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Republican McCotter launches longshot 2012 presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thaddeus McCotter, an independent-minded congressman from Michigan, launched a longshot bid on Friday for the 2012 Republican nomination to run for U.S. president.
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Bus Tour Unlikely to Catapult Palin to Presidential Run Despite Media Scrutiny
Despite Sarah Palin’s insistence that her tour is a family vacation to bring focus to American history and patriotism, many suggest her One Nation bus tour is a test run to explore her odds as a 2012 Republican presidential candidate. Contributor: Patricia Campion Published: Jun 02, 2011
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Tim Pawlenty announces 2012 presidential run as Republican field begins to take shape
Republican former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty officially launched his presidential campaign in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. As Philip Rucker reported : Republican Tim Pawlenty launched his campaign for president here Monday by saying he would substantially scale back the role of government in society, including cutting or eliminating popular federal programs. Read full article >>
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GOP insiders embrace Trump’s presidential bid
Out with Sarah. In with The Donald.
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Drafting a presidential candidate is tougher than it sounds
Max Eden, a senior at Yale University, spent summer 2008 stumping for Barack Obama. He spent summer 2010 souring on the president over deficit spending and what he calls Obama’s “fancy rhetoric and empty promises.”
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Herman Cain, the only declared 2012 presidential candidate, wins ‘tea-party’ poll
Republican Herman Cain wins a straw poll at a weekend tea-party summit, but presumed GOP candidate Ron Paul outstrips Cain in an online poll by the Tea Party Patriots. It always helps to show up. Republican Herman Cain, a former chief executive of Godfather Pizza and the only declared candidate of either party for the 2012 presidential election, won a straw poll Sunday among “tea-party …
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Bill would return California’s 2012 presidential primary to June
The measure’s sponsor, Assemblyman Paul Fong, says consolidating the presidential and state primaries in June would save tens of millions of dollars. For years, Sacramento lawmakers worked to give California voters a bigger say in national politics by scheduling the state’s presidential primary as early as they could.
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State of the Union: Tucson shootings to be reflected in tonight’s presidential address
WASHINGTON — An empty seat among Arizona’s Republican and Democratic lawmakers. The gaze of a child’s grieving parents. The solemnity of a president and warring lawmakers promising, for the moment, to come together in peace.
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It’s Time To Bid Good-Bye To Sarah Palin’s Presidential Ambitions
I think we can probably bid goodbye to Sarah Palin ‘s presidential possibilities. Ten angry minutes into last night’s live interview with Sean Hannity it was abundantly clear that Palin had not devoted any part the last eight days to even the tiniest bit of introspection about where she fits in the national landscape.
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Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission
‘It’s not clear for me why it should take so long,’ co-chairman says
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