Odd politics as Obama, Christie tour storm damage

Oct. 31, 2012, for The Associated Press by Josh Lederman WASHINGTON — Here’s an image few probably expected to see six days before Election Day: President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a Republican who is one of Mitt Romney’s most vocal supporters — walking together in a show of government unity. […]

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Clintons land in Haiti to showcase industrial park

CARACOL, Haiti — Hillary Clinton encouraged foreigners to invest in Haiti as she and her husband Bill led a star-studded delegation to inaugurate a new industrial park at the center of U.S. efforts to rebuild after the 2010 earthquake.

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In debates and life, Romney likes the rules

Oct. 22, 2012 for The Associated Press by Josh Lederman WASHINGTON — When it comes to debates, Mitt Romney loves the rules. The eyes of millions of voters upon him, the Republican candidate is quick to poke holes in his rival’s arguments. But he’s just as ready to take the moderator to task when he […]

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In election-year swipe, House moves to quash Obama coal, gas rule

Sept. 21, 2012, for The Associated Press by Josh Lederman WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Friday to cramp President Barack Obama’s environmental policies in favor of increased coal production, in a parting jab before returning home to campaign. The bill would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from restricting greenhouse gases, quash stricter fuel efficiency standards […]

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UN Ambassador Rice says Libya attack was spontaneous

Sept. 17, 2012, for The Associated Press by Josh Lederman WASHINGTON — A deadly assault on a U.S. consulate in Libya was a spontaneous reaction to an anti-Muslim video, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday, even as Libya’s president insisted the attackers spent months preparing and carefully choosing their date — the anniversary of the […]

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Tough choices for law schools amid jobs crisis

Aug. 7, 2012, for The Associated Press by Josh Lederman WASHINGTON — A few months after finishing college, Angela Achen sat in a hospital waiting room and took stock of her assets: A degree in art history, a knack for women’s studies and almost no marketable job skills. She asked her father, who doctors told her […]

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Governors put off health care questions until after election

July 15, 2012, for The Associated Press by Josh Lederman WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Millions of uninsured people may have to wait until after Election Day to find out if and how they can get coverage through President Barack Obama’s health care law. More than two weeks after the Supreme Court gave the green light to […]

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Two years after Citizens United, candidates forge path around super PAC spending

Jan. 21, 2012, for The Hill by Josh Lederman It’s been two years since a torrent of unrestrained election spending by outside groups was unleashed by Citizens United, a Supreme Court decision that candidates from both parties say has robbed them of control of their own races. But in one contest – incidentally, the most […]

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Pressure mounting on Romney

Jan. 9, 2012, for The Hill by Josh Lederman MANCHESTER, N.H. — Less than 36 hours separate Mitt Romney from what is supposed to be his campaign coup de grâce: the New Hampshire GOP primary. But with pitfalls presenting themselves in seemingly every direction, the pressure on the front-runner is rapidly intensifying. The former Massachusetts […]

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‘Jersey Shore’ cast: 4th season most dramatic yet

Aug. 5, 2011, for The Associated Press by Josh Lederman SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — It was a mix of chaos and cross-talk, lipstick and hairspray Thursday as the cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” converged on the Seaside Heights house that has become synonymous with beachside debauchery. “Wow, the counter’s actually clean.” “What are we doing?” […]

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