Live from Des Moines, it’s Saturday night – and welcome to live-blogging coverage of the GOP presidential debate in Des Moines, as Mitt Romney takes off the gloves against Newt Gingrich. That’s our hope at least – although when Mitt Romney takes the gloves off it’s usually to reveal yet another pair of gloves underneath. [...]
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December 11, 2011
November 1, 2011
Herman Cain: first appearances after sexual harassment allegations – live
9.00am: The Republican frontrunner, Herman Cain, is being challenged by allegations of “sexually suggestive behaviour” by former staff. Politico, the Washington DC political news site, reports that Cain was at the centre of complaints from at least two female employees during his time as head of the National Restaurants Association. In response, the Cain campaign [...]
October 27, 2011
October 4, 2011
Chris Christie news conference live
2.22pm: Washington DC beltway wisdom seems to be that Mitt Romney now has a lock on the Republican nomination now, based on no Chris Christie, plus polls showing Rick Perry sinking like a stone. A good debate performance by Perry this month could change all that. In the meantime, it might be more fun watching [...]
