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Obama pays tribute to black history
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Suspicious mail sent to congressional offices
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Video: Romney, Santorum swap charges in GOP debate (1:58)
Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum swapped accusations about spending and taxes Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination. (Feb. 22)
Ron Paul stood by a campaign ad that calls Rick Santorum a fake, in the Republican presidential debate Wednesday. (Feb. 22)
Republican presidential candidates took advantage of opportunities to attack each other and President Obama at the GOP debate in Arizona on Wednesday night. (Feb. 22)
There were several light moments at the Republican presidential debate in Arizona, including a joke about Vice President Joe Biden's foreign policy opinions. (Feb. 22)
Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded attacks on earmarks at the Republican debate in Arizona. (Feb. 22)
Republican presidential candidates responded to a question concerning contraception at the GOP debate in Arizona. (Feb. 22)
Amid new polls giving him a sizeable lead over his likely GOP opponents, President Obama has been cutting loose, as he and the first lady go on the campaign offensive. (Feb. 22)
GOP Presidential candidate Rick Santorum said on Wednesday that President Obama has nobody to blame but himself for the energy problems the United States is facing. (Feb. 22)
As gas prices continue to increase, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that President Obama is fully aware of the impact that high gas prices have on average Americans. (Feb. 21)
Romney hits the campaign trail in Arizona. After several days of criticizing rival Rick Santorum, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney made no reference to the former Pennsylvania Senator, instead returning to his criticisms of President Barack Obama. (Feb. 22)
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that a new national black history museum will help future generations remember the sometimes difficult, often inspirational role, that African Americans have played in the nation's history. (Feb. 22)
At the Red, White and Blues concert played at the White House on Tuesday night, President Obama sang a few bars of the blues classic with B.B. King and Mick Jagger.
President Obama sang along as Glary Clark Jr. performed "Catfish Blues" at the White House on Tuesday night. (Feb. 21)
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