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5 best books by 2012 presidential hopefuls
Here are the 5 books by 2012 presidential hopefuls that we like the best – and why.
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Election 101: Ten questions about Newt Gingrich as a presidential candidate
The former speaker is a masterful strategist with a brilliant political mind. But a rocky marital record and a penchant for flame-throwing may jeopardize his candidacy.
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Why Florida's Latino Republicans tilt toward Mitt Romney
The question of who wins Florida's Republican Latino vote could determine who wins the Florida primary Tuesday. Polls show Mitt Romney in front, but Newt Gingrich is not out of it.
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Tea Party Tally
How Newt Gingrich won over the tea partyAs opponents and the Republican establishment turn on former House speaker Newt Gingrich, he's getting a lifeline of support from a constituency he has ambitiously courted: the tea party.
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Romney changes strategy after poll shows campaign flagging
Republicans aren't buying Romney's chief argument: that his private-sector, outside-Washington background makes him a better candidate than does Gingrich's three decades in the capital. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, also has been unable to persuade Republicans he's more conservative than Gingrich.
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The Vote
Mitt Romney vs. Newt Gingrich: making 'moderate' a dirty wordModeration is no virtue, at least when it comes to the brewing battle between Republicans Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich over who is more deserving of the label conservative.
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5 best books by 2012 presidential hopefuls
Here are the 5 books by 2012 presidential hopefuls that we like the best – and why.
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Monitor Breakfast Q&A: Newt Gingrich
After reassuring reporters "the reports of my campaign's death were highly exaggerated," former House Speaker and current candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination Newt Gingrich told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast that, among other things, Republicans needed to win the debate over Medicare or risk creating "for Obama the Harry Truman moment of coming back and winning by being against us."
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Election 101: Ten questions about Newt Gingrich as a presidential candidate
The former speaker is a masterful strategist with a brilliant political mind. But a rocky marital record and a penchant for flame-throwing may jeopardize his candidacy.
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Government shutdown 2011 avoided with 11th-hour budget deal
Approaching a midnight deadline Friday night, House, Senate, and Obama administration came to agreement on a budget, avoiding a government shutdown. But tough political fights remain.
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Presidential election 2012: Can Newt Gingrich overcome his negatives?
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is expected to announce this week the formation of an exploratory committee for the 2012 presidential election, a first step toward a full-fledged campaign.
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Speaker-to-be John Boehner: More confrontation or a hint of compromise?
After a House Republican landslide, presumptive Speaker John Boehner will have to handle a wounded President Obama and tea party lawmakers emboldened by their success. In a Monitor interview, Boehner suggests ways that he might be able to bridge the gap between the two.
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Activist groups, distrustful of candidates, push for pre-election pledges
Many grass-roots activists want candidates to sign pledges to, say, undo health-care reform. Will such pledges tie lawmakers' hands later, or improve accountability?
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Want votes? First, candidates in Election 2010 must make a pledge.
Grass-roots groups, mostly on the right, insist that House and Senate candidates in Election 2010 make specific pledges, before giving their thumbs' up. Spending cuts and repeal of the federal health-care law are often on the pledge list.
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Stefan Karlsson
Republican déjà vuThe new 'Pledge to America' has many echoes of 1994's 'Contract with America,' including built-in projections of gridlock.
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Tax VOX
Republican 'Pledge': slightly smaller government and much bigger deficitsThe Republican 'Pledge to America' offers vague promises and zero fiscal responsibility.
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Vox News
GOP's Pledge to America has lots of new ideas, or does it?On The Daily Show Thursday, comedian Jon Stewart examines the Pledge to America and experiences déjà vu.
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Republicans unveil Pledge to America, but where was Paul Ryan?
Rep. Paul Ryan has emerged as the Republicans' rising star on fiscal issues. His absence from the Pledge to America unveiling added to a sense of disappointment among some conservatives.
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GOP's Pledge to America laced with 'tea party' slogans
Economically, the GOP's Pledge to America, released Thursday, is aimed at small businesses, repealing health-care reform, for example. But the document is also a clear pledge to 'tea party' supporters: You can trust us.
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The Vote
Bill Clinton tells Obama: 'Embrace people's anger, then make your case'Former President Bill Clinton has been all over the media, dispensing advice to President Obama ahead of what looks to be a dreadful election for Democrats. He is speaking from experience.
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Chapter & Verse
"A Pledge to America": the latest in a long line of political protest pamphlets"A Pledge to America" has its roots in an American tradition of a literature of political grievance.
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The Vote
House GOP's 'governing agenda': a 2010 Contract With America?House Republicans are set to release a 'governing agenda' Thursday, outlining their priorities should they take control after the 2010 election.
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The Reformed Broker
Six autumn outliers: What surprises could we see this fall?Six predictions for possible (but unlikely) events that might hit the economy in the coming months.
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The mood on Main St. as midterm elections loom
Eagle, Colorado, a town struggling to surmount recession, offers a window into why America seems so sullen heading into what could be a hinge moment in politics.
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Can the GOP dominate in November with 'Just say no'?
Probably not. Two of the GOP's most senior elected officials – Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham – said Sunday their party needs an agenda attractive to voters critical of both parties.
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Why GOP's predicted gains in midterm elections might be short-lived
A new poll suggests that the Republican Party is actually viewed less positively than the Democratic Party. That doesn't mean the GOP won't make gains in midterm elections. But it does mean Americans will likely give Republicans little time to make an impact.
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'Tea party' Contract From America: Real plan or bumper sticker?
Dismantle health-care reform, stop pork, and protect the Constitution are three of 10 election priorities in the 'tea party' movement's Contract From America, to be unveiled Thursday.
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