Days before the U.S. military commitment in Iraq ends, President Barack Obama has thanked American forces who served in the nearly nine-year-long conflict. The president visited Fort Bragg, North Carolina to welcome returning troops and express the country’s gratitude. “So as your Commander In Chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, I am [...]
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December 15, 2011
December 13, 2011
Mitt Romney challenges Rick Perry to $10,000 bet in GOP debate
December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Mitt Romney challenges Rick Perry to $10,000 bet in GOP debate 11 Dec 2011 In a moment during Saturday’s GOP debate in Iowa that The Fix’s Chris Cillizza called a “rare but likely costly unforced error,” former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney challenged Texas Gov. Rick Perry to a $10,000 [...]
December 11, 2011
US Republicans Debate in Iowa
U.S. Republican presidential candidate hopefuls held a debate Saturday in the central U.S. city of Des Moines, Iowa – the state that will hold the party’s first nominating event in less than a month. Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, has recently emerged as the front-runner in the race. [...]
December 5, 2011
Herman Cain ends bid for Republican presidential nomination
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain announces the suspension of his 2012 bid for the White House, saying ‘false and unproved’ sexual accusations have made it impossible for him to carry on. Cain’s departure leaves the race a contest between former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and surging rival Newt Gingrich
December 4, 2011
Cain Quits US Presidential Race
Former pizza magnate Herman Cain has decided Saturday to suspend his bid to become the U.S. Republican presidential nominee following allegations of sexual harassment and infidelity. Cain was greeted with loud cheers and music as he stepped out of his campaign bus in Atlanta holding his wife’s hand. Cain arrived at the event at what [...]
November 24, 2011
Gingrich gambles on immigration
23 November 2011 Last updated at 15:52 GMT Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Newt Gingrich on illegal immigrants during the Republican security debate New Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich has risked his recent poll gains with a moderate stance on immigration in the latest TV debate. The former House of Representatives [...]
November 23, 2011
Gingrich in TV debate spotlight
23 November 2011 Last updated at 00:45 GMT Mr Gingrich (right) has recently caught up – and passed – Mr Romney in some polls The eight Republican presidential hopefuls are due to lock horns in their 10th TV debate at 2000 EST (0100 GMT). The debate will focus on national security, but questions are likely [...]
November 15, 2011
Ex-boyfriend backs Cain accuser
14 November 2011 Last updated at 23:56 GMT Recent opinion polls suggest the allegations against Herman Cain could be taking their toll The former boyfriend of a woman who accuses Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of groping her has corroborated her story. Speaking at a news conference, Victor Zuckerman said Sharon Bialek told him Mr [...]
October 28, 2011
Rick Perry may pull out of Republican debates
The Texas governor, Rick Perry, may skip some upcoming Republican presidential debates, his campaign says, after he saw his frontrunner status fizzle out after a string of poor performances. A decision to sidestep a campaign staple could cause other Republicans to bow out of the more than half-dozen face-offs scheduled between now and the first [...]
October 9, 2011
Herman Cain: Pizza boss, radio host, ballistics expert, minister. President?
He is the latest Tea Party favourite to burst through in the increasingly heated race for the Republican presidential nomination and see their poll numbers rocket them to frontrunner status. However, unlike previous rightwing darlings such as Texas governor Rick Perry and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann, wealthy businessman Herman Cain, 65, can claim to be [...]
October 6, 2011
Herman Cain becomes a GOP favourite – but the hard work starts here
When Herman Cain steps onto the stage at the Values Voter Summit at a Washington DC hotel on Friday, he will face a task that very few observers ever thought possible: how to cement his position as a Republican frontrunner? For the former chief executive of Godfather’s Pizza is riding high at or near the [...]
October 6, 2011
Sarah Palin ponders political future as GOP candidates await endorsement
Sarah Palin is hoping to be a major powerbroker in the Republican party – in spite of opting against joining the 2012 presidential election race. Within hours of finally bringing to an end the year-long speculation over whether she would stand, she said candidates fighting for the Republican presidential nomination were contacting her office seeking [...]
October 6, 2011
Sarah Palin will not run for president in 2012
Sarah Palin has ended her year-long tease of American conservatives by finally announcing she will not be joining the presidential race. In a letter to supporters, Palin said: “After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for president of the United States. “When we [...]
September 23, 2011
GOP presidential debate: Rick Perry struggles in the spotlight
Texas governor Rick Perry struggled to reply to his critics in the latest debate between Republican contenders, revealing an Achilles heel that is undermining his march towards the party’s presidential nomination. As in the two previous debates since he entered the race, Perry’s hesitant performance saw him bested on stage by his main rival, former [...]