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Cain disagrees with House GOP on FEMA funding
Fresh off of winning the Florida GOP straw poll, Herman Cain appeared on CNN’s American Morning Monday to discuss his sudden momentum in the presidential race, as well as the current battle on Capital Hill over disaster relief funding. Asked by host Carol Costello if he agreed with the House…
Cain disagrees with House GOP on FEMA funding
Fresh off of winning the Florida GOP straw poll, Herman Cain appeared on CNN’s American Morning Monday to discuss his sudden momentum in the presidential race, as well as the current battle on Capital Hill over disaster relief funding. Asked by host Carol Costello if he agreed with the House…
Japan scare grows over radiation-tainted beef
A scare over radiation-tainted beef in Japan spread on Monday as more cows from seven farms in the Fukushima region were found to have been trucked across the country after eating contaminated straw. The 411 cattle, from the same prefecture as the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, were sent to…
Romney won’t participate in Iowa test vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will not participate in a key test of strength in the early voting state of Iowa in August, his campaign said on Thursday. Romney is the front-runner in some polls for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. He made the strategic decision…
Congressional Republicans not happy with 2012 slate: report
Congressional Republicans are grumbling that they don’t see a frontrunner for their party’s 2012 nomination, nor do they particularly like any of the current candidates. “Everybody’s looking for a Ronald Reagan, and they don’t see one,” Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.) told Politico. Few Republicans have voiced their intention to run,…
Ron Paul chastises at GOP conference: Conservatives ‘like the empire’
Texas Rep. Ron Paul proved once again Saturday that his politics continue to divide the Republican Party.…
Fox News scrambles to discredit CPAC after Ron Paul wins presidential poll
Update at bottom: Paul tells CNBC he’s “leaning to being undecided” Remember the big conservative conference Fox News has been hyping over the past 10 days? The Conservative Political Action Conference’s presidential straw poll, a key marker of the mood among conservative voters, apparently didn’t mean anything to the network.…
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