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Poll: Clinton favored more than Biden
By KATIE GLUECK | 1/23/13 11:00 AM ESTWhile the secretary of state enjoys a favorability rating of 67%, Biden's rate is at 48%.Reid: Senate will pass House debt bill
By GINGER GIBSON | 1/23/13 1:06 PM ESTMurray to GOP: End 'hostage-taking'
By DAVID ROGERS | 1/23/13 1:49 PM ESTShe urges House Republicans to engage with her in writing a deficit reduction deal.NRA chief: Absolutism is virtue, not vice
By REID J. EPSTEIN | 1/23/13 1:47 PM ESTLaPierre blasts Obama's inaugural warning and reiterated his promise to give no ground on guns.GOP on Obama speech: Told you so
By ALEX ISENSTADT | 1/23/13 10:45 AM ESTSenate Minority Leader McConnell says the speech indicates "the era of liberalism is back.”Reid threatens to nuke filibuster
By MANU RAJU | 1/23/13 6:03 AM ESTThe Senate leader wants a deal this week -- or else.Holder, Wash. governor meet on pot
By KEVIN ROBILLARD | 1/23/13 11:42 AM ESTBiden plans 'Fireside Hangout'
By JENNIFER EPSTEIN | 1/23/13 1:19 PM ESTHe'll take questions on the Obama administration's actions on gun violence on Google+.Inauguration ratings down 46%
By DYLAN BYERS | 1/23/13 1:04 PM EST20.6 million people watched Obama's second inauguration, down from 37.8 million in 2009.GOP's 48-hour debt ceiling makeover
By JAKE SHERMAN | 1/23/13 9:08 AM ESTThe turnaround happened at the party's retreat last week.Huckabee '08 backer indicted
By JOSH GERSTEIN | 1/23/13 1:30 PM ESTFlorida developer Jay Odom faces two felony charges over $23,000 in gifts.Ambitious govs dominate tax debate
By RACHAEL BADE | 1/23/13 11:39 AM ESTBoehner reorganizes his team
By JAKE SHERMAN | 1/23/13 10:26 AM ESTHe appoints Kevin McGrann, a long-time aide, to executive director of his political operation.How Reid lost Internet poker gamble
By STEVE FRIESS | 1/23/13 9:43 AM ESTQuestions are mounting over Reid’s handling of the issue, which would legalize Internet poker.Va. redistricting try draws fire
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS | 1/22/13 10:52 PM ESTRepublicans in the state Senate passed the plan in a surprise vote Monday.Press-shy Hagel takes a wrong turn
By TIM MAK | 1/23/13 6:10 AM ESTHe wanders into the Senate Press Gallery.TSA scanner costs to be probed
By BURGESS EVERETT | 1/22/13 5:39 PM ESTIssa wants tech purchasing change
By JESSICA MEYERS | 1/23/13 4:40 AM ESTThere's bipartian support as technology is revamped and cybersecurity threats increase.Obama's speech was mainstream
By HARI SEVUGAN | 1/23/13 7:03 AM ESTOpinion: The country is moving forward and the Republican Party is being left behind.Calif. rail: We don't need cash -- yet
By BURGESS EVERETT | 1/23/13 7:09 AM ESTThe planned system's leaders say they'll be short about $60 billion in two years or so.U.S. trade rep Kirk set to exit
By JOSEPH J. SCHATZ | 1/23/13 11:57 AM ESTThe news comes as the business community pushes Obama to pursue a EU new trade deal.Medicare eyes hospital readmissions
By JOANNE KENEN | 1/23/13 6:35 AM ESTA major multicity quality initiative has succeeded in cutting costs by improving care.Group's goal: Religion out of politics
By PATRICK GAVIN | 1/23/13 7:46 AM ESTThe head of the Secular Coalition for America says swearing in on a Bible is outdated.
Clinton's best Benghazi hearing lines
By KATIE GLUECK | 1/23/13 12:30 PM ESTPol: Clinton evaded with 'theatrics'
By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 1/23/13 1:41 PM ESTSen. Ron Johnson says she dodged his question to defend her department’s handling of Benghazi.Twitter: '16 in Clinton-Rubio faceoff
By KATIE GLUECK | 1/23/13 11:57 AM ESTSpeculation heightens as the secretary of state and lawmaker clash at the Benghazi hearing.Aretha Franklin supports Beyoncé
By CAITLIN MCDEVITT | 1/23/13 12:55 PM EST"She did a beautiful job with the pre-record."Poll: Lautenberg's age an issue
By KATIE GLUECK | 1/23/13 8:08 AM ESTCory Booker leads the longtime senator.Rove off key for James Taylor
By PATRICK GAVIN | 1/23/13 1:51 PM ESTObama words turn up Keystone heat
By ANDREW RESTUCCIA | 1/23/13 7:30 AM ESTThe president's call for action on climate change puts his upcoming decision in the spotlight.Key Dems fret over Obama nonprofit
By JAMES HOHMANN | 1/23/13 8:51 AM ESTSome fear Organizing for Action will marginalize the traditional party apparatus.Clinton 2008 now debt-free
By TARINI PARTI | 1/22/13 8:15 PM ESTThe campaign committee paid off about $25 million in debt and now has a surplus of $204,832.TNR lands Obama interview
By DYLAN BYERS | 1/23/13 11:19 AM ESTThe interview will be featured in the first issue of the publication's relaunch.Bob Schieffer to join TV Hall of Fame
By DYLAN BYERS | 1/23/13 12:28 PM ESTBoxer targets energy efficiency
By DARREN GOODE | 1/23/13 4:38 AM ESTThe bill would require the General Services Administration to conduct energy audits.Wasserman Schultz reelected at DNC
By JAMES HOHMANN | 1/23/13 6:43 AM ESTThe Florida lawmaker ran unopposed after President Obama backed her.McConnell robocall hits gun plan
By KEVIN CIRILLI | 1/23/13 8:32 AM ESTHe calls the White House proposal "plain wrong."Can Biden parlay veep role?
By PAUL GOLDMAN and MARK J. ROZELL | 1/22/13 9:46 PM ESTOpinion: He is loyal without being a lap dog, assertive without stepping over the line.VIDEO: POLITICO Playback
By POLITICO STAFF | 1/23/13 7:58 AM ESTRyan slams Obama inaugural speech
By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 1/23/13 7:20 AM ESTThe president chose to "shadowbox a straw man" in his address, the Wisconsin Republican says.Nelson to lead insurance group
By JASON MILLMAN | 1/23/13 7:27 AM ESTThe former senator will lead a group of state regulators to implement the Affordable Care Act.A House Financial Services whip?
By MJ LEE | 1/23/13 7:15 AM ESTSome lawmakers say they weren't aware the post had been created.3 reforms to top N.C. agenda
By TIM PHILLIPS | 1/22/13 9:46 PM ESTOpinion: The state needs to take advantage of its resources and invest wisely.Raising USAID's stature in the world
By NANCY BIRDSALL | 1/22/13 9:46 PM ESTOpinion: A better USAID may in turn be the only way to shore up America’s smart power.Feds dispute CIA leaker's contrition
By JOSH GERSTEIN | 1/23/13 9:42 AM ESTJohn Kiriakou hasn't come to terms with the seriousness of what he did, prosecutors say.NBC, CNN top Inauguration ratings
By DYLAN BYERS | 1/23/13 10:27 AM ESTCNN beats Fox News and MSNBC on cable.Poll: Record support for Roe v. Wade
By KEVIN ROBILLARD | 1/22/13 10:45 AM ESTOnly 24 percent of Americans surveyed say they would overturn the landmark abortion decision.