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Romney appears headed for another victory in Nevada

GOP Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney goes into the Nevada caucuses…

Newt Gingrich’s latest — and most blatant — hypocrisy

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the Republican bomb…

Romney’s clueless remarks about the poor is a major gaffe

GOP Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, fresh off victory in the…

Romney takes Florida but the race is far from over

Mitt Romney, as the polls predicted, took the Florida primary…

As Florida votes, Newt scrambles, Mitt cruises

With his campaign back on cruise control, a confident Mitt…

Romney showing strength on eve of Florida primary

A battered and bruised Newt Gingrich continued to slip in…

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How Ron Paul used racist newsletters to wipe out debts, get rich

Texas Congressman Ron Paul left the House of Representatives at the end of 1984 deeply in debt, owing $765,000 to various creditors, some of whom threatened to take…

January 29, 2012 / 30 Comments / Read More

Gingrich sugar daddy under investigation for corrupt practices

A casino mogul, under investigation for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, is the largest single contributor to the Presidential hopes of former Speaker of the House…

January 26, 2012 / 14 Comments / Read More

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Romney appears headed for another victory in Nevada

GOP Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney goes into the Nevada caucuses Saturday with as much as…

February 3, 2012 / 6 Comments / Read More

Newt Gingrich’s latest — and most blatant — hypocrisy

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the Republican bomb thrower who turned dissension into…

February 2, 2012 / 6 Comments / Read More

Romney’s clueless remarks about the poor is a major gaffe

GOP Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, fresh off victory in the Florida primary, planted his Gucci-clad…

February 2, 2012 / 8 Comments / Read More

Romney takes Florida but the race is far from over

Mitt Romney, as the polls predicted, took the Florida primary by double digits, posting a…

February 1, 2012 / 7 Comments / Read More

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Romney, Gingrich square off in second Florida debate

GOP Presidential frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich sparred with each other in the second pre-Florida primary debate Thursday night with disputes over immigration, housing and their personal…

January 27, 2012 / 8 Comments / Read More

Obama’s State of the Disunion

President Barack Obama rewrote history in real time Tuesday night, telling the nation that most, if not all, the problems this country faces were inherited and everything would…

January 25, 2012 / 34 Comments / Read More

Romney goes after Gingrich

Wounded GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney went on the attack in the latest Republican debate Friday night, calling former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich an influence peddler…

January 24, 2012 / 4 Comments / Read More

Stopping Gingrich is job one

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney went on the attack against former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich Sunday, telling a Florida rally that the man who beat him…

January 23, 2012 / 10 Comments / Read More

Giffords leaving Congress

Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head in Tucson last year, is leaving Congress to concentrate full time on recovering from her injuries. “I have more…

January 22, 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More

Romney will release tax returns

Former Massachussets Gov. Mitt Romney, humbled by an unset loss to Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina GOP Presidential primary, said Sunday he will release his tax returns…

January 22, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

What now for Republicans?

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich‘s thumping of pre-determined frontrunner Mitt Romney in South Carolina’s GOP primary Saturday has party leaders expressing concerns in conference calls and…

January 22, 2012 / 9 Comments / Read More

Derailing the Romney Express

Are Republicans so determined to put a right-winger at the top of their Presidential ticket that they will nominate anyone — including a serial adulterer with serious ethics…

January 21, 2012 / 11 Comments / Read More