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Romney apologizes to classmates for bullying
Romney said he did not recall the bullying incident detailed in a Washington Post story but that he apologizes if anyone was hurt by what happened.
06:50 PM on 05/10/2012 MSNBC Politics Marriage issue adds to Supreme Court election stakes06:50 PM on 05/10/2012 MSNBC Politics Romney apologizes for 'dumb things' during school years04:40 PM on 05/10/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama walks thin line on same-sex marriage
First Read: The president personally endorses same-sex marriage but is careful to leave it to the states; political impact could be on enthusiasm for both sides.
09:51 AM on 05/10/2012 MSNBC Politics Super PACS: Follow the money - if you can
Ever since the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in the Citizens United case paved the way for Super PACS, they have been a legitimate new tactic for political campaigns.
09:01 AM on 05/10/2012 MSNBC Politics GOP plan cuts social programs to protect Pentagon
Moving to protect the Pentagon, Republicans controlling the House are pressing cuts to food stamps, health care and pensions for federal workers as an alternative to an automatic 10 percent cut to the military come January.
09:01 AM on 05/10/2012 MSNBC Politics NYT analysis: Obama's gay marriage move risky, inevitable
By endorsing same-sex marriage, President Obama wades into a controversial issue, but one on which views are changing rapidly, polls show.
12:10 AM on 05/10/2012 MSNBC Politics Romney calls marriage 'tender' issue, reaffirms stance
Mitt Romney reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage on Wednesday but declined to condemn President Obama's endorsement of gay marriage, noting the sensitivity of the issue.
06:10 PM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics The 'evolution' of Obama's stance on gay marriage06:10 PM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics Lessons learned from inmate's challenge to Obama in W.Va.03:30 PM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama backs same-sex marriage
President Obama endorsed the right of same-sex couples to marry on Wednesday, a landmark pronouncement made in light of mounting pressure from gay right advocates. Obama became the first U.S.
03:30 PM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics Voters deliver clear messages
First Read: Tuesday?s results were largely expected but the margins in Indiana, North Carolina and even West Virginia were surprising.
11:30 AM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics Lugar defeated in Indiana primary
NBC News has declared Richard Mourdock as the projected winner in the Indiana Senate primary. Mourdock defeated Republican foreign policy elder statesman Sen. Richard Lugar.
09:01 AM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics Romney wins Indiana, N.C., W.Va. GOP primaries
Mitt Romney will add to his delegate count on Tuesday in the first set of primaries since his main Republican rivals have both ended their campaigns.
09:01 AM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics North Carolina OKs constitutional same-sex marriage ban
North Carolina voters Tuesday approved a proposed amendment to the state?s constitution which would limit marriage to traditional one man-one woman marriages.
09:01 AM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics Conservative author Goldberg drops Pulitzer claim
On the dust jacket of his new book, best-selling conservative author and commentator Jonah Goldberg is described as having "twice been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize." In fact, he has never been a nominee, but merely an entrant.
06:31 AM on 05/09/2012 MSNBC Politics RNC: We've only just begun to fight for Latino voters04:20 PM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics RNC official says Romney 'still deciding' on immigration
Mitt Romney found himself in a difficult position ? and on the receiving end of an attack by President Obama's campaign ? after an RNC official suggested the presumptive Republican nominee is "still deciding" on his position on immigration.
03:00 PM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics Is Obama's gay marriage stance all about suburban voters?
The American electorate, like President Obama, is "evolving" on gay marriage. In fact, there's been a sea change among Americans when it comes to the subject across lots of demographic groups.
03:00 PM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics Lugar faces voters, long odds
First Read: Five reasons why longtime Indiana Senator Dick Lugar could be ousted by primary voters Tuesday.
10:00 AM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics Republican Santorum endorses Romney for president
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum endorsed his one-time fierce rival Mitt Romney on Monday, a move that may help the party's presumptive White House nominee win over religious conservatives.
09:10 AM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: jobs, mortgages
Pressuring Congress, President Barack Obama is laying out an election year "to do" list Tuesday that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages.
