POL-Health-Care-Timeline

Timeline -- key events in the life of the health care law.

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POL-Lawmakers-Health-Care-Plans

With a decision looming from the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law, two lawmakers wouldn't describe in detail Sunday any plans for replacing the landmark piece of legislation.

POL-Romney-Obama-Immigration

Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, wouldn't say Sunday whether he'd repeal President Barack Obama's decision to stop deporting certain young illegal immigrants.

POL-Romney-Rainy-Event

Everyone was drenched by the time Mitt Romney arrived at his Father's Day pancake breakfast in Ohio, but the GOP candidate turned the lousy weather into a metaphor for the 2012 presidential race.

POL-Santorum-Obama-Immigration

Rick Santorum used a phrase from the presidential oath of office when asserting on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that President Barack Obama crossed the line in an immigration directive he issued on Friday.

POL-Plouffe-Immigration-Change

President Barack Obama's senior adviser maintained Sunday the White House's decision to stop deporting some young illegal immigrants was in no way designed to curry favor within the Latino community months ahead of November's general election.

POL-McCain-Campain-Finance

"Uninformed, arrogant, naive." Sen. John McCain used those three words in an interview Sunday to slam the Citizens United decision, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for political donations from corporations and special interest groups.

POL-Lieberman-Special-Counsel

Leaks disclosing important national security information should be investigated by a special prosecutor, independent Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday.

FEATURES, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY

Fawzia-Koofi-Afghanistan-President

The mother with an important but dangerous job sat down to write a goodbye letter to her two young daughters. Just in case, she thought. The Taliban could get lucky this time and finally kill her. Fawzia Koofi, who is campaigning for the presidency of Afghanistan, began by writing this to her 10- and 12-year-old.

US-Challenger-Daughter-McNair-Fathers-Day

Joy McNair has a wonderful memory of herself as a toddler running toward her astronaut father as he returns home. But it's not her memory. She borrowed it from someone else. "My mother has told me often that I was quite the daddy's girl," McNair said on the phone Monday. "I would run to his arms when he arrived from work every day." But beyond that, her memories are murky.

FEA-Roland-Martin-Father's-Day

Roland Martin writes: A father is a man who raises kids well; it's not only a biological title.

FEA-Fathers-Day-Tributes