BACHMANN ANNOUNCES: Former Iowan returns to hometown to announce run for president

BACHMANN ANNOUNCES: Former Iowan returns to hometown to announce run for president

BACHMANN ANNOUNCES: Native Iowan and current Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann announces she's running for president in 2012

BACHMANN ANNOUNCES: Native Iowan and current Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann announces she's running for president in 2012

PALIN TO PELLA: A documentary film focused on Sarah Palin debuts Tuesday night in Pella and the star of the movie will be there

PALIN TO PELLA: A documentary film focused on Sarah Palin debuts Tuesday night in Pella and the star of the movie will be there

BACHMANN ANNOUNCES: Former Iowan returns to hometown to announce run for president

BACHMANN ANNOUNCES: Native Iowan and current Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann announces she's running for president in 2012

PALIN TO PELLA: A documentary film focused on Sarah Palin debuts Tuesday night in Pella and the star of the movie will be there

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HEADLINES

In Iowa, Obama pleads for patience with sluggish economy	Michele Bachmann talks 'flake' flap, John Wayne gaffe
Senators turn up heat over legality of Libya action	Out of White House, Rahm Emanuel pushes hard for DREAM Act
White House pushes for progress on debt talks as senators float new Medicare proposal	Michele Bachmann: Right town, wrong John Wayne
Mitt Romney says labor board is a job-killer, and that Obama shares blame	In New Hampshire, Mitt Romney preaches unity
Pawlenty, behind in the polls, attacks Obama foreign policy	Blagojevich convicted on 17 corruption counts

Obama's Afghan war speech hasn't done much to sway opinion, poll finds	Michele Bachmann makes presidential run official in Iowa
Obama reelection campaign hits back at Michele Bachmann	Chris Christie rules out presidential run yet again, and again, and again ...
Michelle Bachmann confronts familiar hurdles for female candidates	In run-up to campaign announcement, Bachmann stresses Iowa roots
Obama tries to jump-start debt talks at White House	Michele Bachmann denies benefiting from government aid

White House meetings find little give on debt standoff	Congress of two minds about U.S. involvement in Libya
Supreme Court imposes limits on public funding of campaigns	Makers of generic drugs don't have to warn of new dangers, Supreme Court rules
Supreme Court lifts limits on sale of violent video games to minors	House GOP moves ahead with plan for Libya cut-off
Aspiring House speaker eschewed bipartisan deal making	House measure would bar hostile U.S. action in Libya
Anna Nicole Smith heirs are losers in Supreme Court	Victory for Obama and Bohener, but no political deals

Supreme Court upholds ethics laws	Pilot who allegedly crashed plane in IRS building left manifesto
House resolution demands Obama explain Libya aims	Top Obama counter-terrorism official cites human error in airliner attack
Obama's declining support among whites	Senate to vote on healthcare law repeal
Obama's $3.8 Trillion Budget Bigger, With Discipline	U.S. economy returns to growth
Obama to Head to Copenhagen for Climate Talks	Obama traveling to Copenhagen for Olympic bid

At a Glance

Graphic: Large donations rising for DNC	Graphic: Women in Congress	Graphics: An early look at 2012
Graphic: 10 recent high-profile political sex scandals	Graphic: Obama now vs. Obama then	Graphic: The president's travels
Graphic: Voters and religion	Graphic: Key provisions of the Republican budget proposal	Graphic: A history of stop-gap funding

Graphic: Effects of a government shutdown	Poll: Did harsh political tone have anything to do with the Arizona shootings?	Graphic: Health care spending
Graphic: Divided on shutdown	Graphic: Budget cuts proposed by House Republicans	Graphic: New members of the House of Representatives
Graphic: Voters fed up with Congress	Graphic: U.S. House of Representatives	Graphic: Where the tea party thrived

Graphic: Voting procedures ranked	Graphic: Election results	Graphic: U.S. Senate races
Graphic: Election spending	Graphic: Power Swings	Election map: How 2010 races shape up across the nation
Graphics: Who voted in 2010	Graphic: Gubernatorial races	Graphic: State ballot measures

ACROSS THE NATION

Obama defends record in campaign-style Iowa stop	Lieutenant General John Allen backs Obama troop plan
Senate panel approves Libya resolution	U.S., India pledge cooperation on market access
Senate panel to start work on trade deals	State, local budgets closer to recovery: report
U.S. sees "progress" after Syria activists meet	Pawlenty hits Obama on "Arab Spring"

In Pictures

Pictures: Election Day 2010	Pictures: Wisconsin protests	Pioneering women in world politics
Top 25 Most Creative Tea Party Signs	Pictures: Hot politicians	The $2 Million Club: Congressional Candidates Who Self-Funded Their Campaigns

Ted Kennedy: A life in politics	Top Scandals of 2009	Health Care Reform Debate Heats Up
Pictures: Christine O'Donnell	2009 Year in Review: News	Obama Family Sightsees

Obama in the Middle East and Europe	D-Day: June 6, 1944	Prop. 8 decision
Proposition 8 protests	Presidential bumps	Sonia Sotomayor

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Extras

Geithner: U.S., India not at odds on financial goals	Geithner eyes India financial reforms, U.S. access
Clinton calls New York gay marriage vote "historic"	Blagojevich jurors: Tapes made case against ex-governor
Obama confident debt deal can be struck	Democrat Levin will fight Colombia trade deal
Senate deplores China's use of force at sea	Supreme Court to decide police GPS tracking case

Bachmann facing scrutiny as top-tier candidate	Romney to favor business people for cabinet posts
California governor, Democrats OK budget deal	U.S. urges Cameroon to hold fair election
U.S. formally backs Lagarde for IMF chief	Tax code hurts stability: Fed's Kocherlakota
Christie to sign New Jersey benefits overhaul Tuesday	Supreme Court strikes down Arizona campaign finance law

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