Sunday, November 27, 2011

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Gingrich wins NH backing as Romney plugs along (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Washington. Newt Gingrich landed editorial endorsement of NH Union Leader Sunday Nov. 27, 2011, 45 days before GOP primary. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich landed the endorsement of New Hampshire's largest newspaper on Sunday while rival Mitt Romney earned a dismissive wave, potentially resetting the race in the state with the first-in-the-nation primary.

Gingrich coup: Endorsement from NH's largest paper (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Washington. Newt Gingrich landed editorial endorsement of NH Union Leader Sunday Nov. 27, 2011, 45 days before GOP primary. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - New Hampshire's largest newspaper on Sunday endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the 2012 GOP presidential race, signaling that rival Mitt Romney isn't the universal favorite and potentially resetting the contest before the state's lead-off primary Jan. 10.

Cain says harassment claims have affected support (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:44 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a rare moment of introspection Cain recently acknowledged that he thought the biggest misconception about him was that he was not serious. For an instant he seemed reflective, then he turned on the salesman's charm: 'I'm Herman Cain,' he said, grinning. 'And I'm not running for second.' (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain acknowledges slipping from the top tier of candidates while addressing accusations of sexual harassment and confusion about his policy stands.

In 2012 race, GOP candidates rely less on fill-ins (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 06:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2011 file photo, former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, left, gestures while speaking with Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in Manchester N.H. When they can't be in New Hampshire, Iowa and other early voting states, presidential hopefuls traditionally have sent others in their stead. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File)AP - At Mitt Romney's New Hampshire headquarters, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie played a time-worn shtick for the cameras, picking up a telephone alongside volunteers who were dialing undecided voters on behalf of the candidate they support.

Wisconsin governor campaigning early to keep job (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:46 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to the media at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Walker may not face a recall vote until next summer, but he's already campaigning to keep his job in the face of a major challenge by organized labor and the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)AP - Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker may not face a recall vote until next summer, but he's already campaigning to keep his job in the face of a major challenge by organized labor and the Democratic Party.

From 'Team of Rivals' to TR (Politico)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST

Politico - Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin offers a political model for Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign: Teddy Roosevelt.

Coming soon: the separated-at-birth hits (Politico)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 06:42 AM PST

Politico - A source sends over this unreleased Web video from Senate candidate Steve Welch of Pennsylvania, which asks if Democratic Sen. Bob Casey was “separated at birth” from President Barack Obama.

Turkey seeks to end Kurdish conflict (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:46 PM PST

AP - For a quarter century, defeating the Kurdish insurgency has been a pillar of Turkish state policy. Now, that's being called into question as the government takes stock of the fight's cost and its role in hampering Turkey's ambitions for regional leadership.

Is the tea party’s enthusiasm waning? Tea Party Patriots organizer answers [VIDEO] (Daily Caller)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 06:43 AM PST

Daily Caller - It's been over two years since the 9/12 march on Washington, D.C., and a year since the tea party movement helped change the balance of power in the nation's capital. But has the enthusiasm of the movement since waned?

It's Too Late for Sarah Palin to Reconsider (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:26 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | When former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin declined to run for president in this election cycle, the disappointment among her supporters was palatable. Undaunted, some Palinistas have put together an ad to run in Iowa.
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