Romney Wins Maine Caucuses
Wall Street
Mitt Romney picked up a victory in the Maine caucuses Saturday to rounds of raucous applause, garnering 39% of the vote (2190 votes). Ron Paul finished second, with 36% (1996 votes). The Maine victory stems a state Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney greets voters at a Republican Caucus in Portland, Maine [...]
Read MoreCPAC 2012: Republican candidates speak on Day 2
Washington P
Bachmann told CPAC conference-goers that running for the presidency is one humiliating experience after another, but admits she did pick up some fun trivia during her run. The congresswoman says thanks to the campaign she now knows where John Wayne was WASHINGTON — The Conservative Political Action Conference drew crowds of protesters on Friday, as [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum looks to capitalize on sweep of GOP contests
Washington P
WASHINGTON — Bathed in the candlelight of a Romanesque Texas church and framed at the altar by golden stained glass, Rick Santorum told a group of Dallas-area pastors Wednesday that he saw no boundary between Rick Santorum again quietly delivered a shock to the Republican presidential nomination race Tuesday night by winning the Colorado and [...]
Read MoreDonald Trump Endorses Mitt Romney
TIME
by Gustavo Vieira on Thursday, February 2, 2012 8:10am – 0 Comments Celebrity businessman Donald Trump sure keeps himself in the news. Last year the billionaire flirted with a run for the Republican presidential nomination, and so fiercely contested Well, it happened. Donald Trump, a man who once (seriously) was the GOP front runner, has [...]
Read MoreTrump: Here's why I'm endorsing Mitt Romney
CBS News
Through Wednesday night, Newt Gingrich's camp was boasting that the Trump endorsement was headed its way. Donald Trump is a lot like gingrichsucking up all the attention he can get. He is a ridiculous man and I don't believe for one minute he is really endorsing Romney. He put it out that he was endorsing [...]
Read MoreVP Marco Rubio?: The man in demand
CNN
Money quote from Marco Rubio, who appeared on CBS This Morning: I've known speaker Gingrich a long time. I'm an admirer of his, he said. I think. Marco Rubio today, arguing that, the senator “has had significant financial problems that could keep him from passing any vetting process as a potential vice presidential choice…” Unfortunately, [...]
Read MoreHow Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary
CBS News
GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich on Saturday greeted voters at a fast-food, drive-thru window in Anderson, SC (Jan. 21) (/CBS News) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area Moments after the polls closed in South Carolina, the networks called the primary for Newt Gingrich. The exit polls show Gingrich [...]
Read MoreObama's State of Union must strike a balance on Congress
Los Angeles
Click here Obama's State of the Union: Jobs, re-election time Originally published: January 21, 2012 4:47 AM Updated: January 21, 2012 1:57 PM By The Associated Press BEN FELLER (AP White House Correspondent) (AP) — Vilified by the Republicans who WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, in the first glimpse of his keynote State of [...]
Read MoreObama's State of Union must strike a balance on Congress
Los Angeles
The White House has scheduled online opportunities to ask questions of Administration officials in the days following the President's address to the nation. WASHINGTON — President Obama and two top White House advisers held a conference call with state and local officials Friday evening, previewing the themes of his State of the Union address and [...]
Read MoreMarianne Gingrich, Newt's ex-wife, says he wanted 'open marriage'
Washington P
By Andrea Morabito — Broadcasting & Cable, 1/19/2012 10:57:48 AM ABC News has decided to air its interview with Newt Gingrich's ex-wife Marianne Gingrich on Wednesday's Nightline and a portion on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. Battley, not Gingrich, had requested a divorce months earlier, according to Jackie Gingrich Cushman, the couple's second daughter. [...]
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