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  • National GOP sees bargaining law as wedge against Obama Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:31PMOhio Gov. John Kasich, one of a wave of freshman Republicans occupying state capitols across the country, required little provocation to drop his Massachusetts counterpart’s name during a Tuesday appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. In fact, he seemed to relish it.
  • What Clinton thinks of GOP 2012ers Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 5:25PMClinton admits he kind of likes Jon Huntsman.
  • Romney Leads, Pawlenty Stumbles in GOP Candidate Fundraising Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:43PMMitt Romney, the Republican presidential front-runner and former Massachusetts governor, claims to have raised nearly $20 million for his campaign in the second quarter.
  • As filing deadline approaches, presidential campaigns see slow returns Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:31AMWith the deadline for filing presidential fundraising reports hours away Thursday, officials from nearly every campaign predicted a relatively low dollar total compared with the historic highs at this time in the 2008 campaign cycle.
  • Editorial: Rick Perry looks poised to run Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:47PMIs Texas Gov. Rick Perry running for president? If he eventually decides not to run, we would be surprised, especially after his trip Thursday to Orange County, where he held a private meeting with conservative and Republican opinion leaders at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach.Mr. Perry spoke to...
  • Romney to report massive cash fund Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:46PMWASHINGTON – Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is expected to report raising between $15 million and $20 million in campaign cash for the quarter, a campaign aide said yesterday, a sum that far outpaces rivals.
  • Mitt Romney uses closed Allentown shop to hit Obama Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:46PMStanding in front of a chain link fence ringing a now boarded-up metal factory Barack Obama visited in 2009 to tout the economic stimulus, Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney said the president means well, but simply lacks the knowledge to fix the economy.
  • Top Republican candidates are changing their tone Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:38PMPresidential hopefuls Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman Jr. are tempering their criticism of President Obama — a strategy political experts say is intended to reach voters beyond the GOP base. Michele Bachmann made her mark on cable television as a strident critic of the Obama administration. Mitt Romney has spent months impugning the president as a failure.
  • The Caucus: Bachmann Poses Challenge for Male Rivals Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:22PMMichele Bachmann’s entry into the presidential race will be another test of gender’s impact on American politics.
  • Afghanistan War Jumps Back into Headlines Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:01PMFor Afghanistan to feature prominently in the news, the years have shown it usually depends on what is happening in Washington. Last week was one such week.
  • Deroy Murdock: Policy switches plague Romney Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 5:12AMWill the real Willard Mitt Romney please stand up?
  • DeMint Warns Lawmakers on Raising Debt Limit Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:33PMSen. Jim DeMint (R., S.C.) warned GOP lawmakers that voting to raise the countrys debt limit without backing a balanced budget amendment and heavy spending cuts will cost them their jobs 2012.
  • Jack Welch: Just 3 Serious GOP Presidential Contenders Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:15PMThe former G.E. Chairman explains who he thinks will top the Republican presidential ticket and what he thinks the country needs from its leader.
  • Toadying to the Tea Party Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 5:53PMGOP candidates are running from their records to curry favor with conservatives. Howard Kurtz on why the movement has soured on the 2012 field.
  • Palin rewrites the rules but is that enough? Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 4:46PMSarah Palin spent the holiday weekend breaking the rules again. Everything about her “One Nation” bus tour , except the bus, is the antithesis of how most politicians would do what she’s doing. The question is whether she could ever run for president this way. The experts — those who have had experience in campaigns — say no. One Republican with considerable campaign experience, who wouldn’t ...
  • John McCain believes Sarah Palin can beat Obama in 2012 - VIDEO Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 4:42PMSenator John McCain (R-Ariz) believes that Sarah Palin has a chance of beating President Barack Obama if she runs as the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.
  • Summer of Sarah Palin About to Begin? Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 4:34PMSarah Palin made a surprise appearance at the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride on Sunday, to help honor missing veterans and POWs. But since Palin arrived in a motorcycle, and since this is the start of a weeklong bus tour through the Northeast, she was the biggest story of Rolling Thunder.
  • Love rat, divorcee and Catholic convert Gingrich nominates Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:29PMNewt Gingrich, who in 1995 became the first Republican speaker of the House of Representatives in four decades, will run for President in 2012, the first top-tier Republican to formally announce his candidacy.
  • Santorum, Huntsman take next steps toward run Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 4:34AMRepublican presidential contenders Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman on Tuesday took steps toward formally joining a still-forming GOP field.
  • Huntsman forms federal PAC; Is he going to run? Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 12:58AMHuntsman forms federal PAC; Is he going to run? By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 3, 2011 11:02PM MDT Washington • Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has launched a federal political action committee, taking a big step toward a potential presidential bid. Huntsman this week filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to establish “H PAC,” an offshoot of the Horizon PAC ...
  • News Minute: Here is the latest Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont news from The Associated Press Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 11:42PMClick through for continually updated top news from around the state.
  • Brown has $8.3 million cash on hand Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 3:53PMBy Glen Johnson, Globe Staff Senator Scott Brown plans to report over $8.3 million cash on hand for his 2012...
  • Tea Partier botches Revolutionary War geography Sunday, March 13, 2011 @ 5:23AMThe Associated Press
  • Patrick eagerly accepts role as state’s envoy abroad Sunday, March 13, 2011 @ 2:38AMGovernor Deval Patrick stood still for two full minutes, waiting for Israel’s elder statesman, President Shimon Peres, to enter. Two chairs were arranged at perfect angles next to national flags, separated by a bouquet of white roses.
