2012 Election
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ACLU sides with Rick Perry in Virginia ballot lawsuit
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The ACLU of Virginia filed a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging Virginia's ballot access law.
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POLITICO: New Hampshire primary live blog
Need up-to-the-minute information on today's New Hampshire primary? Our partners at Politico are live-blogging from up north. Check out the live blog for the most recent developments.
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Romney raps Obama in SC; GOP rivals pile on in NH
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Romney's GOP rivals kept up an anti-Romney drumbeat in New Hampshire, hoping to chip away at his support and slow his momentum.
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2012 New Hampshire primary: Mitt Romney looks to solidify status
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The newly recast field finds Mitt Romney reaching for a decisive victory in New Hampshire to solidify his status as the putative Republican front-runner.
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Rick Perry's Virginia lawsuit adds Gingrich, Huntsman, Santorum
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U.S. District Judge John Gibney on Wednesday granted a motion by Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman Jr. and Rick Santorum to intervene in the lawsuit.
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Michele Bachmann suspends her campaign
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Bachmann said she had no regrets about running and will continue to fight for the causes she emphasized during the campaign, including to overturn President Barack Obama's "socialist policies."
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Michele Bachmann cancels South Carolina trip, plans press conference
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Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann canceled her campaign trip to South Carolina on Wednesday after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses.
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Iowa Caucus: GOP field still fluid
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In a fluid race that has elevated and then discarded a dizzying assortment of front-runners, many of Iowa's GOP voters still hadn't settled on a favorite candidate just hours before they cast the first ballots of the 2012 presidential contest.
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2012 Iowa caucuses: Mitt Romney says he'll win, then backs off prediction
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Mitt Romney on Tuesday backpedaled a bit from his earlier prediction of a first-place finish in the Iowa caucuses as he made his final pitch to voters here
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No clear winner day before Iowa caucus
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With a day to go before the Iowa caucus, the GOP field is still fluid. ABC7's Scott Thuman is in Des Moines.
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Iowa caucuses reach home stretch as contest winds down
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It's the last full day of campaigning before the caucuses that kick off state-by-state voting in the fight to pick a Republican to challenge President Obama next fall.
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Obama ending vacation, readying for re-election
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After more than a week out of the spotlight, Obama plans to make his presence in the campaign quickly known.
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Iowa caucuses: GOP race gets nasty as contest nears
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In a state whose Midwestern civility usually extends to politics, the Republican presidential campaign has become a reflection of the crowded GOP field and the volatile race to emerge as the Republican challenger to President Obama.
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Iowa caucuses: Mitt Romney returns for final push toward Jan. 3
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With just four days to go until caucus day, Mitt Romney is looking at Iowa with optimism while Newt Gingrich gets choked up recalling his late mother's struggle with depression and mental illness.
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Newt Gingrich ballot lawsuit filed by Virginia attorney
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A Virginia attorney and tea party activist is seeking to have Newt Gingrich's name placed on the state's Super Tuesday primary ballot.
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Perry loses round 1 in Virginia ballot battle
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry lost the first round Thursday in his bid to have his name added to Virginia's Republican presidential primary ballot as a judge scheduled a hearing on the challenge after the ballot is printed.
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Romney making push in Iowa
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Mitt Ronney on Thursday announced an aggressive schedule of campaign events for the days leading up to next week's caucuses.
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Iowa caucuses draw near as GOP race reaches breakneck pace
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With still no clear front-runner in the race to become the 2012 GOP candidate for president, the candidates are stumping throughout Iowa as the pivotal Jan. 3 caucuses await.
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