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  • Romney zeroes in on New Hampshire with web video Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:16PMMitt Romney has found a message that works, namely, that Obama doesn’t. The Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues pushing his campaign message with a new web video , “Obama isn’t working: New Hampshire.” The video, a titular sequel, maintains the same tone and focus that Romney’s been sharpening over the past several weeks: We’re in a depression, or at least, a depressing state ...
  • Rumors of Romney-Bachmann ticket Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:00PMRep. Michele Bachmann poses a sufficiently formidable threat to GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney that talk is already swirling...
  • Duty, Honor, Country, a Big Tent & July 4th Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:41AM(photo credit: Gary Burke) "Duty, Honor, Country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate…
  • Sound off! (July 4) Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:21AMThink how would you feel if your house burned down and you lost everything. Buy your fireworks, but wait till we get the rain, the monsoon rain. Then we will have something to celebrate with your fireworks.
  • Some fear tea party could hurt GOP in 2012 Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:00AMSome Republican fear the tea party movement that gave Republicans key wins last November could be a detriment in 2012.
  • Lawyers who are legislators face conflicts Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:24AMThe 52 lawyers who serve in the state Legislature juggle a briefcase full of potential conflicts as they represent individuals or companies with significant business before the state, ranging from liquor licenses to bridge repair contracts.
  • Mitt Romney Is a Low-Profile Local, Charge Opponents Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:11AMIs 2012 peripatetic White House hopeful Mitt Romney a stealth La Jolla resident? His Democratic Party foes apparently think so, and have blasted the news in a recent news release.
  • NJ Senate votes to stay in anti-pollution pact Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 7:02AMTRENTON A pair of bills aimed at keeping New Jersey in a regional greenhouse gas reduction pact over the wishes of the Republican governor was approved Monday by the state Senate.
  • William Hill Plc Seeks Nevada Wagers on Palin, ‘American Idol’ Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:58AMWilliam Hill Plc, a U.K. bookmaker with about 2,350 shops, is betting Nevada gamblers will want to wager on whether Sarah Palin will be the next U.S. president or on contenders in the television talent show “American Idol.”
  • Bachmann gets reacquainted with prospective voters in Iowa Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 4:13AMMARSHALLTOWN, Iowa - Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., spent Saturday shaking hands in Iowa diners and strolling through a bustling farmers market as she tried to capitalize on her early popularity in the state that kicks off the presidential campaign season.
  • Behind in Organizing, Bachmann Courts Iowa Voters Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 3:55AMRep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks to supporters during her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Bachmann, who was born in Waterloo, will continue her announcement tour this week with stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
  • Romney Watches for Iowa Path as Campaigns Heat Up Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 3:40AMRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney addresses the media and a small crowd that gathered at a bordered up factory Thursday, June 30, 2011 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
  • Pawlenty campaign raises $4.2 million Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 3:19AMWASHINGTON — A campaign aide to Tim Pawlenty says the Republican presidential hopeful raised $4.2 million in the fundraising period that ended Thursday. Pawlenty spokesman Alex Conant says the former Minnesota governor has
  • Attempted suicide forces road closure Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 3:11AMThree lanes of traffic were blocked temporarily following a suicide attempt in Salt Lake County.
  • Little-known GOP congressman enters presidential race Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:53AMMcCotter announces in home state of Michigan Thaddeus McCotter, a guitar-playing Michigan congressman with an independent streak, formally launched a long-shot bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination Saturday.
  • Cash dash for Obamas, rivals, on 2012 deadline day Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:12AMWASHINGTON, June 30, 2011 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their Republican foes chased dollars Thursday ahead of a key fundraising deadline which is seen as a key barometer in the 2012 White House race.
  • Republicans lust for 2012 ticket with Rubio on it Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:10AMWASHINGTON -- It happens almost every time Sen. Marco Rubio sits down for a national TV interview. Will you be on the Republican presidential ticket in 2012?
  • Obama criticizes tone of early 2012 campaigning Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:06AMPresident Obama was targeted by Republicans for his economic record without having solid plans of their own . -Reuters
  • California Republicans push Rick Perry to run Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:31AMA group of California lawmakers and former elected officials are calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to run for president after meeting with him Thursday in Sacramento.
  • Pawlenty criticizes Obama, GOP on foreign policy Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:25PMNEW YORK (AP)
  • Huntsman visits Utah to speak to investors, tour medical lab Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:24PMHuntsman visits Utah to speak to investors, tour medical lab The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 28, 2011 07:21AM MDT GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman Jr. is expected to begin a day of campaigning in Utah Tuesday with a speech at the eighth annual Real Estate and Capital Markets Conference in Park City. The speech is closed to reporters, but Utah’s former governor is scheduled to meet with ...
  • Utah paper: Romney pushing for earlier primary Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:04PMThe Salt Lake Tribune reports that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney’s Utah advisers are pushing to move up the state’s primary to both boost his campaign and a showdown with former Governor Jon Huntsman.
  • Reinventing Itself Again, the Tea Party Gears Up for 2012 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:56PMLike any group in its infancy, the Tea Party goes through phases. Gone, or at least temporarily shelved, are the noisy rallies, the tricorn hats, the abundant signage that marked its birth in 2009. "We are not a protest organization anymore," says Matt Kibbe, the president and CEO of FreedomWorks, a conservative advocacy group that trains Tea Party activists. On Monday morning, Kibbe was ...
