House GOP rejects Obama jobs proposals

Boehner, Cantor and other Republican leaders criticize plans to spend money on infrastructure, reject idea of temporary payroll tax reduction

• Sep 17, 2011

Bachmann takes on Leno

A favorite target of Jay Leno's jokes, GOP president candidate appears on "The Tonight Show," and spars over gay rights, HPV vaccine

• Sep 17, 2011

Presidential apprentice? Romney, Trump to meet

Get-together will be first-ever meeting between Republican presidential hopeful and real estate mogul

• Sep 17, 2011

Tea Partier challenges Boehner for House seat

Anti-abortion candidate David Lewis promises graphic ads in campaign against House Speaker

• Sep 17, 2011

Kara Kennedy, daughter of Teddy, dies

Late Massachusetts Senator's only daughter suffers heart attack at age 51

• Sep 17, 2011

Huntsman counting on Granite State

Former Utah governor uses motorcycles and pop culture to connect with independents, younger voters

• Sep 16, 2011

Schieffer: Latest poll "kind of scary"

According to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, 72 percent think the country is headed in the wrong direction

• Sep 16, 2011

CBS News/NYT Poll: 9/16/11

Full data and questions on CBS News/NYT poll on Obama, the economy and the GOP presidential race.

• Sep 16, 2011

Bachmann brushes off gay bullying question

At presidential campaign event, Minnesota congresswoman ducks question about teen suicides in her district

• Sep 16, 2011

Obama's approval rating drops to all-time low

New CBS News/NYT poll finds new low ratings for Obama as the economy continues to sputter and the public is split on his jobs plan

• Sep 16, 2011

More than 7 in 10 think U.S. on wrong track

More than half of Americans think economy headed for or already in another recession, CBS News/NYT poll finds

• Sep 16, 2011

Perry: 'Justice will be served'

Texas governor says he'll 'respect' high court decision to postpone convict's execution

• Sep 16, 2011

Romney boasts of Cadillac collection in Arizona

White House hopeful, whose father was governor of Michigan, touts his favoritism for Detroit cars at a Ford showroom in Arizona

• Sep 16, 2011

New poll may not hurt Congress; reporters say

A majority of Americans are not confident with President Obama and Congress

• Sep 16, 2011

High court halts Duane Buck's Texas execution

Racially charged statements made at inmate's sentencing prompted former state AG to recommend case be reopened back in 2000

• Sep 16, 2011

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