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Mitt Romney

A confident Romney says path ahead is 'very good'

10:03 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Fresh from his decisive Florida primary victory, Mitt Romney said this morning the combative attacks he traded with rival Newt Gingrich were "helpful" and will make him tougher.

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Romney favored in Florida

1:48 PM, Jan 31, 2012

But Newt Gingrich is having none of that talk. Outside a polling place today, he said the race won't be decided until summer -- unless Romney drops out.

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No letup on Gingrich by Romney before Florida vote

8:40 AM, Jan 31, 2012

Mitt Romney is anticipating polls opening in Florida Tuesday with the enthusiasm of a candidate who's surged back into front-runner status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Swing States poll: Romney and Obama tied

9:58 AM, Jan 30, 2012

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney essentially ties Barack Obama in the nation's key battlegrounds, a USA TODAY/Gallup Swing States survey finds, while rival Newt Gingrich now trails the president by a decisive 14 percentage points.

GOP presidential race shows Tea Party's limits

8:52 AM, Jan 27, 2012

The Tea Party faithful who have seen their favorite candidates disappear in recent months and have been shown the limits that the movement can have on a presidential race.

Scottie Mayfield

Scottie Mayfield considers 3rd district GOP run

5:05 PM, Jan 25, 2012

The president of Mayfield Dairy, Scottie Mayfield, said he could be a Republican candidate for Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District seat.

Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary.

Gingrich leads Romney in national poll

3:15 PM, Jan 24, 2012

Gingrich now has 31% support from registered Republican voters in the Gallup daily tracking poll, compared with 27% for the former Massachusetts governor.

Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary.

Showdown in Florida after Gingrich victory revamps GOP race

8:45 AM, Jan 23, 2012

In the wake of a South Carolina stunner, a revamped Republican presidential race moves to a showdown in Florida between Mitt Romney, scrambling to regain his footing, and Newt Gingrich, hoping to take advantage of momentum from his big win.

Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry speaks during a Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University, Auburn Hills, Michigan

Perry ends campaign, endorses Gingrich

12:57 PM, Jan 19, 2012

"I believe Newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country," Perry said at a news conference in South Carolina, just two days before the state's primary.

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Super PACs saturate South Carolina with attack ads

8:45 AM, Jan 19, 2012

- The commercials run non-stop: Newt Gingrich is savaged as an ethically challenged politician who teamed with up Democrat Nancy Pelosi on global warming. Mitt Romney is condemned as a greedy corporate raider who slashed American jobs in his heartless chase for profits.

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A smaller field and sharper tone in South Carolina debate

9:00 AM, Jan 17, 2012

The major Republican presidential hopefuls gathered for their 16th televised debate Monday night in a field that was smaller in size - former Utah governor Jon Huntsman had suspended his campaign a few hours earlier - and sharper in tone as time seems to be running out to stop front-runner Mitt Romney.

Obama to again accept nomination in football stadium

8:52 AM, Jan 17, 2012

The Charlotte Observer is reporting that Obama will accept the Democratic nomination at Bank of America stadium in downtown Charlotte, N.C., the home of the Panthers NFL football team.

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Two for two: Can Mitt Romney be stopped for the nomination?

9:30 AM, Jan 11, 2012

There is time, Romney's opponents say, although perhaps not much.  To be precise, another 10 days to unleash a barrage against the front-runner and persuade conservatives to coalesce around an alternative who then could carry the South Carolina primary.

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Romney wins New Hampshire primary

8:23 PM, Jan 10, 2012

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.

Bachmann quits race, says she'll fight for issues

11:43 AM, Jan 4, 2012

Michele Bachmann is quitting the Republican presidential campaign, saying she's "decided to stand aside" in the wake of her sixth place finish in the Iowa precinct caucuses.

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