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Holder vs. Issa showdown over 'Fast and Furious'
Attorney General Eric Holder will face off with House Republican Darrell Issa Thursday over Mexican-border gun-running, a showdown that comes after Issa and the Justice Department exchanged sharp letters in recent days.



Republicans propose alternative plan to budget cuts
Top Senate Republicans are proposing eliminating part of the across-the-board and painful budget cuts required after the so-called super committee failed in November, according to two Senate Republican aides.



Senate passes insider trading bill
A bill that clarifies the illegality of insider trading of stocks and other securities by members of Congress and their staff members won approval Thursday from the U.S. Senate.



Does Romney have a real vision?
Mitt Romney's victory in Florida is big but still leaves much to be desired. He must be able to win on issues and substance; he has yet to prove that he can do that.



Romney's rhetoric not forgotten
Ruben Navarrette Jr. says that Mitt Romney's effort to dissociate himself from his rhetoric on immigration won't work.



Not your grandpa's Florida
John Avlon: There is no typical voter in Florida: It's an ethnically diverse state containing old and young, left right and center voters.



Gingrich is no outsider
Newt Gingrich likes to fancy himself a counter-establishment rebel but Julian Zelizer says he is a part of the Washington power elite



Will Nevada give Romney 2nd straight win?
Mitt Romney has a chance on Saturday to do what no Republican presidential candidate has done so far this cycle: win two contests back to back.



Good news on jobs is bad news for GOP
That loud noise you heard Friday morning? Cheers from the White House and President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in Chicago.



Obama condemns Syria's 'abhorrent brutality'
A day after more 260 people were reported massacred by government forces in Syria, President Obama calls on the U.N. Security Council to pass a draft resolution aimed at ending the crackdown.



Good news on jobs is bad news for GOP
That loud noise you heard Friday morning? Cheers from the White House and President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in Chicago.



Panetta's revelations under question
Defense Secretary Panetta spoke publicly this week about some sensitive matters. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.



Lautenberg: Komen did the right thing
Sen. Frank Lautenberg says Komen Foundation was right to reverse its decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood.



Obama unveils $5 billion veterans jobs proposal
The new Veterans Jobs Corps initiative, first mentioned in the president's State of the Union address last week, involves partnerships with the Veterans Administration and the Interior Department, as well as state and local law enforcement agencies.



No silver lining in Nevada housing market
Republican candidates are campaigning for votes in a state with an unwelcome first-place record. The foreclosure crisis has an endless ripple effect for Nevadans regardless of whether they are homeowners.



Navarrette: Romney vulnerable with Hispanics
Ruben Navarrette Jr. says that Newt Gingrich needs to focus on the issue of immigration with voters in the Southwest.



Komen Foundation reverses funding decision of Planned Parenthood
The Susan G. Komen foundation has reversed a controversial decision not to renew funding for some Planned Parenthood projects, the group said in a statement Friday.



Candidates storm Nevada in last day before caucuses
Three of the four Republican candidates for president will make a flurry of campaign appearances across Nevada on Friday as they seek to get out the vote just a day before the state's caucuses.




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