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Serious cash: Stephen Colbert's Super PAC raises more than $1 million

The super PAC is officially titled “Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,” but the donation announcement includes that it is “considering changing it again to John Colbert Cougar Super MellenPAC.” Top executives at Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs and other financial houses tied to Mitt Romney have poured millions of dollars into a Super Pac that [...]

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Florida primary results: Romney most 'electable,' but GOP base still wary (+video)

TAMPA (Reuters) – Mitt Romney was on his way to winning the Florida Republican presidential primary on Tuesday as partial results showed him with a sizable lead over Newt Gingrich, his closest rival for the party's nomination to challenge President TAMPA (Reuters) – Mitt Romney was on his way to winning the Florida Republican presidential [...]

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Hicks: Colbert's super PAC nets $1 million — who's laughing now?

By Richard Ellis, Getty Images Satirist Stephen Colbert, who started his own PAC as a comment on lax campaign finance laws, rallies with former GOP candidate Herman Cain at the College of Charleston on Jan. 20. Super PACs, or political action Tuesday is the day for the so-called Super PACS to file an annual report [...]

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Florida primary: Mitt Romney wins decisive victory

TAMPA (Reuters) – Mitt Romney was on his way to winning the Florida Republican presidential primary on Tuesday as partial results showed him with a sizable lead over Newt Gingrich, his closest rival for the party's nomination to challenge President The cable news channels are predicting Mitt Romney has won the Florida primary. Former US [...]

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Marco Rubio Calls For GOP to Chill on Immigration Rhetoric

Marco Rubio's endorsement would be a big get for any of the presidential contenders ahead of the Jan. 31 Florida primary — if only he were the giving kind. The freshman senator, who has ties to GOP presidential front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Marco Rubio's endorsement would be a big get for any of the [...]

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Marco Rubio Calls For A Shift In Rhetoric On Immigration

David Adams at Reuters probably thought his attack piece full of half-truths and a few outright lies about the finances of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would be. Marco Rubio — the popular Florida Republican who has been brought up as a possible GOP Vice-Presidential candidate — was on CBS This Morning on Thursday, and addressed [...]

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Florida GOP debate: Newt's no-show

By DAVID ESPO, ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich in a fast-paced campaign debate Thursday night, ridiculing the With just 5 days to go until the Florida primary, the four remaining Republican presidential candidates face off in yet another debate tonight. The action starts at [...]

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Republican Debate Focuses on Latinos and Immigration

CNN, Republican Party of Florida and Hispanic Leadership Network Debate Jacksonville, FL Participants: Ron Paul, Rich Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Mitt. 'I think that is a path of national decline and I am for America being a great country, not a country in decline,' he added to cheers at the final Republican debate before Florida's key [...]

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GOP debate: Five things to watch for

The debate, which was considered part of the "Rock Center" news magazine, had the second-highest total number of viewers — 7.4 million — from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.. Students learned to adjust as CNN's bus rolled in and crews started taking over the auditorium to turn it into a debate hall. "All of the [...]

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Saul Alinsky: His political influence exhumed

By Justin Bank If you're watching any Republican debates this political cycle (and there are plenty of opportunities, with a debate seemingly every week), you've probably heard one name pop up over and over again: Saul Alinsky. Saul Alinsky is pictured WASHINGTON — GOP White House hopeful Newt Gingrich constantly — the latest time on [...]

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