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GOP candidate Santorum to speak in northwest Ohio

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will add northwest Ohio to his state campaigning. GOP officials say Santorum will speak March 3 at the Lincoln-Reagan Day dinner More>>

Gingrich, Santorum head to Georgia

By SHANNON McCAFFREYAssociated Press ATLANTA — The campaign trail in Georgia is getting crowded. With less than three weeks left until the state's March 6 presidential primary, candidates in the topsy-turvy More>>

Romney names Gov. Haslam chair of Tenn. campaign

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named Gov. Bill Haslam his campaign chairman in Tennessee. The Romney campaign also announced Tuesday that it has gathered a full slate of 48 delegate candidates on the Tennessee ballot, led by former Gov. Winfield Dunn. More>>

Obama promotes steps to boost US trade

President Barack Obama on Friday called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas, standing in front of an enormous Boeing Dreamliner to summon a bright future for American manufacturing and exports. More>>

Obama raises $29 million for campaign, Democrats

President Barack Obama pulled in $29.1 million for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party in January, raising his total for this election cycle to about $250 million. More>>

Being a pill about the pill? Santorum vs US views

Most Americans don't share Rick Santorum's absolutist take on abortion. He's out of step on women in combat. He questions the values of the two-thirds of mothers who work. He's even troubled by something as... More>>

Maine GOP correcting caucus count mistakes

Maine Republicans are correcting mistakes and hope to release revised presidential caucus tallies by Friday. More>>

Obama and 4 GOP candidates file for Pa. ballot

Candidates for scores of public offices ranging from the state Legislature to the presidency lined up to file petitions Tuesday to qualify for the Pennsylvania ballot. More>>

Romney protest held outside Westminster dog show

A protest outside the Westminster dog show aimed at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney drew about a dozen demonstrators Tuesday, plus a few pooches. More>>

Maine GOP chairman says Romney wins caucuses
Updated: Saturday, February 11 2012 9:51 PM EST2012-02-12 02:51:23 GMT
Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says Mitt Romney has won the Maine caucuses by a slim margin, giving him a much needed boost following losses in three other contests in the past week
Romney edges Santorum in conservatives' straw poll
Mitt Romney has won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll of conservative activists.
Romney, Paul in snowy Maine for caucuses
Maine Republicans are wrapping up their caucuses with a snowy finish - snowy enough that at a caucus in Washington County had to be postponed.
4 GOP presidential candidates on NM primary ballot
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have earned a place on New Mexico's June 5 primary election ballot.
Santorum jumps into second place in delegate race
Former Sen. Rick Santorum has surged into second place in the race for delegates with wins in Republican presidential caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota.
Romney's bad day is Santorum's best in GOP race
A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota's Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questions about his ability to attract ardent conservatives at the core of the GOP political base.
Santorum wins Minn. caucuses, nonbinding Missouri
A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota's Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questions about his ability to attract ardent conservatives at the core of the GOP political base.
Rick Santorum's strategy pays off in Colorado
Colorado Republicans rewarded an insurgent religious conservative in presidential caucuses that showed the importance Christian activists hold in the state GOP.
Analysis: Romney losses show conservative woes
Mitt Romney just can't shake his difficulty attracting conservatives. And that reality is undercutting his effort to cast himself as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and prolonging a race that each day...
Santorum wins conservative hearts in Minn. caucus
Rick Santorum gave Minnesota Republicans the chance to prove they're just as socially conservative as their Iowa neighbors, and they responded by handing the Pennsylvania senator a caucus win that at least temporarily...

Santorum wins conservative hearts in Minn. caucus
Minnesota Republicans shook up the GOP presidential nomination race by handing socially conservative former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum a caucus win.
Colorado Republicans united only by Obama dislike
Colorado Republicans were divided on their presidential candidates Tuesday but united by a common conviction that the nation is headed in the wrong direction.
Romney intensifies fight for social conservatives
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shifted his focus from the economy to abortion, religious freedom and gay marriage in recent days, part of an intensified effort to win over social conservatives in states voting...
Santorum's gamble pays off
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum made a calculated decision a few weeks ago.
Paul says GOP result 'opens up the door'
By BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Republican Ron Paul said front-runner Mitt Romney's inability to brush back challenges in votes Tuesday "opens up the door" to him and others looking
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