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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks about the stimulus package on February 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)

Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says President Barack Obama's compromise on birth control coverage isn't good enough, so he'll push for a vote on legislation that would exempt any organization that has moral objections to the requirement.

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Republican presidential hopeful and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum addresses a crowd at the Stoney Creek Inn on January 3, 2012 in Johnston, Iowa. (Andrew Burton, Getty Images)

Santorum says he'll be in two-man race with Romney

Rick Santorum says he expects to do well in the next GOP presidential contests and says he doesn't mind the competition with Mitt Romney.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gives a foreign policy address to cadets at the Citadel on October 7, 2011 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Richard Ellis, Getty Images)

Romney adds to delegate lead with Maine victory

The former Massachusetts governor won at least eight delegates, with six delegates left to be allocated.

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From the go, roller-coaster GOP White House race

With nine contests down, Mitt Romney leads the delegate hunt, but his two main rivals have scored decisive victories, putting into doubt the strength of his front-running candidacy.

updated Sunday, February 12, 2012 09:23 AM

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Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference on June 17, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

Paul says Maine outcome is virtual tie

Republican presidential contender Ron Paul says he wishes all the state's caucuses would have met on Saturday.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 04:53 PM

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) questions witnesses at a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 30, 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images)

Feinstein regrets Obama's shift on birth control

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she isn't happy that President Barack Obama abandoned his insistence that religious organizations pay for free birth control for their employees.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 04:25 PM

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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Marriott Wardman Park February 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. Thousands of conservative activists are attending the annual gathering in the nation's capital. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

Romney edges Santorum in CPAC straw poll

The former Massachusetts governor is favored as the Republican presidential nominee by 38 percent of the 3,408 respondents.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 04:21 PM

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Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama, June 2008 (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

First lady's trips boost health and husband

In just the past few days, Michelle Obama has danced with cheering school kids, chatted with troops, swapped ideas with busy parents and engaged in a friendly cooking competition with stars from Top Chef.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 04:13 PM

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An exterior view of the White House in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong, Getty Images)

Obama budget: New spending with recycled tax ideas

The White House is focusing on re-election themes such as jobs and public works projects in President Barack Obama's new budget blueprint that's coming out next week.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 02:46 PM

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U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) speaks during the Republican presidential debate airing on CNN, October 18, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller, Getty Images)

In Maine, Paul vies to extend Romney losing streak

The state's caucuses will come down to a competition between one candidate looking for his first win and another looking to end a losing streak.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:47 PM

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Obama message urges extension of payroll tax cut

Both President Barack Obama and the GOP are talking money and taxes in their weekly radio and Internet messages.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 08:31 AM

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Conservatives to take straw poll

The candidates seeking votes competed at the Conservative Political Action Conference to present themselves as most conservative and most opposed to Obama's health care law.

updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 08:18 AM

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Utah State Capitol (Bill Brussard, ABC 4 News)

A new and improved HB 477

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A new GRAMA bill has been drafted and ABC 4 has obtained a draft copy. | Video

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 07:28 PM

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Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)

Pelosi says five states will lift House Democrats

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicts that five large states will put Democrats in striking distance of gaining control of the House after the November elections.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 05:53 PM

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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping smiles as he meets with members of the delegation of South African President Jacob Zuma at the Great Hall of the People on August 25, 2010 in Beijing, China. (Adrian Bradshaw - Pool, Getty Images)

US to raise human rights when China's Xi visits

The White House says it won't recoil from raising grave human rights concerns during a get-acquainted visit next week by China's likely future leader.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 05:24 PM

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum waits backstage before a rally February 7, 2012 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Ben Garvin, Getty Images)

Santorum opposes allowing women to serve in combat

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he thinks it would be wrong to allow women to serve in combat.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 04:37 PM

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Sex education optional under Utah bill

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - School districts in Utah could forgo the teaching of sex education and instruction about using contraception would be prohibited under a bill that passed a House committee Thursday.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 03:41 PM

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Not all parties are embracing revised birth control rule

The U.S. Conference of Bishops is withholding its endorsement of the change to President Obama's birth control rule until it sees the details.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 02:57 PM

