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Giffords's life and career
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House on Monday for the first time since being shot.
Romney wants to lock up race by month’s end
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Advisers say they’re not taking any contest for granted, but the former Massachusetts governor’s campaign is looking to steamroll his underfunded opponents, looking ahead to races in South Carolina and Florida.
U.S. economic picture brightens as 200K jobs were added in December
The nation’s economy made solid gains across all sectors and pushed the unemployment rate to 8.5 percent, its lowest level in nearly three years.
Now that voters are starting to listen, Santorum can’t seem to stop talking
Former senator’s long answers make his campaign events about twice as long as his rivals’.
Obama missing the mark on defense?
President Obama’s defense strategy — and the assumptions underlying it — need a closer look.
After warning to leave Persian Gulf, U.S. warship rescues Iranian hostages
Americans seize pirates days after Iran told U.S. to stay out.
White House to propose 0.5 percent pay increase for federal workers
Cost-of-living increase would be first since before Obama ordered two-year freeze in late 2010.
How our information culture is funded
OPINION | Newspapers, radio, TV, Google, Facebook and Twitter are all supported the same way.
Palin: ‘I’m all in favor of girls with guns who know their purpose’
She praised the 18-year-old woman who fatally shot a man who was trying to break into her house.
“He understood that Robert was central to our lives," said Page Melton Ivie, center. (M. McClain / For The Post)
In sickness and in health
A stroke forever changed the man she married. She fell in love with another man. How could they find happiness, yet honor a sacred vow?
The extreme Rick Santorum
He shouldn’t be allowed near the Oval Office.
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40 dishes to try in Washington
PHOTOS | Where the natives get their favorite pupusas, to-die-for milkshakes, herculean sandwiches and pizzas around the nation’s capital.
Republican candidates’ children
PHOTOS | As the Republican presidential candidates conduct their political campaigns across the country, their children are often in the spotlight.
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Explosion in Syrian capital kills 25
Such attacks were all but unknown in Damascus until very recently.
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U.S. Navy rescues Iranian boat from pirates
Days after Iranian leaders warned the United States to keeps aircraft carriers out of the Persian Gulf, a U.S. Navy ship that had just finished operations in the Gulf rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected Somali pirates. (Jan. 6)
Santorum supporter to heckler: 'Smoke your weed somewhere else'
As presidential candidate Rick Santorum campaigned in Keene, N.H., a group of protesters disrupted the proceedings and were escorted outside of the event. (Jan 6)
Bill Higgins and Judy Hammond are roommates in Dover, N.H., who have a pet goat, Izak, that they take to campaign events to meet presidential hopefuls who pass through their area. Higgins said Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman reacted favorably to the goat, although it did nibble on Huntsman’s coat. (Jan. 6)
Syrian media: 25 possibly killed in Damascus blast
An explosion rocked the Syrian capital Friday, two weeks after authorities said twin blasts in Damascus killed dozens. State media said up to 25 people died in the attack, which the Interior Minister blamed on a suicide bomber. (Jan. 6)
Hockey souvenir for former President Clinton
Former president Bill Clinton got a souvenir at the Rangers-Panthers hockey game in New York City. (Jan. 6)
Mitt Romney criticizes Obama's leadership
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney campaigns in Conway, South Carolina. The state holds its Republican primary on January 21st. (Jan. 6)
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Why no closed captioning on Post videos?
A reader asks why The Post does not offer closed captioning on its videos. Andrew Pergam, director of video, responds.
How Michele Bachmann went bust
THE FIX | Sifting through the ruins provides a telling window into how a campaign with much promise went so wrong and how the seeds of the Minnesota Republican’s collapse were sown at her best moment.
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Q&A; transcript
Dean Baker chatted about the unemployment rate, including its accuracy, the policies that might have affected it and more.