  • Patrick setting up PAC for national travel Saturday, February 19, 2011 @ 11:54AMGovernor Deval Patrick, taking his firmest step yet to raise his national political profile, is opening a federal political action committee that will allow him to travel the country to campaign for President Obama and other national Democrats.
  • Paul Ryan currently leads newly launched Tea Party online straw poll Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 9:26PMIf the presidential election were to happen today, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin would be the candidate with the Tea Party most strongly in his corner.
  • Poll: Birthers like Sarah Palin Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 9:18PMWASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A new poll finds that Sarah Palin is overwhelmingly popular with the 51 percent of Republicans who think President Obama was not born in the United States.
  • Republican Tim Pawlenty lays into Barack Obama at conservative conference Saturday, February 12, 2011 @ 10:11AMWASHINGTON For someone who hasnt announced a bid for president yet, Republican Tim Pawlenty came off Friday like someone seeking the nations highest office.
  • Daniels derides deficit spending Saturday, February 12, 2011 @ 8:07AMGov. Mitch Daniels started repeating his State of the State speech in Washington on Friday, then launched into what sounded like a presidential campaign platform.
  • The Mormon primary: Romney vs. Huntsman Thursday, February 3, 2011 @ 10:16AMTheir unspoken competition may soon be revealed.
  • Talent won’t run for Senate in 2012 Friday, January 28, 2011 @ 4:07AMFormer U.S. Sen. Jim Talent, of Missouri, will not be making a comeback bid in 2012.
  • Talent says no to Missouri Senate bid Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 7:10PMHis decision will likely mean a wide-open Republican primary to go up against Democrat Claire McCaskill next year.
  • Daniels listed in new presidential poll ... but not near the top Thursday, January 20, 2011 @ 1:40PMA new ABC News poll lists Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels as a Republican who could win the presidential nomination for his party.
  • Jeb Bush Leads Republicans in Courting Latino Voters Friday, January 14, 2011 @ 5:22PMFormer Florida Governor Jeb Bush has a new title: Republican ambassador to Latino voters.
  • Romney meets with Netanyahu Friday, January 14, 2011 @ 3:38PMFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney met Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who aides say plans sessions with all the serious potential 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls.
  • Facebook Valued at $50 Billion in Deal with Goldman Sachs Monday, January 3, 2011 @ 2:07PMFacebook has reportedly raised 500-million-dollars from Goldman Sachs, along with an unnamed Russian investor, in a deal that values the social networking website at 50-billion-dollars.
  • People to watch in 2011: Playwright ’is an idea machine’ Thursday, December 30, 2010 @ 10:19AMRobert John Ford has written a flurry of plays with familiar Iowa themes.
  • Huckabee Shows Gains in New 2012 Polls Tuesday, December 28, 2010 @ 9:03PMFormer Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has the support of more Republicans around the country than three of his potential 2012 rivals, according to a new CNN poll released Tuesday.
  • Could it actually be Mike Huckabee? Tuesday, December 28, 2010 @ 7:06PMA new poll offers some very encouraging news for the potential 2012 White House candidate
  • Poll: Obama Leads 2012 GOP Hopefuls Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 9:09PMEarly 2012 presidential polling in Florida showed that if the election was today, President Obama would easily win the Sunshine State.
  • Is GOP in Danger From Ignoring Latinos? Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 6:57PMHispanics are Growing in Size and Political Clout, the Census Report Shows, but Many Republicans are Skipping Event Designed to Reach out to Community
  • Ezra Klein: Why Massachusetts’ health reform is working Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 3:12PMUnless someone can drop into Anthony Kennedy’s dreamspace and, “Inception”-style, either figure out what he thinks of the individual mandate or simply tell him what to think of the individual mandate, it’s not worth spending much time speculating on the ultimate legal fate of the provision. The case will eventually make its way to the Supreme Court, Kennedy will decide which side has the ...
  • 2012 hopefuls to skip Hispanic forum Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 9:55AMA poor showing could raise doubts about the Republican commitment to courting the Latino vote.
  • Santorum says no to tax cut deal; Daniels gives lukewarm approval Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 3:27PMWashington (CNN) - Add Rick Santorum to the growing list of possible 2012 GOP presidential candidates who have come out...
  • Political Scene Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 2:00AMHOUSE Rogers to take helm of intelligence panel Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican, will be chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the next Congress, the House Republican leadership said. Mr. Rogers, a former Army officer and FBI special agent, played a key role in the enactment ...
  • US Senate votes to extend Bush tax cuts for rich Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 12:36AMTHE US Senate yesterday passed President Barack Obama’s controversial tax deal with the Republicans by a wide margin, opening the way for a rapid vote in the House.
  • Health mandate cases to loom over 2012 Romney run Wednesday, December 15, 2010 @ 9:32PMRepublican Mitt Romney is finding it hard to avoid comparisons between the Massachusetts health insurance mandate he signed into law and the federal version enacted by President Barack Obama as he weighs another presidential...
  • The Buzz | Newt eyes presidency Sunday, December 12, 2010 @ 4:03AMNewt eyes presidency Former House speaker Newt Gingrich says he’s more inclined to run for president in 2012 than not to make a bid.
  • Bond stays active as he ends a long political career Sunday, December 12, 2010 @ 3:19AMFeisty and combative even at the end of his enduring political career, retiring Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri rates President Barack Obama as the worst of the five presidents he has served with.
  • Iowa caucus: Wide-open race means quiet start for GOP Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 11:18AMThe early pre-caucus cam­paign has been quiet by recent standards. The lack of a front-runner eases the pressure to start ramping up activities.