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Will Jon Huntsman's Jobs Plan Revive His 2012 Run?
Tweet Share on Facebook August 31, 2011 Comment (8)Still hanging by a thread—that is, 1.3 percent of the Republican primary vote in national polls—former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has to make some big, intrepid moves if he's going to build momentum and get Americans on his side before the primary season. The jobs plan he's announcing today might just get the ball rolling. And, if his campaign is to have any real hope of surviving through the primary season, it had better.
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Liberals Badger Obama on Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook August 31, 2011 Comment (1)The pressure is increasing on President Obama from the left. Sixty-eight self-styled "major progressive organizations" have sent an open letter to the White House urging him to outline "a serious jobs plan" in his speech to the nation next week.
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Obama Reaches Out to Black Voters
Tweet Share on Facebook August 30, 2011 Comment (8)President Obama is walking a tightrope to maintain his support among African Americans and at the same time avoid alienating white voters.
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Joke or Not, Bachmann's Irene Comment Damaging
Tweet Share on Facebook August 29, 2011 Comment (10)God gets dragged into politics so often, it's a shame the Almighty can't be reached for comment.
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Democrats Try to Undermine Rick Perry
Tweet Share on Facebook August 29, 2011 Comment (15)The Democrats are doing all they can to undermine Texas Governor Rick Perry as a credible Republican presidential candidate even though he has only been in the race for a couple of weeks.
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Ron Paul Takes on FEMA
Tweet Share on Facebook August 29, 2011 Comment (12)Presidential candidate Ron Paul's strategists say he doesn't pull his punches when talking about the excesses of the federal government. They aren't kidding.
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Obama Not Taking Any Chances Hurricane Irene Becomes His Katrina
Tweet Share on Facebook August 26, 2011 Comment (11)President Obama isn't taking any chances that his response to Hurricane Irene will be a repeat of President Bush's weak performance in dealing with Hurricane Katrina in the summer of 2005.
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Jon Huntsman Has 2012 Momentum in Media, If Not in Polls
Tweet Share on Facebook August 25, 2011 Comment (7)From his family's all-American, Annie Leibovitz photo spread in Vogue magazine to a prime-time CNN interview with Piers Morgan, 2012 presidential candidate Jon Huntsman's been popping up everywhere in the mainstream media these days. But, in recent public opinion polls, he's barely making a showing. In fact, the former ambassador to China is dead last among Republican hopefuls, according to the most recent RealClearPolitics polling average.
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Romney May Be Cutting Losses in South Carolina 'Snub'
Tweet Share on Facebook August 25, 2011 CommentGOP presidential contender Mitt Romney may already be cutting his losses in advance of the 2012 primary season. [See a cartoon gallery on the 2012 GOP presidential field.]
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Bachmann and Irene Approach Florida Simultaneously
Tweet Share on Facebook August 25, 2011 CommentAs one hurricane grazes Florida, another is going to hit it straight on. Michele Bachmann's campaign recently announced a weekend of stops in Florida, perfectly timed to coincide with the arrival of Hurricane Irene. The Minnesota representative has her first stop at Angie's Sub Shop in Jacksonville Beach on Friday afternoon, right around when the outer rings of Irene will be pelting the Florida coast with rain and high winds. [See photos of Michele Bachmann.]
