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A complaint filed Tuesday alleges former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo plundered an overseas workers' fund to boost her 2004 election campaign. Full story
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President Barack Obama wants to require federal contractors to publicly disclose donations to political campaigns, the White House said on Wednesday, drawing a sharp rebuke from top Republicans. Full story
Obama mixing politics and policy on West Coast
Stepping away from Washington's contentious fiscal debates, President Barack Obama is making a West Coast trip aimed at building support for his deficit-reduction plans and raising money for his re-election campaign. Full story
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Donors from around the country have donated about $358,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the event she attempts to seek political office again. Full story
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Newt Gingrich is explaining why he's not a hypocrite for spearheading the impeachment of President Clinton, while he himself was having an extra-marital affair. David Frum joins the Last Word to discuss how Gingrich thinks he'll ever get the GOP nomination.
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Supporters of Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, an ethnic Hazara member of Parliament, gather during an election campaign at Jabar Khan, west of Kabul on Sept. 13, 2010. Afghanistan will hold parliamentary elections on September 18.
