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Paul Ryan defends ‘the morality of the free enterprise system’
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) suggested on Sunday that anything corporations do is moral as long as they follow the law. Fox News host Chris Wallace asked the House Budget Committee chairman if Republican presidential candidates should be criticizing each other over the way they made their money and handled their…
Republican attack-ads dominate Florida airwaves
ORLANDO, Florida — Florida’s television and radio airwaves are being bombarded with political attack-ads funded by Republican presidential hopefuls and their backers in such numbers that it is difficult to escape them. Targeting Latinos, the elderly, and followers of the ultra-conservative Tea Party, the ads all have the same goal:…
Cain endorses Gingrich
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has endorsed Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination in 2012. At a campaign event at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida, it was announced that a “surprise guest” was in the audience. The former Godfather’s Pizza CEO appeared…
Watchdog group calls for federal investigation of Romney’s financial disclosure
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has called on the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) to refer Mitt Romney to the Department of Justice for having filled an inaccurate campaign disclosure form last year. In a letter (pdf) sent on Friday to the acting director of the OGE, the…
Polls show Gingrich falling behind Romney in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary. The White House contenders courted Florida’s sizable Hispanic vote,…
Sources say Ron Paul signed off on racist newsletters
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has consistently denied having written — or even read — the inflammatory racist and anti-gay remarks that went out under his name in newsletters he published in the early 1990s. Although numerous associates agree that Paul does not hold racist views, however, it appears that…
Ron Paul skips Florida, targets Nevada, Minnesota, Colorado
By Grace Wyler As Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney sling mud across the Sunshine State, another candidate has been markedly absent from the Florida barnstorming this week. Ron Paul — the libertarian demigod who briefly captured the media’s attention earlier this month — has once again faded into political oblivion after his disappointing fourth-place finish…
Ron Paul: ‘The welfare system helps the wealthy’
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul wants to abolish all income taxes — but he says he’ll have to completely destroy the “welfare system” to do it. During CNN’s Republican debate in Florida on Thursday, moderator Wolf Blitzer asked Paul if he agreed with the tax policies that former President Ronald…
Romney forgets attack ad that he approved
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he doesn’t coordinate with the super PACs that support him, but apparently he doesn’t coordinate with himself either. During the CNN-hosted debate in Florida on Thursday, the former Massachusetts governor couldn’t remember an ad attacking Newt Gingrich, even though he approved it and his…
Obama courts swing voters as polls tick up
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Boosted by rising poll numbers, US President Barack Obama courted swing-state voters Thursday, after offering a disdainful critique of his potential Republican general election foes. Obama, driving home the theme of his State of the Union speech — a call for a fair economy to restore…
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