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Who's willing to break Grover Norquist's no-tax-increase pledge?
Will they or won't they? Is it or isn't it? The answer to both of those questions may determine whether the United States falls off the fiscal cliff into a sea of tax rate hikes, an enlarged alternative minimum tax and draconian across-the-board spending cuts – none of which anyone says they want.
Redistricting turns comrades into competitors
That saying about the legislative process being akin to sausage-making could apply to post-redistricting party primaries. The decennial redrawing of congressional districts has forced members of the same party to square off during party primaries across the United States.
Who'll claim what in key Ohio primary?
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum -- fresh off one-two finishes in Michigan and Arizona -- know a key truism for any Republican presidential candidate: Ohio is a must-win, not nice-to-win, but must-win state.
Report: Obama chooses absence
U.S. President Barack Obama has invoked a British royalty tradition of leaving the seat of power while politicians wrangle, the Los Angeles Times said.
The Democratic Party got a boost from U.S. voters in four states, while Republicans were left wondering about their party's fate in November, analysts said.
The Virginia attorney general altered the state seal for lapel pins given to his staff by covering the exposed breast of Roman goddess Virtus.
Republicans run risks in overcrowded U.S. primary elections this year as large numbers of candidates target Democrats perceived as vulnerable, analysts say.
McCain improves voting record
U. S. Sen. John McCain, criticized for missing votes regularly while campaigning for president, has greatly improved his record in 2009, an analysis shows.
George W. Bush joins motivational program
Former U.S. President George W. Bush will headline a motivational seminar in Fort Worth, Texas, a political expert says.
Report: Obama buys prime time blocks
Barack Obama's U.S. presidential campaign has purchased a half hour of prime time on CBS, NBC and MSNBC, sources told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch