" bill gains momentum in Okla.

Bill declaring life begins at conception passes state's Senate, heads to House for likely approval

• Feb 16, 2012

Romney bashes auto union leaders in Michigan

With the Michigan primary looming on Feb. 28, the former Massachusetts governor shows no sign of backing down from his position that the government was wrong to bail out the auto industry

• Feb 15, 2012

Santorum made $1M a year, tax returns show

The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania made his money as a business consultant in D.C. and paid 25-30 percent in taxes

• Feb 15, 2012

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