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Romney raises $18M in race for the Republican nomination
Relying overwhelmingly on people making the maximum allowable contributions, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney amassed an $18 million campaign war chest that dwarfs that of other Republican presidential candidates, financial disclosures released late Friday show. Yet two firebrands mounted last-minute campaigns that seemed to effortlessly raise funds in small increments …
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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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Republican Bachmann claims ‘titanium’ spine
Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann took her campaign on the road Tuesday seeking to shake off her gaffe-prone speaker image and pledging a change in direction for the country.
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Bristol Palin takes pot shot at young Republican rival Meghan McCain
Their parents may have been running mates in the race for the White House, but there is clearly no love lost between Bristol Palin and Meghan McCain.
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Republican Palin rolls into Washington on a Harley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Sarah Palin rolled into Washington on the back of a Harley-Davidson on Sunday, sparking a frenzy of attention and renewed speculation about her 2012 presidential plans.
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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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Republican Santorum wins South Carolina straw poll
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – Republican Rick Santorum got credit for showing up and won a 2012 presidential straw poll of party activists in the crucial early voting state of South Carolina, organizers said on Saturday.
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Clinton orders change in State Department forms to prevent Republican backlash
WASHINGTON – In a bid to forestall a backlash from congressional conservatives, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has ordered the State Department to amend a bureaucratic change that would have replaced the titles “mother” and “father” with the gender-neutral term “parent” in reports of overseas births.
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Republican National Committee head says he’s tired of infighting, ‘nitpicking’ within party
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Thursday he’s tired of infighting within GOP ranks after heated primaries this year, telling party members they must stay unified to win in November.
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Anti-abortion female Republican candidates could change political equation in Senate
NEW YORK (AP) — An unusually large contingent of female Republican candidates with strong anti-abortion views is heating up debate on the issue and could change the political equation in the next Congress.
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