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John Edwards exits the Federal Courthouse and speaks to a crowd of reporters on June 3, 2011 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. A federal grand jury indicted John Edwards, the former senator and presidential candidate, on charges that he used campaign contributions to hide an affair. (Steve Exum, Getty Images)

2008 Edwards campaign defends 2011 spending

A lawyer for John Edwards is defending his campaign's 2011 spending, saying the expenses were related to last year's criminal probe of the former presidential candidate and a federal audit.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 01:33 PM

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Republican Presidential debate hosted by Bloomberg and the Washington Post on October 11, 2011 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

Perry gives tainted campaign donations to charity

Gov. Rick Perry has given $80,000 in tainted campaign donations to El Paso charities, after the original donor was convicted of bribery and fraud.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 12:11 PM

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A sold sign is seen in front of a house in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images/file)

Bernanke: Weak housing has hurt consumer spending

Ben Bernanke says declines in home prices have forced many Americans to cut back sharply on spending and warns that the trend could continue to weigh on the economy for years.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 11:23 AM

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Mitt Romney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park February 11, 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

Romney aides to speak at super PAC events

Mitt Romney's campaign will allow its senior aides to speak at fundraising events for an outside political group raising millions of dollars on its behalf.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 09:46 AM

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum is joined on stage by his wife Karen Santorum (R) and family as he delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Marriott Wardman Park February 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. Thousands of conservative activists are attending the annual gathering in the nation's capital. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)

Santorum says he wants to avoid attacks on rivals

Rick Santorum says he wants to stick to substantive issues in the campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, rather than resort to the kind of negative advertising that others have used so far this year.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 09:42 AM

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U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) arrives before President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address on January 24, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong, Getty Images)

Obama to sign last bill Giffords sponsored

President Barack Obama is set to sign the last piece of legislation that former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sponsored and voted on.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 07:25 AM

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Thousands of conservative activists attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the nation's capital on February 9, 2012. (Win McNamee, Getty Images)

GOP candidates to woo conservatives at big event

Three of the four Republican presidential candidates are addressing a major conservative gathering in Washington, giving them a high-profile stage to reshape their messages at a moment of uncertainty in the contest.

updated Friday, February 10, 2012 07:22 AM

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DABC stores to open on holidays?

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - New legislative bill would allow some stores to open on holidays. | Video

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 06:30 PM

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Obama birth control policy divides Democrats

Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to their employees.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 03:46 PM

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Huntsman named to Ford Motors board

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Former Utah Governor and GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has been named to the Ford Motor Company's board of directors.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 03:30 PM

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Vice President Joe Biden attends a press conference welcoming U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) to the Democratic Party at the White House April 29, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Ron Sachs - Pool, Getty Images)

Biden 'determined' to work out birth control issue

Vice President Joe Biden says he believes the Obama administration can address concerns raised by the Catholic church and religious groups about a new birth control policy.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 02:55 PM

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Utah lawmaker ends push for 'personhood' amendment

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah senator is dropping a push for a state constitutional amendment that would define life as beginning at conception.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 02:40 PM

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Prime Minister of Italy Mario Monti,(L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on February 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Monti is on a two-day visit to New York and Washington, where he is attempting to reassure investors that Italy can manage its national debt. (Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images)

Obama praises Italian leader's economic efforts

President Barack Obama is praising Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti for his efforts to lead Italy out of its fiscal quagmire.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 02:35 PM

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Twenty dollar bills are printed at The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, July 22, 2011. (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)

Senators renew push for campaign finance amendment

Two senators say the campaign finance system is so broken that a constitutional amendment is needed to rein in runaway spending in elections.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:02 PM

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A U.S. military guard tower stands on the perimeter of a detainee camp at the U.S. detention center for 'enemy combatants' on September 16, 2010 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (John Moore, Getty Images)

GOP report questions Guantanamo detainee releases

House Speaker John Boehner says there's "clear evidence" that detainees who are released from Guantanamo Bay "end up back on the battlefield."

