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Republicans rally around Romney after charges of 'vulture capitalism'
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An array of Republicans and conservatives - including some of Mitt Romney's sharpest critics - rushed to the GOP presidential front-runner's defense Thursday to counter efforts to paint the former venture capitalist as a job-killer.
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South Carolina TV already awash in GOP attack ads
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Even before the race turned south, roughly $3 million had been spent in South Carolina, with more than half of it coming from a pro-Rick Perry super PAC called Make Us Great Again.
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Economy easily top concern among NH primary voters
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As of 7:30 p.m., POLITICO was reporting Mitt Romney in the lead with 35.3 percent of the votes, Ron Paul was second with 26.8 percent and Jon Huntsman was third with 14 percent of the votes.
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Rebecca Cooper and Gordon Peterson report live from New Hampshire
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Greetings from New Hampshire! The sky is clear and the candidates are out in full force, stumping for ever-possible votes before the Tuesday primary.
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GOP showdown: Rivals try to derail Romney express
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On ABC tonight, the expected verbal fireworks began early as GOP contestants are trying to derail the Romney express train in the first debate since the Iowa caucuses shot Rick Santorum into contention.
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Va. GOP chair seeks dismissal from Perry, et al. lawsuit
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Virginia GOP Chairman Pat Mullins is asking a federal court to dismiss him as a defendant in Rick Perry's legal bid to be included on the state's presidential primary ballot.
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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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Gingrich: African-Americans should demand paychecks, not food stamps
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Thursday he is willing to go before the NAACP and urge blacks to demand paychecks, not food stamps.
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GOP candidates look ahead to New Hampshire
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The New Hampshire primary is just six days away and the GOP candidates are already looking ahead.
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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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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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Fate of GOP hopefuls rests with undecided voters
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Underscoring the unpredictability of the race, a new poll shows that a remarkable 41 percent of likely caucus-goers say they were undecided or still might change their minds.
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Politico: Des Moines Register poll shows Romney ahead, with Santorum surging
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Politico reports that Mitt Romney now holds the lead in Iowa with 24 percent, according to the new Des Moines Register poll released Saturday night. Ron Paul is in second place at 22 percent, but Rick Santorum is mounting a surge and comes in third with 15 percent.
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Gingrich, Bachmann, Huntsman, Santorum join Perry in seeking to get on Va. ballot
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On Saturday, lawyers for Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum joined Rick Perry in asking the State Board of Elections and the Virginia GOP to be added to the ballot.
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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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