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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a conference on gun violence at Western Connecticut State University on Feb. 21, 2013 in Danbury, Conn. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Biden: Victims Will Be Loudest Voices On Gun Control

Vice President Joe Biden says he’s determined to make sure the loudest voices in the gun-control debate are the voices of the victims.

2013/03/12

Dunbar High School on November 6, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Turnout Appears High In Many Parts Of The U.S.

Turnout appears to be high in many parts of the country, with long waits at some polling places as voters deliver their Election Day verdict.

2012/11/06

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign event with Republican Governors at Basalt Public High School on Aug. 2, 2012 in Basalt, Colo. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Romney Attacks President Barack Obama In Indiana

Mitt Romney attacked what he calls “an extraordinary series of policy failures” from President Barack Obama, but said Saturday that America is “poised to take off economically.”

2012/08/05

A bilingual sign announces a polling place. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Presidential Campaigns Now Accented In Spanish

The race to the White House is now available in Spanish, and it’s no surprise. With Latinos projected to be nearly a third of the U.S. population by 2050 and already making up a crucial voting bloc in battleground states from Florida to Nevada, the campaigns of Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have gained a Spanish accent.

2012/07/20

File photo of voting precinct. (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Strict ID Laws Could Block Thousands Of Votes In 2012 Election

As more states put in place strict voter ID rules, an AP review of temporary ballots from Indiana and Georgia, which first adopted the most stringent standards, found that more than 1,200 such votes were tossed during the 2008 general election.

2012/07/08

File photo of an American soldier. (Photo by Larry W. Smith/Getty Images)

Romney Promises To Maintain US Military Power

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, on the brink of clinching the Republican nomination, promised Monday to maintain an American military “with no comparable power anywhere in the world.”

2012/05/28