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Mike Huckabee Reconsiders Running in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentHe said back in May that he wasn't going to run ,but now former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee looks to be joining the seemingly ever-expanding group of GOP politicians pondering last minute bids for the White House.
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Annual Gifts to Treasury are Miniscule
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentMaybe he can turn a drop in the bucket into a drop and a half.
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Al-Awlaki Death Likely Won't Help Obama Re-Election
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentPresident Obama stands to gain even more credibility for being tough on terrorism because of the U.S. air strike that killed radical Islamic leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen today. But the successful mission probably won't do much to help Obama's re-election prospects because Americans are no longer as concerned about terrorism as they used to be.
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Biden: Voters Can Blame Obama for the Poor Economy
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 Comment (13)Vice President Joe Biden hadn't been making much news lately, but that changed yesterday.
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Polls Show Electorate Could Go Either Way in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 Comment (6)A new wave of survey research is providing valuable insight into the political climate and the prospects for President Obama holding onto his job in next year's election.
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Will Gingrich's 'Contract with America' for 2012 Beat Cain's Plan, Romney's?
Tweet Share on Facebook September 29, 2011 Comment (3)Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the latest Man With the Plan in the 2012 GOP contest. Today, he submitted his "21st Century Contract with America" to join former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's 59-point jobs plan and former Godfather's Pizza magnate Herman Cain's 999 economic plan as the latest attempt to differentiate a candidate as the one with the idea to best take the nation into the future.
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3 Reasons for Michele Bachmann Fans to Be Optimistic
Tweet Share on Facebook September 29, 2011 Comment (7)Michele Bachmann may have peaked too early. After winning the Ames Straw Poll, the Minnesota congresswoman has fallen off the radar and into the lower tier of candidates, alongside Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman. Could she still nab the nomination? It seems like a longer shot than ever, but here are three reasons for Bachmann's supporters to stay positive:
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Obama is Finding it Tough to Engage Core Constituencies
Tweet Share on Facebook September 29, 2011 Comment (1)His latest bid to rally African-Americans, Hispanics, and others with direct appeals and harsh attacks on Republicans hasn't quieted the dissenting voices. And this indicates how much difficulty Obama will have in trying to increase the motivation of those groups to match the extraordinary level of support he enjoyed in 2008.
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Axelrod Predicts 'Titanic Struggle' for Obama 2012 Re-election
Tweet Share on Facebook September 28, 2011 Comment (4)David Axelrod, President Obama's chief strategist, made some waves yesterday when he predicted a "Titanic struggle" to get Obama re-elected in 2012.
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Long and Winding Road for GOP Presidential Nomination
Tweet Share on Facebook September 28, 2011 CommentRepublican strategists are increasingly convinced that their presidential nominating process will be an extended fight, with candidates rising and falling on a regular basis. "The merry-go-round continues to spin and no one knows where it's going to stop," says a senior GOP adviser who is not aligned with any candidate.
