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  Romney Wins Florida Primary

  Posted 7:17 PM 1/31/2012 by Associated Press

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mitt Romney won a commanding victory in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding from defeat a week earlier and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Despite the one-sided result, Newt Gingrich vowed to press on. "Thank you FL!" an (More)

  
  

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  Perry Fundraising Plummeted as Campaign Faltered

  

  Posted 2:04 PM 1/31/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Rick Perry's final 2011 fundraising totals are in - and they show donors turning away from him in droves as his campaign for president faltered. The Texas governor raised barely $2.9 million between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, after raking in more than $17 million in just (More)

  
  

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  Florida Primary Voting Underway

  

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  Posted 11:30 AM 1/31/2012 by Associated Press

  MIAMI (AP) - While polls gave Mitt Romney strong odds to win Florida's Republican primary, some voters said Tuesday they weren't all that enthusiastic about their ballot choices. Romney entered the day as the heavy favorite over Newt Gingrich in Florida's winner-take-all primary (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Romney Credits Change in Tactics for Florida Surge

  

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  Posted 12:09 PM 1/30/2012 by Associated Press

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Looking for a convincing win, a confident Mitt Romney said Monday the Florida primary is breaking his way and urged voters to send Newt Gingrich "to the moon." Gingrich claimed he's gaining ground and will stay in the race until summer. "You can sense that (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Minority Groups Call April 3 Primary Unrealistic

  Posted 11:42 AM 1/23/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Minority groups that claim Texas' new political maps are unfair and have asked a three-judge panel to take their time drafting new maps. Monday's court filing contradicts Republican leaders, who have urged the court to create new congressional and legislative maps (More)

  
  

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  Supreme Court Throws Out Texas Electoral Maps

  Posted 2:12 PM 1/20/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday threw out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The decision ultimately could affect control of the U.S. House of Representatives and leaves the fate of Texas' April primaries unclear. The justices (More)

  
  

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  Perry Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Gingrich

  

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  Posted 10:55 AM 1/19/2012 by Associated Press

  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South Carolina primary. "Newt is not perfect, but (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Perry Abandoning Bid, Backing Gingrich

  

  Posted 9:31 AM 1/19/2012

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will abandon his presidential bid and endorse Newt Gingrich, two Republican officials said Thursday, a move coming just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary as Republican front-runner Mitt Romney struggles to fend off a challenge from (More)

  
  

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  Jon Huntsman Quits Presidential Race

  

  Posted 10:49 AM 1/16/2012 by Associated Press

  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Jon Huntsman has dropped out of the GOP presidential race and has endorsed Mitt Romney. Huntsman said the former Massachusetts governor gives the Republican Party its best shot at defeating President Barack Obama in the November general (More)

  
  

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  Perry Appeals Judge's Ruling on Va. Primary Ballot

  Posted 5:29 PM 1/15/2012 by Associated Press

  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry is appealing a federal judge's refusal to add him and three other candidates to Virginia's Republican presidential primary ballot. In a filing on Sunday with the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Perry's attorneys requested (More)

  
  

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  Mitt Romney Wins New Hampshire GOP Primary

  

  Posted 7:19 PM 1/10/2012 by Associated Press

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney is the winner of the New Hampshire primary, adding to his win in Iowa last week. The dual victories establish Romney as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination. The early returns from a little more than 10 percent of the (More)

  
  

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  Perry Tweets, 'Here we come South Carolina'

  

  Posted 12:09 PM 1/4/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A determined Rick Perry announced Wednesday he will not abandon his presidential campaign despite a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. "And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State. ... Here we come South Carolina!!!" the Texas governor wrote on (More)