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Ryan loses VP but wins re-election in Wis.

Ryan loses VP but wins re-election in Wis.
By DINESH RAMDEAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - Paul Ryan came up short in his vice presidential bid, but he's sure to remain a key leader of the Republican Party when he returns to Washington and the congressional seat he easily retained Tuesday night. Ryan won re-election to the U.S.

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged
By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's victory means that everything he campaigned upon is alive and about to drive the political conversation with his adversaries. Every legacy of his first term is safe and enshrined to history. Yet big

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged
By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's victory means his economic vision is still alive and about to drive the political conversation with his adversaries. The legacy of Obama's first term is safe and enshrined to history. Obama will push

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged
By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's victory means his economic vision is still alive and about to drive the political conversation with his adversaries. The legacy of Obama's first term is safe and enshrined to history. Obama will push

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged
By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's victory means that everything he campaigned upon is alive and about to drive the political conversation with his adversaries. Every legacy of his first term is safe and enshrined to history. Yet big

Republicans try to pick up more governors' offices

Republicans try to pick up more governors' offices
By JIM SUHRAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - North Carolina voters elected their first Republican governor in two decades Tuesday as the GOP sought to broaden its hold on governor's mansions across the country. The victory by former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory came two years after

THE RACE: Candidates stay busy ahead of vote tally

THE RACE: Candidates stay busy ahead of vote tally
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press After many months of grueling campaigning, the waiting stage of the presidential sweepstakes is near as both parties worked furiously to boost turnout and get supporters to the polls. But learning whether President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney would cross

Vice President Joe Biden makes unannounced stop in Cleveland en route to Chicago

Vice President Joe Biden makes unannounced stop in Cleveland en route to Chicago
CLEVELAND (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden makes unannounced stop in Cleveland en route to Chicago. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

GOP protecting its House majority from Democrats

GOP protecting its House majority from Democrats
By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hardly anybody likes Congress. Yet despite public disgust with the gridlock between lawmakers and President Barack Obama that has dominated the past two years, Republicans remain in position to continue controlling the House for the next two years

Democrats maintain control of Senate

Democrats maintain control of Senate
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats handily secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the control they