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Election 2012: GOP hopefuls vie for Wisconsin, Maryland, D.C. primary votes
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The Republican presidential candidates are looking for last-minute votes ahead of Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C.
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Santorum: Wisconsin vote will send 'strong signal'
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Rick Santorum says his presidential campaign will continue even if he loses the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday.
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President Bush to endorse Mitt Romney
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Former President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston.
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Newt Gingrich cuts staff, vocuses on GOP convention, report says
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In the midst of running in a distant third to Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, Politico reports that Newt Gingrich is laying off one-third of his campaign staff and cutting back his campaign schedule.
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Rick Santorum wins Louisiana primary , but fight still tough against Romney
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Santorum's victory does not change the overall dynamics of the race. He still dramatically lags behind Romney in the hunt for delegates. But it underscores a pattern: Romney still struggles among the GOP's conservative faithful, especially in the South.
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Election 2012: GOP hopefuls vie for Illinois primary win
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Presidential hopefuls are vying for votes Tuesday in Illinois as the residents in the prairie state get their chance to weigh in on the race for the White House.
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Mitt Romney wins Puerto Rico; Illinois, Louisiana up next
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Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island. More competitive contests are up next, this week in Illinois and Louisiana.
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Puerto Rico GOP primary to take place
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Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are campaigning in next-up primary states of Illinois and Louisiana, while Puerto Ricans get their say in picking the GOP's presidential nominee.
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Santorum devises long-shot strategy to block Romney
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Rick Santorum's strategy comes down to this: prevent Mitt Romney from winning enough delegates to arrive at the GOP convention with a mandate and persuade delegates to ignore election results in their states.
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Puerto Rico primary: Rick Santorum says 'Learn English' for statehood
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GOP candidate Rick Santorum said that he supports the idea of self-determination when it comes to Puerto Rican statehood, but he said that the island would have to adopt Engilsh as its official language.
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Santorum eager, Romney dismissive, defensive as GOP race turns to Puerto Rico
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"If we keep winning races, eventually people are going to figure out that Gov. Romney is not going to be the nominee," said Santorum, eager to build on Tuesday's unexpected victories in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Election 2012: Alabama, Mississippi and Hawaii primaries set as Romney seeks Southern support
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Voters in Alabama, Mississippi and Hawaii will cast their votes in the Republican presidential race Tuesday. For frontrunner Mitt Romney, it could be another crucial day as his tries to prove his appeal to conservatives.
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Martin O'Malley, Bob McDonnell debate jobs, GOP campaigns
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On "Meet the Press," Md. Gov. Martin O'Malley said the GOP candidates have been "pandering to the extreme right-wing ideologues." Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell accused Democrats of trying to shift attention away from lackluster job numbers.
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Alabama, Mississippi primaries next up for GOP candidates
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After GOP front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum split nomination contests in Kansas and Wyoming on Saturday, the focus for all four remaining candidates turns to the Deep South this week.
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Santorum wins big in Kansas, Romney takes Wyoming
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Santorum cuts into Romney's lead, taking 33 of 40 delegates in Kansas. But Romney still has a big lead with 454 delegates to Santorum's 217. Newt Gingrich has 107, Ron Paul 47, according to an AP tally.
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HBO: A star is born on 'Game Change' named Sarah Palin
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The film doesn't question Palin's worthiness as a candidate so much as the cynical strategy for choosing her: The campaign needs a rock star to compete with the electrifying Democratic hopeful, Barack Obama. "Game Change" premieres tonight on HBO.
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Mitt Romney faces challenges in South
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In a region where the evangelical vote is important, some are skeptical about Mitt Romney's Mormon faith.
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Super Tuesday 2012: Results of Tuesday's races
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Mitt Romney has won Ohio's Republican presidential primary, narrowly defeating Rick Santorum in the most critical and hard-fought contest of Super Tuesday.
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