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More Swing State Storm Clouds for Obama and Romney

June 28, 2012, 7:53 pmThe NBC/Marist Polls showed Obama holding only a narrow advantage over Romney in Michigan (47 percent to 43 percent) and North Carolina (46 to 44 perc …

Former Aide: Romney Echoed Roberts Once

June 28, 2012, 3:38 pmAn MIT economist who helped Mitt Romney design his health insurance program in Massachusetts says that the then-governor used reasoning and language v …

Why the Health Care Decision Means More Conflict in the States

June 28, 2012, 2:02 pmWhile upholding the individual mandate at the law's core, the five-member majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts struck down one aspect of the law …

Electoral Map Math Favors Romney

June 28, 2012, 7:00 amA new wave of state-by-state polls is showing just how sizable the field of swing states will be this election, with several of the Democratic-leaning …

How Political Rhetoric Follows Gas Prices in Two Charts

June 27, 2012, 11:28 amAs the price at the pump surged this winter and spring, Republicans seized the issue to attack President Obama.

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