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Differences between Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan's positions this time on hot-button social issues were on display Wednesday as the GOP ticket found itself dragged into a debate over abortion.

Texas officials are vowing to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood after a federal court sided with the state in a challenge over a new law that bans clinics affiliated with abortion providers from getting money through a health program for low-income women.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are telling New Hampshire voters that they wouldn't touch seniors' health care.

The jobs-and-economy election suddenly seems all about Medicare for now, at least.

The weak economy and high unemployment concern Americans the most, polls show. Yet much of the political heat generated lately has been over Medicare and Mitt Romney's tax returns.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union filed a federal lawsuit Thursday over money the Port of Portland recently agreed to pay to its terminal operator to help cover losses caused by the work slowdowns and cargo diversions that highlighted this summer's labor strife.