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The state's sparsely populated counties often help decide close races. That has sent presidential aspirants hopscotching around Nevada ahead of Saturday's vote.
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The strong January jobs report was good news for President Barack Obama's re-election prospects, but he may need more months of improvement to build a durable defense of his economic record.
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Romney leads polls ahead of Saturday's caucuses, but the state's splintered GOP spells opportunity for all.
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Politics Counts looks at the challenges for Mitt Romney in the February nominating contests.
Friday's monthly unemployment report showing an unexpectedly large gain in new jobs and a drop in the unemployment rate to 8.3% from 8.5% is welcome news for President Barack Obama, but there could be problems ahead.
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Peggy Noonan: His decision on Catholic charities makes Romney's big gaffe look trivial.
He will marginalize his opponents as the bloodless Numbers People.
Saint Anselm College, a tiny Benedictine institution, remains mostly under-the-radar except every four years during New Hampshire's first-in-the nation presidential primary.
With January behind them, the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls move on to a scattered set of caucuses and primaries in states where the terrain seems to offer clear advantage to Mitt Romney, Dante Chinni writes.
See who voted and how in Florida's Republican primary.
The Wall Street Journal is visiting three swing counties in swing states—Florida, Ohio and Colorado—periodically this year to gauge how the election campaign is unfolding.
Read where each Republican hopeful stands on major issues in the campaign. Click on a candidate's picture or name to see all issues in one place.
Jan. 22-24 Newt Gingrich is outpacing Mitt Romney by a comfortable margin among GOP voters, but also is showing evidence of vulnerabilities that could hurt him in a general election, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.