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Joe, real name Samuel Wurzelbacher, will face incumbent Marcy Kaptur in November. Kaptur defeated Rep. Dennis Kucinich in their Democratic Party primary Tuesday night.

The United Nations humanitarian chief Valarie Amos arrived in Syria on Wednesday and is headed to the embattled city of Homs, which has been under assault by Syrian government forces for over a month.

Iran, which insists it seeks to develop atomic energy for purely peaceful purposes, has not set a date or locale for such talks.

Despite efforts to sweep the South and revive his campaign, Georgia was the only state Newt Gingrich managed to win on Super Tuesday. Even so, the ex-House speaker made it clear he isn't going anywhere. Comparing himself to the race-winning tortoise from the famous children's fable, Gingrich said, I just take one step at a time.

A U.S. trade bill targeting Chinese imports goes against international rules and Beijing will not adjust the value of its currency to try to bridge a trade deficit that is Washington's problem to fix, China's commerce minister said on Wednesday.

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney posted a convincing victory in Virginia GOP primary, but the victory was not as expected. The opinion polls and common perception told that Romney was headed for a total victory in his duel with former Texas rep. Ron Paul.

Adding fuel to speculations that Al-Qaeda Chief Osama Bin Laden's body has not been buried at sea (as claimed by the Obama administration), there are now leaked secret emails released by Wikileaks that suggest that the world's most wanted terrorist's body was shifted to the military mortuary in Dover. Osama-Bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy seals in a Special Forces Operation on May 2nd at his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan. Post his death, first of all, there were no pictures released...

Republican presidential frontrunner takes five out of 10 states but Rick Santorum stays in the running.

It was no surprise that Mitt Romney won the Virginia Republican Primary by a landslide. The bigger surprise was how Ron Paul ended up with 41 percent of the vote and did exponentially better than he did in the state in 2008.

Several media outlets called Massachusetts for Romney shortly after polls closed.

Senate Republicans' push for a vote to authorize the $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project gained momentum Tuesday after Democrats failed to end debate on a major transportation bill.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a cut in fees on many government-backed mortgages that he said could help millions of homeowners refinance, part of an election-year push to boost the shaky housing market.

Sarah Palin posted on her Facebook Tuesday that a pro-Obama super PAC that received $1 million from Bill Maher should return the donation for what she viewed as the TV comedian's offensive attitude toward women, calling him a rabid misogynist.

The economy likely recorded a third month of solid job gains in February, which could further reduce the chances of additional monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.

An inconclusive outcome could potentially dampen public enthusiasm for the GOP candidates in a primary race that has dragged on for close to a year.

The Paula Deen lawsuit is filled with a lot of explosive charges against Deen and her brother Bubba Hiers, but plaintiff, Lisa Jackson, has her own past problems.

Obama favors diplomacy to end the violence in Syria, warning that a Libya-style intervention could trigger a wider war in the region.

Before his death last week, conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart wrote a column criticizing President Barack Obama as a radical, which was published posthumously on his newly relaunched website.

Super Tuesday is upon us, with 10 states and 419 delegates at stake. Check in throughout the night as the International Business Times' politics team provides updates, insights and analysis from across the race.

President Barack Obama Tuesday held his first news conference of 2012, touching on a variety of topics including Iran's nuclear ambitions, gas prices, immigration reform and Rush Limbaugh's remarks on Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke.

The U.S. government will cut fees on federally insured mortgages and move to expand home-loan relief to military veterans, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday.