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Democratic primary

Webb joins critics of Democratic presidential nominating course

Another Democratic presidential candidate has joined former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley in claiming that the party's nominating process is rigged in favor of frontrunner Hillary Clinton, while recent rumblings inside the Democratic National Committee suggest signs of additional fractures. Democratic candidate and former Virginia Sen. Jim

gun control

The Roundup: Democrats stick to high road in first debate

LAS VEGAS – It was all cordiality and handshakes Tuesday during the first of six Democratic presidential debates, making it a night to bolster the campaign of frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Out of all the candidates on the debate stage, CNN gave the former secretary of state a whopping 30 minutes and

Politics

Webb in debate may offer a viable alternative to Clinton, Sanders

A decorated Vietnam veteran, Jim Webb served as President Ronald Reagan's Navy secretary and enjoyed strong approval ratings as a Democratic U.S. senator from Virginia, a southern swing state. Yet there is more to his story: He's also won an Emmy award for his television

money

N.Y. Fed: Correlation between spiraling tuition costs and rising federal aid

There's a direct connection between increases to federal student aid and the skyrocketing costs of college tuition, according to a study released by the nonpartisan Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The report examined three aid programs: Federal Direct Subsidized Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Pell Grants,

Barack Obama

There goes the neighborhood: Obama’s vision for our cities and towns

Critics deride it as government-backed social engineering, a policy that effectively spells the end of local control over zoning laws. Supporters praise it as a means of racially and economically diversifying America's suburbs and of ensuring, in the words of President Barack Obama, that "a person'

new hampshire

Disclosure of fetal organ sales almost became law

"The lawyers went to work," he said, "as only lawyers can do. "They found a loophole: How can we sell this tissue, make a profit at the expense of this poor woman and hide it all by calling it research?" The statement above is not

republican

Cruz, Santorum, Fiorina pitch plans to limit government

HOOKSETT, N.H. — A trio of Republican presidential hopefuls made appearances at Southern New Hampshire State University on Saturday to speak at an event touting efforts to weaken the federal government's influence, a theme all three candidates unabashedly support. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Hewlett-Packard chief Carly Fiorina

hillary clinton

Biden suspense builds ahead of Tuesday debate

With the first Democratic presidential primary debate just days away, Vice President Joe Biden has yet to tip his hand as to whether he'll be making a run for the nomination in 2016. The clamor over a Biden bid ratcheted up a notch on Wednesday after the Draft