09:10 AM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics White House pressures GOP on student loan bill
The White House pressed Republicans Monday to back Democratic legislation preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July as the two parties remained deadlocked over how to pay for the move.
09:10 AM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics Santorum endorses one-time rival Romney in e-mail
WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum is endorsing his one-time bitter rival Mitt Romney in a late-night e-mail to his supporters.Santorum on Monday urged his supporters to join him in working with the effective Republican nominee to deny President Barack Obama a second term.
12:50 AM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics NYT: Liberals steer outside money to grass-roots organizing
Major donors are preparing to inject $100 million into independent groups that plan to avoid the type of advertising campaigns financed by conservatives.
12:00 AM on 05/08/2012 MSNBC Politics Romney's economic message muddled in Ohio
On Monday, the Romney campaign learned something once again about the best-laid political plan: They often go awry.
08:40 PM on 05/07/2012 MSNBC Politics Dems pin Romney to the GOP's unpopular elements
Democrats are working hard to pin Mitt Romney to some of his party?s more unpopular elements just as the presumptive GOP nominee makes the shift to the general election.
08:40 PM on 05/07/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama goes up with $25 million ad buy
Senior Obama campaign officials said that a new television ad buy underscores the need to build on the president?s first term while also responding to all attacks from the Romney campaign and its affiliated Super PACs.
03:40 PM on 05/07/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama tries to re-frame the election
First Read: In the face of a sluggish economy, the president seeks to convince voters that better times are just ahead and that his probable opponent is too much of a risk.
09:50 AM on 05/07/2012 MSNBC Politics Ayotte: I have better experience than Obama had
On Meet the Press Sunday, Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, possibly a VP candidate, said she is more ready to be president than Barack Obama was four years ago.
03:30 PM on 05/06/2012 MSNBC Politics Biden: I'm 'absolutely comfortable' with gay marriage
Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday said that's he's "absolutely comfortable" with married same-sex couples being granted the same rights as heterosexual pairs.
11:20 AM on 05/06/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama draws on spirit of '08 at campaign launch
President Obama launched his bid for a second term by working to mobilize supporters with a forward-looking message in the face of challenges that include sluggish economic recovery.
08:50 AM on 05/06/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama launches re-election campaign with warning10:50 PM on 05/05/2012 MSNBC Politics Libertarians nominate ex-NM Gov. Johnson
The Libertarian Party on Saturday chose former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, once a Republican White House hopeful, as its presidential candidate in the Nov. 6 election.
08:20 PM on 05/05/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama drops gloves vs Romney in campaign launch
In his first official campaign appearance of the general election, President Barack Obama made direct contrasts with his Republican rival Mitt Romney while also trying to make the case for his own second term.
05:50 PM on 05/05/2012 MSNBC Politics Obama starts campaign with Ohio, Va. rallies
President Barack Obama was holding his first political rallies of the 2012 presidential race on Saturday -- targeting two swing states, Ohio and Virginia, that could be critical.
01:40 PM on 05/05/2012 MSNBC Politics Romney campaign reckons with gay rights after aide's exit
Mitt Romney?s campaign was weathering a minor controversy by week?s end related to the resignation of a foreign policy aide who was gay, forcing the campaign to deny it had caved to fringe social conservatives who?d pressured Romney to fire the aide.
10:30 PM on 05/04/2012 MSNBC Politics Christie: 'Government is out of control'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday urged Washington lawmakers to speak honestly with the American people, warning the public may not like the solutions necessary to fix the country's economic woes, but "they know in their heart they have to accept it.
10:30 PM on 05/04/2012 MSNBC Politics Can Obama be like Reagan in November?
Our view today of Ronald Reagan?s presidential re-election triumph in November of 1984 is colored by everything we know now that he and his critics didn?t know in the early summer of 1984.
02:30 PM on 05/04/2012 MSNBC Politics The Romney standard: 4 percent unemployment, 500k jobs per month
Mitt Romney set some implicit metrics for himself in reaction to Friday's lackluster jobs report, saying he only views as acceptable an unemployment rate below 4 percent, and job creation on the order of 500,000-per-month.
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