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  Sep 25, 2011

  Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll

  Herman Cain handily won the Florida Straw Poll on Saturday with 37 percent of the vote. The margin of victory came as a surprise to many. The Georgia businessman and former Kansas City Federal Reserve Chair has had between four and eight percent of the vote in national polls.

• Sep 22, 2011

  Romney, Perry Tussle Over Social Security Ahead of Florida Debate

  Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Texas Governor Rick Perry have been trading barbs over Social Security in the days leading up to Thursday night's Republican presidential debate in Orlando, Fla.

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  Sep 22, 2011

  Many GOP Voters in SC Say Obama Is Muslim, Not Born in US

  A poll of South Carolina voters conducted by Winthrop University shows that only 24 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents in that state believe President Obama was “definitely” born in the United States. Only one in three of those same voters correctly identify Obama's religion as Christian. Nearly the same proportion, 29.5 percent, believe that Obama is “Muslim.”

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  Sep 21, 2011

  Report Lists Most Corrupt Members of Congress

  Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a nonprofit government watchdog organization, released its annual report this week of the most corrupt members of Congress. The list includes 10 Republicans and four Democrats.

• Sep 21, 2011

  Solyndra Execs Refuse to Testify

  Solyndra executives changed their mind after telling congressional investigators last week that they would answer any questions they had. They now say that they will exercise their Fifth Amendment rights to not testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee this Friday.

• Sep 20, 2011

  A Government Shutdown Next Weekend?

  With another deadline for funding the federal government approaching Sept. 30, partisan differences once again threaten the possibility of a government shutdown.

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  Sep 20, 2011

  Ed Rollins: Bachmann Not Ready to Go the Distance

  Ed Rollins, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's former campaign manager, said, in a Monday interview on MSNBC, that the Minnesota Congresswoman does not have the “resources or ability at this point in time” to continue her campaign after the Iowa caucus. Rollins also said it was a mistake for Bachmann to claim that the HPV vaccine may cause mental retardation.

• Sep 19, 2011

  'Super-Pacs' Become New Normal in 2012 Election

  A recent Supreme Court decision that allows corporate donations to groups independent of candidate campaigns has led to many new political action committees (PACs) to take advantage of the decision. These new PACs have been dubbed “super-PACs” and promise to have a significant influence on the 2012 elections.

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  Sep 19, 2011

  Obama Asks Supercommittee to Pay for Jobs Bill

  President Obama asked the congressional supercommittee to include additional spending cuts to help pay for his jobs bill, in a speech in the White House Rose Garden Monday. Though his plan was advertised as a $4-trillion deficit reduction package, closer inspection revealed a less ambitious proposal.

• Sep 18, 2011

  Bill Clinton on Obama: 'Finally, He's Got a Plan'

  Former President Bill Clinton appeared on both “Meet the Press” and “This Week” on Sunday to promote the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, but he spent most of the time answering questions about President Obama and his jobs bill proposal.