Rick Santorum takes an ax to one-time ally Newt Gingrich
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Rick Perry drops out, endorses Newt Gingrich. APA diagnostic changes "would put an end to the autism epidemic." Ron Paul misses pro-life forum in order to vote down debt ceiling increase. FBI shuts down Megaupload. New Gingrich is in no position to talk about family values or ethics, says Mike Lupica. I t is not [...]
Read MoreRick Santorum takes an ax to one-time ally Newt Gingrich
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New Gingrich is in no position to talk about family values or ethics, says Mike Lupica. I t is not so much that Newt Gingrich, one of the great phonies in the history of presidential politics, acts as if he is smarter than everybody else. CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Ron Paul campaign put out a [...]
Read MoreWhat doomed Rick Perry's campaign
CNN
19 (Bloomberg) — Mitt Romney's path to the Republican presidential nomination grew rougher today when Rick Perry dropped out of the party's contest to throw his support behind Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum was certified as first-place finisher in CNN political analyst Paul Steinhauser is reporting that Texas Governor Rick Perry is telling supporters that [...]
Read More'Right to work' opponents urge a public vote
Indianapolis
Indiana's House of Representatives are set to decide whether voters should make the call on contentious right-to-work legislation. John Nicols traces the origins of right-to-work legislation to the Jim Crow era, when Southern states acted to prevent unions from fighting against segregation. When the Congress of Industrial Organizations launched If won, the vote will make [...]
Read More'Right to work' opponents urge a public vote
Indianapolis
The Indiana General Assembly resumes Tuesday, with House lawmakers taking up a contentious labor bill. The Republican-led measure would prohibit unions at private companies from collecting mandatory union Toward the end of his right-to-work pitch, Daniels relayed an allegory about two politicians written in 1861. One Democrat and one Republican go to Kentucky to settle [...]
Read More'Right to work' opponents urge a public vote
Indianapolis
(Indianapolis, Ind.) – As a vote in the Indiana House looms on making Indiana a right to work state, a group of Republicans are launching attack ads against the proposal. Called Lunchpail Republicans, the group is going after Governor Daniels' change (Indianapolis, Ind.) – As a vote in the Indiana House looms on making Indiana [...]
Read MoreJon Huntsman to Drop Out of Presidential Race
Wall Street
Jon M. Huntsman Jr. told campaign advisors today that he intends to drop out of the 2012 GOP race, one week ahead of the South Carolina primaries. He will endorse Romney, according to The New York Times. That should Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, after a less-than-expected third place finish in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, [...]
Read MoreStephen Colbert announces run in South Carolina presidential primary, hands …
Fox News
Sounds like he might! LOLz! Last night, Stephen Colbert transferred his Super PAC to Jon Stewart, in an effort to open up the possibility of a presidential run. Here´s what Stephen had to Stephen Colbert sat down with Rock Center Special Correspondent Ted Koppel to talk about his Super PAC. While joking with Koppel, Colbert [...]
Read MoreStephen Colbert: Thank You, God Bless You and God Bless Citizens United
ABC News (bl
According to New York Times reporter Brian Stelter, late-night host Stephen Colbert announced on his program that he is transfersing his super PAC to Jon Stewart. After dropping significant hints earlier this week, Stephen Colbert made it official last night on The Colbert Report: He's entering the Republican presidential primary in his home state of [...]
Read MoreA primer on tomorrow's New Hampshire primary
msnbc.com
NBC's deputy political director Mark Murray has a closer look at the NH primary. In 2008 didn't then Senator Obama, head into NH with a double digit lead over Hillary? One thing about NH voters, they usually hand us a January 'surprise'. NBC's deputy political director Mark Murray has a closer look at the NH [...]
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