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Mitt Romney is poised to become the Republican nominee to take on Obama in the coming US presidential election.

Romney, squarely focused on President Barack Obama, said the man whose job he wants is out of touch after years of flying around on Air Force One, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers.

Mitt Romney is expected to win the Republican primary races in Maryland and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

More than 100 advertisers, including all his technology advertisers except for LifeLock, withdrew their commercials from “The Rush Limbaugh Show” in the past five weeks.

Many organ transplant recipients and cancer patients depend on rapamycin, a drug that suppresses the immune system and targets proteins involved in cell division. But this highly effective drug has an unfortunate side effect: many of the people who take it develop diabetes. Scientists now say they've figured out the root of the problem by studying the drug's effects on mice.

Spoiler: Mitt Romney is probably going to be making a victory speech after the Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C. primaries Tuesday night.

The controversial bird flu research that was deemed a threat to national security in December got the OK to be published by a panel of scientists on Friday.

Today marks World Autism Awareness Day 2012, giving the disorder that affects one in 88 children greater visibility.

A new poll found that women voters would choose President Obama over Mitt Romney by a two-to-one margin, giving Obama a critical advantage in contested battleground states.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called on Republicans to unite behind Mitt Romney Sunday as Rick Santorum vowed to stay in the race beyond a likely defeat in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary.

Highmark CEO and President Ken Melani is taking an unpaid leave of absence after trespassing and assault charges were filed against him Wednesday.

As Mitt Romney piles up key endorsements, polls suggest that the Republican frontrunner is poised to win the upcoming Wisconsin primary.

Household income grew at a faster pace in the fourth quarter than previously thought as the jobs market strengthened, a development that could underpin consumer spending.

The death of a ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) refinery in Pennsylvania may be avoided as bidders line up to buy the idled plant.

The 37-year-old boxer has a comeback in the works.

Federal authorities filed criminal charges Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who ranted about religion and the Sept. 11 hijackings and pounded on a locked cockpit door before passengers subdued him in a midair uproar.

A new law in Pennsylvania has upset some health professionals, who fear they won't be allowed to share information about potential risks of the drilling practice hydraulic fracturing due to confidentiality pacts that protect the oil and gas industries.

British oil giant BP is expanding gas drilling in Ohio despite the continuing decline in gas prices.

In what some call a win for religious freedom, Kentucky's General Assembly passed an Amish buggy bill on Tuesday that would exempt them from affixing orange safety triangles on the back of their carriages.

Undeterred by a federal investigation into his peers, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has shown unwavering support for an Iranian dissident group called the People's Mujahedin of Iran, also known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK.

Jane Orie, Pennsylvania GOP senator, was found guilty on 14 counts of campaign corruption, and forced out of office. She was convicted Tuesday of campaign corruption including theft, forgery, and conflict of interest for forcing her legislative staff to perform campaign work for herself and her sister.