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Consultants have been practically tripping over each other to launch superPACs backing Texas Gov. Rick Perry. However, some prospective donors may find presidential superPACs are a gray area.By now there's a superPAC independently supporting every major presidential candidate.

Organized labor is traditionally one of the strongest sources of money and organizing power for Democrats, but lately union leaders have strongly criticized President Obama.An event in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday offered a perfect visual metaphor for the relationship between labor and t

When Texas Gov. Rick Perry was asked about Social Security during a campaign stop in Ottumwa, Iowa, last weekend, he didn't mince words. He suggested younger workers who are required to pay into the retirement system are the victims of a government swindle."

While Libya's ultimate fate is still unclear, the past week has marked a decisive change. In a speech to the American Legion in Minneapolis Tuesday, President Obama praised "our brave forces who helped the Libyan people finally break free from the grip of Moammar Gadhafi."

President Obama is getting criticized from all sides lately, and the African-American community is no exception.

Chicago has hosted more national political conventions than any other city. One of the most memorable opened on this date in 1968.America was deeply divided that year. The war in Vietnam had become unpopular. Martin Luther King and Sen. Robert Kennedy had both been assassinated.