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Nothing is easier to mock in politics right now than the apparent reluctance of leading Republicans to sign on as Mitt Romney’s second banana. A few weeks ago, Jon Stewart summarized the way that Rob Portman was plugging his Senate colleague Marco Rubio, who in turn was passing the baton to Jeb Bush, with the line, “Doesn’t anyone want the rock in crunch time?”

Could Details Help Back Up Claims of Self-Defense?

Edwards is charged with violating federal campaign finance laws by using nearly $1million in donations to hide his mistress Rielle Hunter.

Mitt Romney reaffirmed his view that marriage is between “a man and a woman,” offering a sharp contrast to President Obama who announced earlier today that he now backs the right of gay couples to marry. Speaking to reporters after a campaign event in Oklahoma City, Romney said his position on same sex marriage is

The discovery of a man’s body Sunday in the stable area of Churchill Downs was being investigated as a homicide, but there appears to be no connection to the race track or the Kentucky Derby, police said.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill banning abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving money through the state, her office said in a statement. The Republican-backed Whole Woman’s Health Funding Priority Act cuts off funding for family planning and health services delivered by Planned Parenthood clinics and other organizations offering abortions. “By signing this measure into law I stand with the majority of Americans who oppose the use of taxpayer funds for abortion,” Brewer said in a statement

Politics: it’s not a game, exactly. But there are rules, and when you break them you are running….Politically Foul! At a Cinco de Mayo celebration, Vice President Joe Biden was attempting to get festive. But he was without the appropriate equipment.

One of the art world’s most recognizable images — Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” — sold Wednesday for a record $119,922,500 at auction in New York City.

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 8 ET, Dan Rather Reports on HDNet investigates the disturbing accounts of forced adoptions. Here, Dan Rather gives an exclusive preview.

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While much of America was gearing up to watch the National Football League draft picks Thursday night, the House of Representatives passed a controversial cybersecurity bill to increase information sharing between private companies and the federal government.

As you would expect, the Secret Service sex scandal was a big topic of discussion on the Sunday morning talk shows, where several members of Congress called for a broader probe in the wake of prostitution allegations that have rocked the agency. Rep. Peter King, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, told “Meet The Press”

New footage has been released from inside Delta Flight 1063, which made an emergency landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport after its right engine reportedly experienced a bird strike.

Senate Republicans on Monday voted to block the advancement of “Buffett Rule” legislation, offering Democrats new political fodder as they continue to paint the Republican party as the protectors of America’s wealthiest earners at the expense of the middle-class.

A brazen, 18-hour Taliban attack on the Afghan capital ended early Monday when insurgents who had holed up overnight in two buildings were overcome by heavy gunfire from Afghan-led forces and pre-dawn air assaults from U.S.-led coalition helicopters.

A sex scandal involving Secret Service agents on US President Barack Obama’s trip to Colombia widened Saturday when American soldiers on the visit were also linked to the use of prostitutes.

It’s a good thing the stock market isn’t open Friday.