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Rick Santorum makes a timely VH1 reference and Mitt Romney says happy totally normal Christmas.
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As Mitt Romney inched closer to the Republican nomination, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich considered fusing their campaigns, according to new revelations from a Santorum advisor. The plan never came to be — but it doesn't matter. It wouldn't have worked.
Rick Santorum makes a timely VH1 reference and Mitt Romney says happy totally normal Christmas.
In last debate before the Iowa caucuses, Gingrich and Bachmann fight over abortion while Ron Paul does his best to anger every single foreign policy hawk in America.
The editors of the National Review have some good news -- conservatives are unified in what policies they want enacted, and the White House is winnable -- but there's also some bad news: Republican voters are on the verge of nominating a guy who will fail at one or both those things.
Donald Trump has fallen so far that on Friday Rush Limbaugh discussed the idea, brought by a caller, that the reality star and momentary Republican kingmaker is actually President Obama's "Trojan horse."
If the Republican presidential candidate is to beat President Obama, he or she can't just win over Americans with the power of words or some bipartisan proposals -- there has to be a connection made on a deeper, gut level, even a hormonal level.
The Republican presidential candidates, addressing the Republican Jewish Coalition forum, struggled to find a way to distinguish their foreign policy ideas from President Obama's without saying something like, "Osama bin Laden should still be alive." But they still had a few ideas.
Michele Bachmann, who's been lagging in the polls recently, got some people's attention late yesterday by naming potential running mates should she win the GOP nomination.
The draw of all these Republican debates is the chance to see how the candidates act unscripted, and Tuesday night we learned that under pressure, some forget their name while others spill state secrets.
The Republican presidential primary debates have shaped the race a lot this year, but mostly in one way: making candidates not named Mitt Romney look bad. Tonight they take on foreign policy.
Tonight's Republican primary debate in Detroit will be about the economy, which means it will give Herman Cain a chance to talk about something other than how tall various women are. Plus: our liveblog starts around 7 p.m.
There are other candidates in the Republican presidential race besides Herman Cain, and they are doing things other than denying they had anything to do with leaking his sexual harassment story.
Social issues have been mostly ignored nationally this year as Congress and presidential candidates fight over government spending, but on the state level, the fight over sex hasn't gone away.
The complaint among commentators that there have been too many Republican debates seems to have evaporated after Las Vegas.
Despite Western roots and Mormon heritage, he's being crushed by Romney in the state
"When you look at someone ... look at who they lay down with at night"
The former senator still seeks respect, and a share of the conservative vote for president
The wives -- and one husband -- each offer a quality the candidate lacks
The GOP candidate earned $239,000, pushing his earnings above $1 million
Continuing the tradition of tasteless audience participation at GOP debates, jeers for an active-duty soldier
He gave rambling answers and stumbled over even his best attack lines
Nine Republicans debate Social Security, immigration, Israel, and everything else
Florida voters are especially interested in two issues Romney thinks Perry is weak on
After long touting its algorithm-run search, the company now says they're also opinions
Pawlenty vs. Bachmann; Paul vs. Santorum; Palin vs... herself?
Romney, Bachmann, Pawlenty have a chance to change perceptions
President Obama has seen his popularity dip significantly in the pivotal swing state
Savage (humorously) threatens to give Santorum another "Google problem"
Chuck Todd calls the $582,348 "embarrassing"
Republicans are pretty close to being all pledged-out
But her belief that homosexuality is "part of Satan" won't hurt her that much in Iowa
The race to be the first to concede the Republican primary is on
As Chris Wallace learned, Michele Bachmann is not a "flake"; she's a "wacko"
Gingrich, Bachmann, Santorum, Perry are appealing to minority voters
What GOP 2012 candidates are looking to prove tonight
The social conservative goes after Obama on foreign policy, Paul Ryan on Medicare
Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, and New Gingrich will be among the debaters
He's set to make the announcement in Pennsylvania a week from Monday
Sources tell Fox, "They are doing this"
No one's quite sure what the potential presidential candidate is going to say
Santorum, Pawlenty, pizza baron--Obama can take them all
There were some awkward moments, but the crowd loved at least one of them
It's a strong indicator that both are running for president in 2012
The debate can be fun even if stars like Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee won't show
Wife of likely Republican candidate Rick says the Lord wants him to run
The first debate of the primary campaign is on Thursday and will be sparsely attended
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson, pro-weed legalization, announced his candidacy
Herman Cain says he wants to prevent Sharia law from creeping into our government
Republicans mostly attack Obama for delaying action
We read the tea leaves: Newt's now waffling, Huckabee's stock took a hit, and no questions about Romney
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