Obama and Romney intensify fundraising push in key states
Obama and Romney accelerate fundraisers after strong GOP haul from super PACs. Obama aims to stockpile cash for advertising and ground game with events in Denver and California while Romney builds momentum with $15 million in three days in New York and a broad outside network.
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Mitt Romney
Obama
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Chicago
Secret Service inquiry cites culture of misconduct
Senators told of dozens of reported episodes of agent misconduct signaling a culture of carousing in the Secret Service. Director Mark Sullivan apologized for the Cartagena incident, urging belief that it was not an isolated event, while acknowledging a pattern of misbehavior among some staff. Twelve employees were implicated in the Cartagena hotel dispute during a Latin American summit prep for Obama.
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Cartagena
Sullivan
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Maine
Homeland Security
Joe Lieberman
Connecticut
Obama
States eye tolls to fund aging highways
The Associated Press reports lawmakers face a stubborn choice as the federal gas tax stalls. With congestion rising and the highway trust fund near insolvency, states lean on tolls as a practical funding tool. Tolling expands, yet raises fairness and traffic concerns amid debt risks and shifting revenues.
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Eno Center For Transportation
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U.S
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North Carolina
Missouri
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Robert Atkinson
Financing Commission
Commercial space race gets crowded
Washington AP reports a privately built Dragon capsule en route to the ISS launches a for profit space race. Space Exploration Technologies led by Elon Musk agreed to deliver cargo and eventually astronauts for NASA, as several private firms vie to ferry goods and people in orbit. SpaceX has a NASA contract for a dozen delivery runs.
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Washington
International Space Station
Space Station
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Space Agency
Musk
U.S
Dragon
Jeff Greason
Xcor Aerospace
Michael Lopez-Alegria
Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Spacex
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