September 2011
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Bachmann can’t look to Congress for endorsements,... →
“We are good friends. I hope we remain good friends,” Rep. Steve King of Iowa said—another suggestion that when he announces his endorsement decision, it probably won’t be for Bachmann. “I expect that will be the case.”
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Codename: Cornbread
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will roll out his new book, “This Is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House,” next week. Alex Pappas from The Daily Caller snagged an copy and drops some fun details:
1. Call me “Cornbread.”
If elected president, Herman Cain wants his Secret Service codename to be “Cornbread.”
2. Cat’s game
Before...
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“Zack Martini, the 11-year-old from Springfield, N.J. who asked New Jersey Gov....”
– Sixth-grader who asked Christie for campaign advice loses class election
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Can Europe’s debt crisis be contained? →
Until now, many Americans have largely tuned out Europe’s debt crisis. Its causes are complicated, it’s happening somewhere else, and we’ve got enough of our own economic problems to worry about, thank you very much.
But Americans may not be able to disregard the crisis much longer. Europe’s leaders met in Washington over the weekend, trying to devise a plan to finally...
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House passes measure to avoid government shutdown,... →
The House of Representatives early Friday morning passed a continuing resolution to fund the government and avoid a looming shutdownafter the first attempt to pass a resolution failed. But Senate Democrats are strongly opposed to the new measure.
“The bill the House will vote on tonight is not an honest effort at compromise. It fails to provide the relief that our fellow Americans need as...
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Johnson got his ‘dog poop’ line from a friend’s... →
Of course he did.
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WatchIt’s still the Mitt Romney vs. Rick Perry show—but this time, the Texas governor looked a little shaky.
In their third debate in the last two weeks, Perry and Romney clashed repeatedly at Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate in Florida, each seeking to gain ground in an increasingly tumultuous 2012 primary race.
Perry strongly defended his stance on Social Security,...
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Candidates begin three-day Sunshine State marathon
Over the next 72 hours, nine presidential candidates and thousands of Republican activists will descend on Orlando, Fla. for a series of events that will include a debate, a conservative conference and a straw poll to compete for the attention of what has become one of the most important swing states in the nation.
The debate, co-hosted by Fox News and Google, will kick off the Florida marathon...
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WatchChris Christie gives campaign advice to 6th grader:
At a town hall in Union Township, N.J., Martini asked Gov. Chris Christie for some guidance. Christie offered four points of advice:
1) Get a group of friends to tell other people they’re supporting you. 2) Ask people for their vote. Don’t tell them to vote for you. “That’s powerful when you do that.” 3) Have...
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“The race for the Republican nomination is increasingly becoming a two-man race...”
– Perry leads Romney in new 2012 poll, as Bachmann fades | Yahoo! News
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Searching for Mr. Right: Some Republicans unhappy...
When Rick Perry joined the Republican presidential race in August, the Texas governor was billed as a potential savior, the candidate who would finally satisfy the members of the party who were unhappy with the 2012 field.
But Perry’s late entrance hasn’t pleased everybody. Mitch Daniels, the Indiana governor who decided against a presidential campaign earlier this year, tells the New...
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President to unveil $3 trillion deficit-cutting... →
On Monday morning, President Obama plans to reveal his proposal to cut the federal deficit by more than $3 trillion over 10 years, in part by establishing a new minimum tax for the nation’s highest earners, news outlets report.
The president is expected to introduce the “Buffett Rule” to end tax rates for millionaires that are lower than those for middle-class Americans. (The...
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“A new Bloomberg News poll released Friday finds that a third of Americans...”
– Poll: A third of Americans believe Clinton would’ve been a better president
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The 6 most wanted Republican endorsements for the... →
From Barbour to DeMint … we rank them
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“This clear rebuke of President Obama’s policies delivers a blow to...”
– Republican Turner wins Anthony Weiner’s New York seat | The Ticket - Yahoo! News
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Was Rick Perry suffering back pain during last...
Rick Perry seemed a bit off his game during last night’s Republican presidential debate in Florida. Was he was suffering from back pain?
That’s what Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka, a journalist who has watched Perry more closely than anybody, thinks.
“He looked uncomfortable, his face was strained, his combativeness was muted,” Burka writes. “He looked to me...
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We're live-blogging the CNN/Tea Party Express... →
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Tim Pawlenty endorses Mitt Romney →
Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota who dropped out of the presidential race last month following a poor showing at the Ames Straw Poll, referred to Romney as a “turnaroud person” who possesses valuable experience growing businesses and jobs. “His experience in the private sector amongst these candidates is unmatched,” Pawlenty said of the 2012 field.
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Seriously, internet
Where are the animated gifs of Perry-as-piñata?
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'I kind of feel like the pinata here at the party'
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry last night attempted to make 2012 a two Republican race:
Within the first 10 minutes of the debate, the two men took aim at one another. Perry, in his first debate appearance since joining the race three weeks ago, trashed Romney’s record on job creation and health care reform in Massachusetts.
Romney, in turn, slammed Perry as a career politician who has...
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“Everyone should be free enjoy the unique pleasures of poking, stalking and...”
– The Bachmann Family Needs to Step Up Their Social Media Game
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Bachmann loses two top campaign staffers
Ed Rollins is stepping down as Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign manager, while deputy campaign manager David Polyansky is leaving the Minnesota congresswoman’s team. The senior departures from the Bachmann campaign come as new polling indicates that the candidate is losing ground to Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the Republican primary race.
Rollins confirmed the news, first...
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“The economy added no net jobs in August—an even worse performance than had...”
– Economy added no net jobs last month | The Lookout - Yahoo! News
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