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Gingrich: I would call Palin for advice
During an appearance Wednesday on CNN, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggested he would ask former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be member of his Cabinet if he was elected President of the United States. “I don’t want to suggest anything,” he said. “We haven’t talked about anything at all.…
Romney gets confronted about his opposition to the Dream Act
GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney received a stern question from an unexpected source Tuesday evening. While coming out of an event in New York City, Romney encountered an immigrant named Lucy who asked him about his stance on the DREAM Act. “Are you going to support the DREAM Act?” she…
Romney hiding millions in dozens of secret offshore accounts: report
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been hesitant to disclose his tax records and personal finances, and now it might be clear why: the former Massachusetts Governor has hidden tens of millions from the U.S. Treasury in secret offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands, according to ABC News. Offshore accounts…
Colbert polling at 13 percent nationally
Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert has quickly gained traction with voters across the United States after he announced he was exploring a possible presidential run. A recent survey (PDF) by the Democratic-affiliated Public Policy Polling (PPP) firm found that in a hypothetical race against Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican…
Romney hits back at Gingrich ahead of key vote
ROCK HILL, South Carolina — Republican White House hopefuls brawled Wednesday ahead of this state’s key nominating primary, with frontrunner Mitt Romney pounding his chief conservative threat, Newt Gingrich. At a campaign rally in Spartanburg, Romney mocked Gingrich’s claims to have helped create jobs during his time in Congress, saying…
Court won’t add Perry, Gingrich to Virginia ballot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An appeals court on Tuesday rejected a request by candidates Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich to be added to the Virginia ballot in the state’s March 6 Republican presidential primary election, saying they knew the rules and failed to qualify. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and congressman…
White House ups tax pressure on Romney
WASHINGTON — The White House Tuesday cranked up pressure on Republican front runner Mitt Romney to release his income tax records, as Democrats built a pre-election case against the millionaire former businessman. Romney is facing fire from top rivals for the Republican presidential nomination over his failure to so far…
Turkey condemns slam by Rick Perry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey condemned as “unfounded and inappropriate” on Tuesday comments by Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry that the country is ruled by Islamic terrorists and questioning whether it should remain in the NATO alliance. Perry, the governor of Texas, also said during a Republican debate in South Carolina…
Ron Paul: Dept. of Transportation only needs ‘one guy and a computer’
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul doesn’t want to abolish the Department of Transportation, but he said on Tuesday that the agency really only needed “one guy and a computer.” During a town hall event in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the Texas congressman made the case for “user fees” for national parks…
Gingrich on Obama: ‘I want to knock him out,’ not just ‘bloody his nose’
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich used a violent metaphor on Tuesday to refer to the nation’s first black president. During a town hall event in Florence, South Carolina, a supporter complimented the former House Speaker for having “fire in the belly.” “We’ve got to bloody Obama’s nose,” the man said.…
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