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Speculation growing for Hillary in 2016

In her first appearance after ending her stint as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton excited her fans, excited for a potential 2016 run.

Social Status: Harlem Shake campaigns

It’s not uncommon to see YouTube trends come and go, but it’s always fun to watch politicians get involved.

Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty in campaign fund scheme

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in an alleged scheme to spend $750,000

DC Download: A GOP identity crisis

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's GOP response to the State of the Union didn't hurt the Republican Party very much, but it certainly didn't help its cause.

Gen Y: Age matters in Election 2016

Would America be better off with a much younger president? Or one your grandparents' age?

Carson joins Armed Services Committee

Indianapolis Congressman Andre Carson, D-Seventh District, has been named to the House Armed Services Committee.

Lugar to join German Marshall Fund

U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar is joining the German Marshall Fund after he leaves the Senate.

Electoral College set to affirm Obama re-election

Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes in the 2012 presidential election, a constitutional

Secretary of state faints, sustains concussion

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the

Must-see US political photos of 2012

A look back at some memorable images of 2012.

Voter disdain spreads as 'fiscal cliff' looms

The scene playing out on Capitol Hill is a familiar one as lawmakers with competing ideologies wage an 11th-hour battle to avert a predictable crisis. Evidence

Election hits $2B mark amid last-minute donations

Remarkable for its last-minute surge of contributions, the U.S. presidential election witnessed unprecedented sums of cash boosting two men in their quest for

Gen Y: Listen up, GOP

The 2012 election was embarrassing for the Republican Party, and the biggest group of people pointing and laughing came from one of the largest voting blocs:

Yahoo's top 10 searches of 2012

List reveals political battles were more important than celebrities this year in Yahoo searches.

Victor and vanquished: Obama has Romney to lunch

The White House says President Barack Obama's lunch with Republican Mitt Romney focused on America's leadership.

Gen Y: Enough with the partisanship

It’s pretty telling when the best way for the White House and Congress to “grow up” is to take a page from a 19-year-old’s playbook.

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