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Seventy-two percent of likely voters believe that the country is on the wrong track, the highest recorded level of disapproval for the direction of the country since President Obama took office in 2009. (more)

Possible Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is not sure President Barack Obama was born in the United States. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama rode a wave of voter passion in 2008 fed largely by intense dislike of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, plus excitement among young and minority voters at the notion of electing the nation’s first black president. (more)

The White House is still a busy place, but priorities and attention are increasingly being sucked away to Chicago, home of President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign. (more)

A supporter of Texas congressman Ron Paul has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) against possible Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, reports the Daily Beast’s Paul Alexander. (more)

Is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie unpatriotic? (more)

Charles “Buddy” Roemer, the former Governor of Louisiana, formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, announcing he had formed a Presidential Exploratory Committee. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts Thursday as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republicans in Congress seeking reductions nearly 10 times as large in their drive to reduce the size of federal government. (more)

Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said on Wednesday that a Republican would win the White House in 2012 if the race becomes a battle of ideas rather than a “personality contest.” (more)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The biggest obstacle to a Newt Gingrich presidential bid might be Gingrich himself. (more)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker criticized President Obama on Monday after the president made a reference in a speech to public employees being “denigrated or vilified or their rights are infringed upon.” (more)

As Sarah Palin mulls a presidential bid, the former Alaska governor is getting mixed news from Iowa, the state that traditionally kicks off the presidential primary season. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration froze assets of the Libyan government, leader Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children, just hours after it closed the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli and evacuated its remaining staff. U.S. officials said announcements of the steps were withheld until Americans wishing to leave the country had departed as they feared Gadhafi might retaliate amid worsening violence in the North African country. (more)

Among those who follow campaigns from Washington, Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana is regarded as an almost certain candidate for president in 2012. His speeches are carefully scrutinized by the press. Every list of potential Republican nominees contains his name. Yet according to many who know him, Daniels hasn’t come close to making up his mind, and in fact may not be preparing for a national run at all. (more)

Former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich is widely believed to be considering a campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. One aspect of his past may prove an insurmountable obstacle. (more)

South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune announced Tuesday on his campaign website that he will not seek the presidency in 2012. (more)

Solyndra, Inc. was supposed to have showcased the effectiveness of the Obama administration’s stimulus and green jobs initiatives, but instead it has become the center of congressional attention for waste, fraud and abuse of such programs. (more)

To the delight of schoolchildren and car dealers all over America, Monday is Washington’s Birthday, better known as President’s Day. To celebrate, the genealogy website Geni.com has compiled a list showing how every American president is in some way related to our nation’s preeminent Founding Father. (more)

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s embattled leader on Monday rejected demands that he step down, calling demonstrations against his regime unacceptable acts of provocation and offering to begin a dialogue with protesters. (more)

A three-day-long stand-off at the Wisconsin state capitol between union supporters and those backing the Republican governor’s budget cuts just went to another level Thursday as Democratic senators apparently fled the area to prevent a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s budget-repair bill, which would cut public employee union collective bargaining rights and require them to contribute to pensions and health care. (more)