Liberals Steer Outside Money to Grass-Roots Organizing
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Major donors are preparing to inject $100 million into independent groups that plan to avoid the type of advertising campaigns financed by conservatives.
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2 Bills and Comments by Officials Stir Debate Over Same-Sex Unions
By JACKIE CALMES
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Demonstrators gathered last week outside the Colorado Statehouse to show their support of a civil unions bill, which has been gaining support as it makes it way through House committees.
As two Obama officials all but endorsed same-sex marriage, new pressure was placed on the president to take a definitive stance on the issue.
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Education Secretary Embraces Same-Sex Marriage
By MICHAEL BARBARO
Arne Duncan became the third member of the Obama administration to publicly support same-sex marriage in remarks that go beyond the president’s own position.
A Scramble as Biden Backs Same-Sex Marriage
By MICHAEL BARBARO
After the vice president’s comments, the White House clarified that he was not articulating a change in policy.
Interactive: The Electoral MapObama Hands Congress Economic ‘To Do’ List
By JACKIE CALMES
The president’s proposal to lawmakers packages job creation and mortgage relief ideas he has called for in the past.
On the Eve of Voting, a Senator Fights On
By MONICA DAVEY
For the first time, Senator Richard G. Lugar is facing a challenge in the Republican primary in Indiana.
Patron’s Contributions and Their Intent Are Focus at Edwards Trial
By KIM SEVERSON
Under investigation is $725,000 of the $7 million the heiress Rachel Mellon had given John Edwards since 2004.
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Congress Returns to Full Agenda Awash in Election Year Politics
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
As Congress returns Monday after a week's recess, various pieces of legislation move to the front burner of partisan discord.
Independent Senate Run in Maine Puts Parties in a Pinch
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
With his potential to make a majority on Capitol Hill, Angus King, a former governor of Maine, is trying to redefine the partisan fray.
Still in the Race, and Plotting a Path to the Convention
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Ron Paul officially remains in the hunt for the Republican nomination. And now, his well-organized network of faithful supporters is causing trouble for Mr. Romney at state party conventions around the country.
After War Room, Heading Ivy League Classroom
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Campuses that once turned a cold shoulder to the military are now inviting former top officers, like Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, to come and teach.
9 Swing States, Critical to Presidential Race, Are Mixed Lot
By MICHAEL COOPER
All nine states — Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin — voted for President Obama in 2008 but have since seen big Republican gains.
Obama Formally Kicks Off Campaign in Ohio and Virginia
By MARK LANDLER
President Obama sought to rekindle the passion of his 2008 victory on Saturday with a pair of huge rallies in battleground states that signaled a sharpened critique of Mitt Romney.
Many G.O.P. Freshmen Who Stormed the House Find It Harder to Stay Seated
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Re-election is a remarkably tricky task for roughly two dozen Tea Party-backed newcomers in districts that have more registered Democrats than Republicans.
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9/11 Defendants Were Protesting ‘Unjust System’ at Hearing, Lawyers Say
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Lawyers for five men charged with conspiring in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 said the process was rigged to lead to the execution of their clients.
Virginia, a State in Flux, Is Also a State in Play
By HELENE COOPER
To win Virginia, political analysts say President Obama will have to extend his 2008 inroads in the rapidly growing suburbs deep in the more traditionally Southern parts of the state.
On Sundays, Tight Obama Circle Sizes Up Election
By JEFF ZELENY
At the gatherings, the president, who will formally open his re-election campaign on Saturday, and a tight circle of advisers gird for the coming battle with Mitt Romney.
From the Magazine
Obama’s Not-So-Hot Date With Wall Street
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
What happened when the president came to New York looking for love and money.
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Edsall: Target Practice
David Axelrod, Douglas Schoen and other political strategists discuss how the strength of Mitt Romney’s super PAC and the weakness of President Obama’s will affect the election.
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From the Sunday Book Review
‘The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson’
By ROBERT A. CARO
Reviewed by BILL CLINTON
The fourth volume of Robert Caro’s series on Lyndon Johnson starts shortly before the 1960 presidential election and ends a few months after John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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Suspending a Campaign
As Mitt Romney moves toward locking up the Republican nomination, take a look back at the campaigns that were.
Voter Portraits: The 2012 Primaries
Throughout the 2012 primary season, The Times will be checking in with voters as they cast their ballots to see what is driving them to the polls.
The 2012 Republican Primaries in Pictures
The primary season of a presidential campaign offers a unique glance into the character of a state. Take a look back at key moments and scenes from the 2012 campaign, state by state.
The 2012 Presidential Campaign, Week by Week
Every week during the 2012 presidential campaign, The Times will be posting a new slide show recapping the events of the past seven days.
Extends Student Loan Rates
April 27, 2012
Passes Business Tax Cut
April 19, 2012
Rejecting ‘Buffett Rule,’ House Passes Business Tax Cut
April 19, 2012
Passes Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
April 26, 2012
Overhauls Postal Service Finances
April 25, 2012
Blocks Bid to Overhaul Postal Service
April 24, 2012
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