National Elections
Latest news on the 2012 national elections

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Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Predict which states will go red or blue on our interactive Electorial College map. See how changes to the national map impact the race to capture the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
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It's not hard to figure out what state is the highest priority right now for Mitt Romney, as he heads Thursday to Michigan for several days of campaigning, trying to prevent what would be an embarrassing defeat in the state where his father was once the Governor.
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Amid new polls giving him a sizeable lead over his likely GOP opponents, President Obama has been cutting loose, as he and the first lady go on the campaign offensive.
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GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama has nobody to blame but himself for the energy problems the United States is facing.
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Mitt Romney won 50 percent of the votes cast in Saturday's Nevada Caucus.
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Mitt Romney wins the GOP primary in Florida, with a hefty margin over the runner-up, Newt Gingrich.
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President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Tues., Jan. 24, 2012.
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