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Newt Gingrich campaigning in Frederick
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is campaigning in Frederick ahead of Tuesday's primary.
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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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Election 2012: Santorum says convention would give him GOP nomination
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Rick Santorum said Monday his path to the Republican Party's presidential nomination counts on continued chaos in the field and a fractured GOP arriving at its nominating convention in late summer.
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Arizona, Michigan set for GOP primary battle
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Voters in Arizona and Michigan will head to the polls Tuesday to choose a Republican to run against President Obama this fall.
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CPAC: reaching the young, media-savvy
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At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., roughly half of the audience was under 30.
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White House hinting compromise on birth control
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On the campaign trail, GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich heaped new criticism on the president, with Romney accusing Obama of an "assault on religion" and Gingrich calling the rule an "attack on the Catholic Church."
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Florida primary day begins
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Republicans are heading to the polls today in Florida to choose their party’s nominee for president. Meanwhile, some of the candidates have already turned their attention to the next leg of the race.
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Mitt Romney widens lead in Florida polls
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The Republican presidential candidates will continue their last-minute search for votes today ahead of Tuesday’s primary in Florida, despite the fact that polls show Mitt Romney has a huge lead in the sunshine state.
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GOP candidates face off in final debate before Florida primary
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The Republican presidential candidates will face off tonight for one last debate before Tuesday’s primary in Florida. Polls show Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a tight race in the sunshine state.
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GOP candidates scramble for votes ahead of Tuesday's NH primary
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It’s the last full day of campaigning before Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire. The Republican presidential candidates are in for another busy day as they make a last-minute push for votes before tomorrow’s deadline.
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Iowa caucuses 2012: Romney wins by 8 votes over Santorum
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The Iowa caucuses were too close to call for several hours, but early Wednesday morning former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was declared the winner – narrowly beating former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum by just 8 votes.
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Iowa caucuses 2012: Voters head to polls in Iowa
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With just hours to go until tonight's hotly-contested Iowa GOP caucuses, many voters are still undecided as they participate in one of America's most influential political contests.
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Feisty Cain presses ahead with presidential bid
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His campaign rocked anew, a feisty Herman Cain claimed a "groundswell of positive support" from backers.
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Cain says he was 'falsely accused' of harassment
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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday he was "falsely accused" of sexual harassment while he led the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
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Dartmouth GOP debate to focus on jobs, economy
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They're coming to what is essentially his home turf - and they are ready to challenge Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney on the economy, the central issue to the former Massachusetts governor's campaign.
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House speaker says Fla. primary likely Jan. 31
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Florida is poised to hold its presidential primary on Jan. 31, a move that likely would mean an earlier start to the GOP nominating contests than what the national Republican Party had planned.
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Additional candidates may join GOP presidential race, says Priebus
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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says there's still time for additional candidates to join the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
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Romney, Perry face off in Republican debate
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Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sarcastically accused each other Thursday night of flip-flopping on Social Security and health care.
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