Forty-three people were killed and 18 injured Friday morning in a roadway crash involving a bus in the state of Veracruz, the governor's office said.

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43 killed in Mexican bus-truck collision

Florida's governor on Thursday will name a task force charged to examine the state's gun laws in the aftermath of the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin.

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ST. LOUIS — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney   worked Friday to reassure the nation’s largest gathering of gun owners that he would be an aggressive defender of gun rights if elected president — and that President Obama would be the opposite if he wins a second term. Read full article > >

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MADISON, Wis. — It’s not yet clear whether Wisconsin will become a presidential battleground in November. But at least for the next two months, the Badger State will be at the epicenter of American politics as voters decide for only the third time in the nation’s history whether to recall a sitting governor . Read full article > >

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Wisconsin recall effort against Gov. Scott Walker now at center stage nationally

New numbers from a USA Today/Gallup poll of 12 swing states suggests that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is quickly losing support among independent voters — a voting bloc considered the crown jewel of the 2012 election. Read full article > >

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Independents are abandoning Romney (or not)

Former Mississippi governor almost ran for president.

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A House Committee issued a memo Friday tying former U.S. senator and former New Jersey governor Jon S. Corzine to a major transfer of funds out of MF Global , the brokerage firm that collapsed under his leadership with $1.6 billion of customers’ money missing. Read full article > >

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To run for governor of Washington state.

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Rep. Jay Inslee Resigns

To run for governor of Washington state.

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Rep. Jay Inslee Resigns

Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) will announce today that he is resigning from Congress to focus on his gubernatorial campaign, according to an operative with knowledge of his plans. Inslee’s campaign says it will make a “major announcement” at a press conference at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Read full article > >

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Rep. Jay Inslee to resign to focus on run for governor

BOSTON — On Wednesday, the famously genial Mitt Romney sent his fellow Republican candidates a steel-hard message. Give up, the message went. Resistance is futile. Romney’s aides laid out a detailed case, saying that after the former Massachusetts governor won six states on Super Tuesday , it is now nearly impossible for anybody else to capture the GOP presidential nomination. Read full article > >

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Romney campaign urges rivals to back out, saying delegate gap is too big

I   have little interest in inserting myself, as a former nominee of my party, into this presidential campaign season. But as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which has a vital role in issues of national security, I feel compelled to respond to the ways that, in pursuit of the Republican nomination, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has put himself front and center in debates that have serious consequences. Read full article > >

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Romney’s wrong-headed assertions about Iran

The former governor’s supporters were lukewarm to his candidacy but voted for him in overwhelming numbers.

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Big Numbers but Mild Support for Romney in Massachusetts

CANTON, Ohio — The Buckeye State is ground zero in the GOP presidential race today: former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) and former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) each hold three events here today, and we’ll be joining them on the trail. Read full article > >

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Ohio, Rick Santorum and the fight for the middle class (Monday’s Trail Mix)

Mitt Romney got a little choked up during a presidential forum Saturday in Ohio. The former Massachusetts governor was asked questions by two citizen panelists whose sons made major sacrifices in Iraq and Afghanistan — one whose son died in Iraq and one whose son suffered a severe brain injury during his time in Afghanistan. Read full article > >

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