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By Christi Parsons and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
FAIRFAX, Va. — Pressing his case that his Republican challenger is untrustworthy, President Obama diagnosed him with a case of...
By Seema Mehta and Michael A. Memoli
By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Democratic convention organizers broke their pledge to put on their quadrennial gathering in Charlotte, N.C., this year...
By Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times
PHIPPSBURG, Maine — Many of the Mainers stepping past the piles of chopped wood at Bisson's general store in this small town on the...
By Melanie Mason, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — For Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, an eight-term Democrat from Iowa, the first hint of the ad war to come appeared in summer...
By Christi Parsons and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — Picking up where their contentious debate left off, President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney battled...
By Christi Parsons and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
SEMINOLE, Fla. — The 11,000 people on a soccer field at St. Petersburg College had come to hear President Obama speak. But first Max...
By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — California congressional races rarely drew the big bucks that more competitive races in other states did — after...
By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comment about "binders full of women" has gone viral on the Internet, spawning jokes, mash-...
By Paul West and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — In a town-hall-style debate that was supposed to focus on questions from ordinary voters, President Obama and Mitt...
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times
The President Obama who strode the debate stage Tuesday night banished the image of the dull and listless performer who almost single-...
By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times
Based on Tuesday night's presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York, here is a five-point plan:
By Maeve Reston and Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK — Among the series of events held Tuesday at the Waldorf Astoria to thank the wealthy donors backing Mitt Romney was a...
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times
President Obama misstated the rising rate of healthcare costs. Vice President Joe Biden mischaracterized the drawdown of troops in...
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times
BOSTON — As Mitt Romney has plunged into the general election campaign, he has notably softened his message about issues as varied...
By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney saw a surge of donations in September, bringing in $170 million, a major...
By Paul Richter, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — As he seeks to appeal more to moderates, Mitt Romney is putting new distance between his campaign and some prominent...
By Kathleen Hennessey and Maeve Reston
President Obama and Mitt Romney will go head-to-head Tuesday in their most challenging debate format: the town hall, where they will field...