PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the choice facing voters this November will be as stark as in the milestone 1964 contest between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater — one that ended up with ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Mitt Romney easily won the Maryland Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, getting an added lift from a blue state where voter turnout was light. Early Maryland returns showed Romney gaining 53 percent of the vote, compared with 27 percent ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland, a state likely to get scant attention from the Republican presidential nominee this fall because of the Democrats’ clear edge in voter registration, drew the attention of the four GOP candidates Tuesday as they vie for the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Republican presidential candidates are vying for 37 delegates in Maryland’s primary, with Mitt Romney expected to fare well in a state that’s home to many moderate GOP members. Candidates have been making campaign appearances in the state in ...

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FREDERICK — Newt Gingrich said Monday he’s down but not out in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. On the eve of the Maryland primary, the former House speaker told more than 100 supporters at a Ford dealership he’ll ...

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WASHINGTON — Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court’s conservative justices cast serious doubt Tuesday on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. Arguments at the high court focused on ...

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Presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich recently inflamed sensibilities by singling out Black Americans in separate attacks on welfare programs. At a campaign stop in Iowa, Santorum stated, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving ...

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