  • Devoted supporters help Bachmann raise small fortune Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 9:59AMST. PAUL — New York retiree Phyllis Hornung has never been to Minnesota and has no ties to the state, other than the steady stream of campaign donations she sends to Michele Bachmann.
  • In Boston gangster story, a tale of 2 brothers Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 9:25AMIt has all the hallmarks of a Greek tragedy: two brothers whose lives diverge radically -- one into an underworld of crime, the other into the upper echelons of state politics -- yet whose fates remain inextricably linked.
  • Media outlets question Romney video Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 9:07AMWashington — Times are so bad under President Barack Obama, Ryan King of Michigan says in a video released Friday for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, that he has only $3 and survives on "cheap" baloney sandwiches.
  • Top of the News Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:37AMALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers narrowly voted to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born. New York will become the sixth state where gay couples can wed and the biggest by far.
  • 16 Comments Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:36AMMitt Romney returned to Utah on Friday for the first time since announcing his candidacy for the presidency, basking in his status as the front-runner in the Republican field, but this time having to vie with former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. for Beehive State backers.
  • Links 6/25/11 Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:36AMCommentary on current economic and financial news.
  • Open season on EPA Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:02AMWednesday June 22, 2011 In ruling unanimously that state and conservation groups cannot ask federal judges to put caps on greenhouse gas emissions
  • Local man hopes first election win is a big one Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 7:42AMIf you can’t get elected county commissioner, state representative, or even win a seat on the local school board, why not run for Leader of the Free World? That’s what Eugene’s Mark Callahan has decided to do. The perennial local candidate filed last month to run as a Republican for …
  • Mitt Romney Hires Digital Director Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 6:41PMZac Moffatt, a partner at Republican digital agency Targeted Victory, has joined the candidate’s team.
  • Palin, Mum on Plans, Shakes Up Republican Presidential Field Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 6:38PMFormer Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is shaking up a Republican presidential field just starting to take shape, injecting her unconventional campaigning and celebrity into what had been a sleepy start to the party’s 2012 primaries.
  • Edward Flattau: Toxic Litmus Test Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 6:27PMHow does the eventual Republican nominee appeal to a wider audience without alienating his or her base?
  • Iowans Want Governor To Run For President Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 6:17PMGov. Chris Christie is planning to meet with top Iowa Republican campaign contributors who want him to run for president.
  • Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 6:05PMWASHINGTON - Sarah Palin rumbled through Washington on the back of a Harley as she and her family began an East Coast tour Sunday that renewed speculation the former Alaska governor would join the ...
  • Trump abandons designs on White House in 2012 Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 8:08PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump will not be adding the White House to his luxury resort holdings. The Donald on Monday took himself off the 2012 Republican presidential candidate list.
  • Donald Trump Out of Election, Cites TV Show Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:53PMDonald Trump, who was publicly mulling over whether or not to run for the 2012 presidency, said that he will ultimately not seek the nation’s top office on Monday.
  • Will the real Republican candidates please stand up? Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:50PMLacking GOP lineup hinders entire election as Democrats face no significant challenge Where are all the good Republicans? The kickoff of the Republican presidential nomination season has, to put it in simple words, stunk. We’ve seen the political return of more than a few has-beens such as Newt Gingrich. We’ve seen Mitt Romney begin his [...]
  • GOOD BYE MIKE; HELLO MICHELE, NEWT AND MITCH Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:43PMHuckabee
  • Romney Dials For Dollars In Las Vegas Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 7:26PMWashington (CNN) -- Fundraisers working for Mitt Romney rose before dawn Monday to gather at the Las Vegas Convention Center hoping to give his run for the 2012 Republican nomination a financial boost, campaign aides say.
  • Live stream of Romney health care speech Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 3:53PMCheck "Political Intelligence" at 2 p.m. for a live stream of the health care speech being delivered today by expected Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney.
  • Washington Extra - Of photos and firefights Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:40PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - This is not the time to trot out the trophies and spike the footballs, as President Barack Obama put it to "60 Minutes." He has decided not to release the photos of a dead bin Laden on the grounds that they are too gory and might incite violence. The question is: will that decision come back to haunt Obama?
  • Florida Morning: Immigration reform may be dead, bill to legalize sexting headed to Rick Scott Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 8:36AMBy Abel Harding (@abelharding, abel.harding@jacksonville.com ) read more
  • District 13 raising school breakfast, lunch prices Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 6:31AMROCK FALLS – The cost of meals is going up in Rock Falls Elementary School District 13, and in the districts that get their food from District 13.
  • Tired of the disingenuous in politics? Well, prove it Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 5:50AMRepublican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her family, joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday.
  • Anti-abortion Fight Gets Pricey Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 5:42PMSusan B. Anthony List, the anti-abortion political action group, has spent more than half a million dollars this year trying to get Congress to cut $75 million in funding to Planned Parenthood.
  • Mitt Romney, John Thune make pitch to Jewish Republicans at RJC bash Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 5:04PMAt the Republican Jewish Coalition’s winter leadership retreat here, it was the absence of certain likely candidates for president that had the crowd most excited.
  • Administration Gives up Push to Try 9/11 Mastermind in Civilian Court Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 4:31PMThe Obama administration has given up its bid to try September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court, a move that leaves plans to close Guantanamo Bay hanging by a thread.
  • U.S. Parties Wage War of Perceptions Sunday, March 20, 2011 @ 10:45PMWith Democrats and Republicans locked in a struggle for supremacy, both are guardedly optimistic that currents are blowing their way.