United States Presidential Election
WASHINGTON - Jettisoning partisan campaign-season rhetoric, if only for a moment, House Republican leader John Boehner said Thursday that both parties bear the blame for "dysfunction in Congress" and urged lawmakers to adopt a cut-as-you-go-rule to curb their appetite for spending on new federal programs.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - His campaign fliers declare him "A Soldier's Congressman." His TV ads feature testimonials from the mother of a Marine.

dOAKLAND, Calif. - California candidate for governor Jerry Brown is apologizing for taking a swipe at fellow Democrat and former President Bill Clinton.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown took a swipe at fellow Democrat and former President Bill Clinton after an 18-year-old video clip of Clinton appeared in a TV attack ad for Brown's current rival.

WASHINGTON - The Democrats are going to lose this fall if voters render judgment on the nation's sputtering economy.
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