SC Republican Primary

Independents and Democrats could not vote in South Carolina’s high-profile, first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary if some GOP lawmakers get their way.

In the risky business of running for president, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are largely playing it safe.

This just in from the technology-and-politics desk: A cell phone user who takes a pollster's call is more likely to be a Democrat. A land-line user who takes a pollster's call is more likely to be a Republican.

The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars. To back it up, the administration cites a media report that claims federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since the Eisenhower years.

The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever - by a long shot.