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Conservative Donors Slow To Back Romney's Campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donors who backed Republican rivals of presidential candidate Mitt Romney appear to be slow coming to his aid....

Party Leaders Refuse To Budge On Debt Positions

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans and Democrats are refusing to budge when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt....

Romney, Us Sen. Brown Play Down Past Connections

BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers....

Apnewsbreak: 22 States Join Campaign Finance Fight

HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending....

Where Romney, Sen. Brown Stand On Various Issues

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown publicly support each other and even share key advisers. But on many topics, from foreign policy to social issues, the Massachusetts Republicans take very different positions....

Political Vulnerabilities In Sen. Rubio's Past?

MIAMI (AP) -- For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back....

Obama Wants New Banking Rules Put In Place Soon

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. He also is calling on Congress to stop trying to weaken the regulations....

Gay Marriage Could Be Big Voting Issue In Colorado

DENVER (AP) -- Minutes after President Barack Obama endorsed gay marriage on May 9, Colorado's Democratic governor choked back tears as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure defeated the day before by Republicans....

Is Gop Trying To Sabotage Economy To Hurt Obama?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they claim are causing unnecessary economic anxiety and retarding growth....

Gay Marriage Spawns Big Spike In Online Videos

NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama's May 9 announcement that he favors same sex marriage led to a huge spike on YouTube, according to data assembled by the popular video sharing site....