Archive for January 1st, 2012

NH shift brings new dynamic to GOP contest (AP)

January 1, 2012
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MERRIMACK, N.H. – The political world shifts 1,300 miles east later this week.
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Romney’s chief Iowa rivals press electability (AP)

January 1, 2012
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DES MOINES, Iowa – With time running short, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and other Republican presidential contenders argued Sunday that they could beat President Barack Obama as they worked to persuade undecided Iowa Republicans aching to win the White House to choose them over chief rival Mitt Romney.
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Fate of GOP hopefuls rests with undecided voters (AP)

January 1, 2012
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LE MARS, Iowa – The volatile Republican presidential race in Iowa will come down to which way an enormous chunk of undecided voters breaks in the coming days.
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Bachmann plays gender card as Iowa GOP vote nears (AP)

January 1, 2012
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Desperate for a late lift in Iowa, Republican Michele Bachmann is increasingly stressing a distinction in the presidential field: She’s the only woman competing for the nomination.
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Romney would veto immigration "dream" act (Reuters)

January 1, 2012
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LEMARS, Iowa (Reuters) – Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said on Saturday he would veto a proposal granting U.S. citizenship to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children, a pledge that won hearty applause from Iowa conservatives he hopes to win over.
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Romney in position of strength in Iowa (AP)

January 1, 2012
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LE MARS, Iowa – Mitt Romney is the clear Republican front-runner in Iowa in the final days before the first voting in the 2012 presidential election. But that’s where the clarity ends in this unpredictable nomination race.
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