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Rubio’s past includes political vulnerabilities

Sen. Marco Rubio has close ties to a colleague accused of questionable financial dealings. The freshman senator also once was enmeshed in a controversy over the use of the state party’s credit card for his personal expenses. And he has faced increased scrutiny over his personal background since bursting onto the national political scene, including [...]

In Colorado, same-sex marriage remains a hot issue

FILE - In this May 8, 2012 file photo, partners Anna Simon, left, and Fran Simon embrace at a rally in support of Civil Unions at the Capitol in Denver. President Barack Obama

Minutes after President Barack Obama announced he supported gay marriage, the Democratic governor of Colorado choked back tears in Denver as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure that Republicans had defeated the day before.

Romney points to restored bridge as Obama failure

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney points at the Sawyer bridge as he speaks in Hillsborough, N.H., Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Friday criticized a restored 19th century bridge as another “Bridge to Nowhere” and a fresh symbol of the waste he says is rampant in President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan.

Romney, GOP guvs have differing takes on economy

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in Greenville, S.C. While Romney faults President Barack Obama for a weak American economy, Republican governors across the country are merrily trumpeting tales of business growth and falling employment. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell runs TV ads hailing the state’s business growth. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells anyone who will listen that 100,000 jobs have been created or retained on his watch. And Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder promotes a state budget that’s on solid ground for the first time in a decade.

Gay marriage spawns big spike in online videos

President Barack Obama’s May 9 announcement that he favors same sex marriage led to a huge spike on YouTube, according to data assembled by the popular video sharing site.

Romney denounces idea of Obama-Wright campaign ads

FILE - In this March 25, 2012 file photo, Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks in Jackson, Miss. A super PAC working to defeat President Barack Obama is preparing an ad campaign highlighting Obama

Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama’s relationship with a controversial former pastor. But the revival of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a campaign issue momentarily placed race at the center of the presidential contest and showcased the independent groups playing a new role [...]

Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits

FILE - In this May 11, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company in Charlotte, N.C. The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate

The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate’s former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other’s high school hijinks. Can a fresh round of questions about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate be far behind?

House showdown looms over indefinite detention

A showdown looms in the House over whether to end the indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even U.S. citizens seized within the nation’s borders.

Romney: Obama focused on ‘character assassination’

FILE - In this March 25, 2012 file photo, Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks in Jackson, Miss. A super PAC working to defeat President Barack Obama is preparing an ad campaign highlighting Obama

The Nebraska billionaire who considered a plan to resurrect incendiary comments by President Barack Obama’s former pastor shelved the idea Thursday after Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney denounced the tactic.

AP Interview: Walker not afraid to lose recall

FILE - In an April 17, 2012 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce in Springfield, Ill. Lost in the hoopla over the effort to recall Walker after he took on union rights is an ongoing secret investigation that has already ensnared a handful of the Republican governor’s former aides. The investigation by Milwaukee County’s district attorney hasn’t resonated with voters, but with the June 5 recall less than three weeks away Democrats have started playing up questions about why Walker created a criminal defense fund for himself and whether the governor might face charges next. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he’s not afraid to lose the recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way.