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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint’s resignation gives Gov. Nikki Haley authority to choose South Carolina’s next senator, and the only indication she’s …

CHICAGO (AP) — Jesse Jackson Jr.’s resignation from Congress might end his once-promising political career but it doesn’t mark the end of troubles for the …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ In a presidential race seemingly frozen in place for months, the advantage has shifted toward President Barack Obama after a …

WASHINGTON — House Republicans won a historic political fight to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress but the GOP likely is still …

(Associated Press) – ATLANTA — Bolstered by support from his loyal radio talk-show audience and tea party backers, businessman Herman Cain has revved up mainstream …

When two law enforcement officers were shot down Monday helping to serve a warrant on Florida’s Gulf Coast, it stunned a state already mourning police …

Associated Press WASHINGTON — Politicians of all stripes are bound to be haunted by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ warning, 10 months before she was shot, to …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina state Rep. Tim Scott, elected this week as one of the nation’s first black GOP congressmen in years, says …

Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — In the most favorable political environment for Republicans in decades, GOP chairman Michael Steele ordinarily might be lavished with praise …

Associated Press Writer BOWIE, Md. — On the corner of Collington Road and Route 301, a bright blue poster screams the Democratic Party’s wishful thinking …