STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Associated Press
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Reality TV, religion give birth to top baby names

Reality TV is giving birth to some of the most popular baby names. No, not Snooki. But Mason, as in Kourtney Kardashian's son, jumped 10 spots to become the second most popular name for newborn boys in 2011.

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Romney moves within 200 delegates of nomination

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won most of the delegates in a three-state primary sweep and added a few more Wednesday from previous contests to move him within 200 delegates of clinching the Republican nomination for president.

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Don't tell Paul's supporters the primary is over

Don't tell Ron Paul the Republican primary is over. He's too busy mucking up Mitt Romney's efforts to accumulate enough convention delegates to officially claim the GOP nomination for president.

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GOP leaders start to rally around Romney — sort of

Republican party leaders are starting to rally around Mitt Romney, but it's not exactly a stampede of support for the expected GOP presidential nominee.

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Social Security starts providing online statements

The Social Security Administration is now providing workers with online statements of the estimated benefits they will get when they retire, replacing the paper ones the agency used to mail out.

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Romney builds on big lead in race for delegates

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney added to his big lead in the race for convention delegates Tuesday with a five-state sweep of Republican presidential primaries.

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Social Security heading for insolvency even faster

Social Security is rushing even faster toward insolvency, driven by retiring baby boomers, a weak economy and politicians' reluctance to take painful action to fix the huge retirement and disability program.

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Ho hum: Obama on brink of Democratic nomination

It's official: President Barack Obama will clinch the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday, ending a low-key primary race that many Americans probably didn't realize was happening.

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Don't wait for Social Security check in the mail

Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and other government benefits.

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GOP superdelegates: It's over, Romney is nominee

It's over, and Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP nominee for president.

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Romney builds insurmountable lead in primary sweep

Mitt Romney won nearly all the convention delegates a three-primary sweep, adding to a lead that will be insurmountable without a dramatic shift in the race for the Republican nomination for president.

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Romney halfway to clinching GOP nomination

Mitt Romney is halfway to clinching the Republican nomination for president.

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Santorum's best shot: Winning Iowa caucus — again

Rick Santorum is falling so far behind Mitt Romney in the race for Republican delegates that his best chance might be in states that voted weeks ago.

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Santorum picks up delegates with win in Louisiana

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum picked up 10 convention delegates by winning Louisiana's Republican presidential primary Saturday.

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Romney adds to delegate lead in Illinois primary

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney added to his lead in the race for delegates Tuesday by winning the Republican presidential primary in Illinois.

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Convention fight only hope for Santorum, Gingrich?

No, it's not over yet. But at this rate Mitt Romney's rivals won't catch him unless they pull off an unlikely fight at the Republican National Convention in August.

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Santorum wins most delegates in Kansas caucuses

Rick Santorum won 33 of the 40 delegates at stake in the Kansas Republican presidential caucuses Saturday, but Mitt Romney countered by winning delegates in Wyoming and three U.S territories.

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Romney's victories leave GOP leaders unimpressed

Mitt Romney's Super Tuesday victories elicited a collective yawn from his party's superdelegates.

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GOP race on pace for summer delegate fight

Mitt Romney got two important wins in the Arizona and Michigan primaries, but he better pick up the pace if he wants to lock up the Republican nomination for president before the party's national convention in late August.

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Romney pads delegate lead with Super Tuesday wins

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney padded his lead in the race for delegates Tuesday by winning Republican presidential primaries in Virginia, Massachusetts and Vermont.

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Paul looks for delegates, respect in caucus states

Ron Paul may not win the Republican nomination for president — he has yet to win a single state — but his strategy of trying to amass delegates in caucus states could land him a prominent role at the party's national convention this summer.

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Obama's proposed tax hikes at odds with GOP rivals

President Barack Obama proposed tax increases on wealthy individuals and some corporations Monday, setting the stage for an ideological battle that won't be resolved until after the November election — if then.

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Romney adds to delegate lead with Maine victory

Mitt Romney added to his lead in the race for delegates Saturday with a narrow victory in the Maine Republican presidential caucuses.

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Romney adds to delegate lead after Nevada victory

Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates now that Republican officials in Nevada finished the vote count from Saturday's presidential caucuses.

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Why is investment income taxed less than wages?

Why do Mitt Romney and other wealthy investors pay lower taxes on the income they make from investments than they would if they earned their millions from wages? Because Congress, through the tax code, has long treated investment more favorably than labor, seeing it as an engine for economic growth that benefits everyone.

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