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:01 PM

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A U.S. flag flies at half-staff outside the U.S. State Department building in remembrance of the victims of the tsunami in South Asia January 3, 2005 in Washington, DC. U.S. President George W. Bush ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-mast to honor the victims of the disaster. (Matthew Cavanaugh, Getty Images)

Audit clears State Department in Keystone review

The State Department's internal watchdog has cleared the agency of any impropriety in its review of a permit for a controversial pipeline that that would carry Canadian oil across the continental United States.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:39 AM

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Santorum defends 'good' earmarks

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is defending his use of spending earmarks in Congress saying some were necessary for defense or health programs.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:31 AM

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Job seekers look through job listings at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center January 9, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

Democrats propose six-week cut in jobless benefits

Congressional Democrats are urging a modest cut in the number of weeks that unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits as House-Senate talks on a payroll tax cut slowly inch along.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:27 AM

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Joseph Kennedy III (L) sits with (L-R) Vicki Kennedy, Martha Coakley as Joseph P. Kennedy speaks to endorse Coakley for U.S. Senate January 7, 2010 at the Medford Senior Center in Medford, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester, Getty Images)

Kennedy moves ahead of expected congressional bid

Joseph Kennedy III has moved ahead of an expected congressional bid to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 07:46 AM

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Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a campaign event at Tick Tock Restaurant on January 24, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. (Joe Raedle, Getty Images)

Gingrich hopes high road and new funds can save him

Newt Gingrich, suddenly in danger of losing his perch as Mitt Romney's strongest GOP challenger, is fine-tuning his presidential campaign.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 07:38 AM

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Ron Barber exits after attending an interfaith memorial service held at St. Augustine Cathedral January 8, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona. (Jonathan Gibby, Getty Images)

Giffords aide to run for seat in special election

A top former aide to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is running in the special election to serve as the interim replacement for the Arizona Democrat who was wounded in a shooting rampage a year ago.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:35 AM

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File photo of former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong, Getty Images)

Hoekstra launches second ad after first drew heat

Republican Senate hopeful Pete Hoekstra has launched a campaign ad days after taking heat from many sides for a spot that ran in Michigan before the Super Bowl featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English.

updated Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:26 AM

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Proposed law would change Utah's health and sex education classes

Salt Lake City (ABC 4 News) - In an attempt to protect young children from questionable material - a Utah legislative committee will consider a bill that

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 09:29 PM

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The U.S. Capitol is seen on September 29, 2008 in Washington, DC. (Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images)

House ready to pass insider trading bill

The House is ready to pass a Republican bill to ban thousands of federal officials from insider trading.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 07:01 PM

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Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney speaks to supporters during his primary election night party at CR Sparks January 8, 2008 in Bedford, New Hampshire. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

Maine is next state to weigh in on GOP race

Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the undisputed favorites in Maine, the next state weighing in on the Republican presidential race.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 04:29 PM

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Group projects 12.2 million Latino voters

A national group of Latino public officeholders is projecting that 12.2 million Hispanics will vote in the general election this November.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 04:18 PM

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Mitt Romney (Brendan Smialowski, Getty Images)

Romney says GOP rivals acted like Dems

Mitt Romney says he's a better tea party candidate than his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 02:31 PM

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Former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards arrives at a memorial for U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library August 28, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Chris Hondros, Getty Images)

Edwards campaign owes taxpayers but still spending

Federal elections officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after the former North Carolina senator dropped his 2008 run for the White House.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 01:49 PM

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Utah lawmakers hesitant to tackle immigration laws

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Immigration bills are being received with limited enthusiasm by Utah lawmakers still smarting from divisive debates during the 2011 session.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:37 PM

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Republican presidential hopeful and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), looks on during a

Santorum jumps into second place in delegate race

Winning yesterday's Republican presidential caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota has propelled Rick Santorum into second place in the race for delegates.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:22 PM

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White House attacks Romney on birth control

The White House is taking on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney over his criticism of President Barack Obama's birth control coverage mandate.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:20 PM

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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson, Getty Images)

Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy

House Speaker John Boehner says if President Barack Obama doesn't reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control, the Congress will.

updated Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:16 PM

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