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Immigration overhaul? GOP, Dem senators vow action

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:09:05 GMT

Side by side, leading Democratic and Republican senators pledged Monday to propel far-reaching immigration legislation through the Senate by summer providing a possible path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people now in the U.S. illegally.

Biden's recent moves stoking chatter about 2016

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:30:59 GMT

Joe Biden is thanking Democratic supporters in the afterglow of President Barack Obama's second inauguration, dropping plenty of hints that he may try to cement Obama's legacy with his own presidential campaign in 2016.

Electoral College count affirms Obama's win

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:34:46 GMT

It's official. A tally of the Electoral College vote affirms President Barack Obama's re-election.

2016 politics on display as Congress ends term

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:30:08 GMT

While the next presidential primary voting is still three years away, the political implications of the actions and whereabouts of the potential field of 2016 candidates hung over extraordinary year-end Washington drama.

Nonprofit to take part in inauguration parade

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:38:41 GMT

A Dane County nonprofit will be marching in the presidential inauguration parade in Washington, D.C. next month.

Dems cast Wis. electoral votes for Obama

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:41:23 GMT

Wisconsin Democrats have cast the state's 10 electoral votes for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Electoral College set to affirm Obama re-election

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:08:07 GMT

Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional formality on President Barack Obama's march to a second term.

Election hits $2B mark amid last-minute donations

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:16:25 GMT

Remarkable for its last-minute surge of contributions, the U.S. presidential election witnessed unprecedented sums of cash boosting two men in their quest for the White House.

Wis. governor insists he's not thinking about 2016

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:27:14 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Plenty of Republicans are talking about a possible presidential run by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but Walker insists he's not one of them.

INFLUENCE GAME: Tax them, not us, groups say

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:45:03 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of massive tax increases and spending cuts. But raising tax rates — a White House priority — is out of the question, the group adds.