Elections
Santorum jumps into second place in delegate race
updated: 02/08/2012 12:48 p.m. Discuss
Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of victories that snapped his four-state losing streak.
Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado give Santorum wins
posted: 02/08/2012 5:38 a.m. Discuss
A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota’s Republican presidential caucuses with ease Tuesday night and was declared the victor in Colorado as well, raising fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney’s appeal among the ardent conservatives at the core of the party’s political base.
US closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to go
updated: 02/06/2012 11:24 a.m. Discuss
The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria.
On a roll, Romney wins Nevada, blasts Obama
posted: 02/05/2012 4:51 a.m. Discuss
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a secondstraight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.
Romney’s focus is Obama in Nevada
posted: 02/04/2012 4:51 a.m. Discuss
Presidential contender Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned Friday ahead of Republican presidential caucuses this weekend in Nevada, a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure rates.
Romney comment on poor roils race for White House
posted: 02/02/2012 4:49 a.m. Comment 1
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the nomination fight thus far has toughened him up for contests to come. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is regrouping after a significant loss and faces serious disadvantages in the next states to vote.
Super PACs give GOP buoy
posted: 02/01/2012 6:47 a.m. Discuss
Conservative super political action committees and other outside groups are helping Republicans close a fundraising gap with President Barack Obama, giving the eventual Republican presidential nominee a better chance at winning the money race by November, according to new disclosures Tuesday.
Romney scoops up Florida
posted: 02/01/2012 6 a.m. Comment 1
Mitt Romney won Florida’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday, re-establishing himself as the frontrunner for his party’s nomination in a race that rival Newt Gingrich has pledged to drag on for months.
Romney leads Gingrich in early Florida returns
posted: 01/31/2012 7:01 p.m. Discuss
With 38 percent of the precincts counted, Mitt Romney has jumped to a commanding lead in Florida’s Republican presidential primary, the biggest test so far in an increasingly negative race against Newt Gingrich.
Florida Republicans head to polls
posted: 01/31/2012 11:16 a.m. Comment 1
Florida Republicans voted Tuesday to decide who gets the state’s 50 delegates, the biggest prize yet in the Republican presidential nomination contest.
After endorsing Gingrich, Cain says Romney OK, too
posted: 01/31/2012 6:51 a.m. Discuss
Fresh off campaigning for Newt Gingrich in Florida, former candidate Herman Cain says he also would be comfortable supporting Mitt Romney if he’s the one who wins the Republican presidential nomination.
Challenger passes Crawford in fundraising
posted: 01/30/2012 11:10 a.m. Discuss
Campaign finance reports show Republican Congressman Rick Crawford trailed a Democratic challenger in fundraising during the last three months of 2011, but that Crawford has more money in the bank for his re-election bid.
Romney says Florida primary is ‘going our way’
updated: 01/30/2012 11:15 a.m. Comments 4
A confident Mitt Romney said Monday the Florida primary is breaking his way and urged voters to send Newt Gingrich “to the moon.” Gingrich claimed he’s gaining ground and will stay in the race until summer.
Reagan cohorts go to bat for rivals
posted: 01/28/2012 4:34 a.m. Discuss
Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich stepped up their attacks the day after a contentious debate in Florida, each dispatching allies to tarnish the other’s credibility and conservative credentials.
Debate reheats Romney-Gingrich dueling
posted: 01/27/2012 6:17 a.m. Discuss
Picking up where their last debate left off, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich resumed battling Thursday night over personal integrity and the tenor of their respective campaigns, each accusing the other of unfair character attacks.
