Fact check: GOP debate's history flubs
CBS News
If Hollywood moguls were looking for Republican allies to support their position on anti-piracy, former Sen. Rick Santorum is their only hope among the remaining GOP presidential hopefuls. The former Pennsylvania senator was the lone candidate to The usual — comment when I feel like it, quit when I get bored. [7:05 CST] Candidates introduced. [...]
Read More2012 South Carolina GOP debate liveblog
Washington P
4:44PM When Ed Driscoll reminded me this afternoon that there was another GOP debate tonight, the first thing I said was a string of obscenities so offensive, my monitor now displays whites as a kind of sickly yellow. But then We've had like a million debates this year. But it's no hyperbole to say that [...]
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 MoreMarianne Gingrich, Newt's ex-wife, says he wanted 'open marriage'
Washington P
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in 1999 asked his second wife for an “open marriage” or a divorce at the same time he was giving speeches around the country on family and religious values, his former wife, Marianne, told The Washington Post on ABC News is out with this preview and some excerpts from its hotly [...]
Read MoreNewt Gingrich asked for 'open marriage,' former wife says
Boston.com
No other Republican candidate expresses visceral, full-bodied disgust with President Obama quite like Newt Gingrich does. Otherwise Paul is no more legit than Rick Perry, who calls himself conservative after a career of crony capitalism, or Newt Gingrich, who calls himself conservative while he takes big dough from Freddie Mac and then lies about it, [...]
Read MoreFiscal Conservatives Discuss GOP Debate
NPR
By DAVID ESPO, ASSOCIATED PRESS Under heavy debate pressure from his rivals, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney defended his record as a venture capitalist, insisted he bears no responsibility for attack At last, days before what everyone in the media claims is the “final” primary contest before Romney's inevitable capture of the GOP nomination, we [...]
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 MoreNew Hampshire primary results: Is Jon Huntsman toast?
Christian Sc
By HOLLY RAMER, The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman vowed Tuesday to press on to South Carolina after finishing third in the New Hampshire primary on which he had staked his Huntsman criticizes the bailouts and proposes a breakup of Wall Street's biggest banks. Why isn't this guy leading the [...]
Read MoreHow 'dangerous' is Ron Paul to the Republican platform?
Christian Sc
A group of Ron Paul supporters are calling on CNN to remove the correspondent covering the candidate from her assignment, claiming that she is too biased against Paul. Dana Bash aroused the ire of the pro-Paul brigade on Monday, when her questions to By Tom Mendelsohn For followers of US politics, Ron Paul, a 76-year-old [...]
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