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GOP Rep Faces Major Roadblock After Campaign Hiccup

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 05.29.2012

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LANSING, Mich. -- U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan should have had an easy time knocking off a little-known opponent in the Republican primary ...

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GOP Rep. Taking Unconventional Action To Clean Up 'Mess'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.29.2012

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U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter (R-Mich.) announced Tuesday that he will run a write-in campaign for reelection to his seat, agreeing with Michigan's secretar...

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Problems Plague Former GOP Rep's Re-Election Chances

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.26.2012

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Thad McCotter, a former GOP presidential hopeful and the U.S. Representative to Michigan's 11th congressional district, may not have turned in enough ...

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GOP Candidate Quits Presidential Primary Race

Posted 11.22.2011

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Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) is terminating his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, The Detroit News reports. McCotter launche...

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Michele Bachmann Wins Straw Poll

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2011

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann emerged the winner in the widely-anticipated Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday. The conservat...

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Ames Straw Poll 2011: GOP Presidential Candidates Face Early Test

AP | MIKE GLOVER and PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 10.13.2011

AMES, Iowa — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea...

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LIVE UPDATES: GOP Candidates Go Head-To-Head In Iowa

Posted 10.13.2011

A test of conservative strength and a table-setter for next year's Iowa caucuses, the Ames Straw Poll is taking place in the Hawkeye State on Saturday...

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Thaddeus McCotter Goes Lo-Fi In Fundraising Ask

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.11.2011

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I don't have any idea how well Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) is going to do in this weekend's Ames Straw Poll -- though if the critical C...

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LATEST UPDATES: Ames Straw Poll Countdown

Posted 10.08.2011

The race for the Republican presidential nomination is heating up ahead of the Ames Straw Poll. A test of conservative strength, the table-setter for ...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For August 5, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.05.2011

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In an odd moment from this week, an eagle-eyed Taegan Goddard found a strangely pessimistic image on the RNC's website -- pessimistic, that is, from t...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For July 29, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.28.2011

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Hello, America. The Speculatron has been away on vacation for the past couple of weeks. But not much has changed, really, since we left. Mitt Romney a...

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GOP Presidential Candidates Answer Questions In 140 Characters

AP | By KEN THOMAS | Posted 09.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- You think presidential debates are challenging? Try limiting your answers to 140 characters. Six Republican presidential hopefuls trade...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For July 8, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.07.2011

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"It's a big day for early Pawlenty obituaries," wrote Ben Smith, citing articles from Neil King and our own Sam Stein/Jon Ward tandem, all of whom pro...

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Late Returns: Mitt Romney Will Skip One Of The Hundreds Of Debates Scheduled For 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.21.2011

Jonathan Martin reports that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will take a pass on a July debate in Las Vegas, Nevada. That's bad news for Tuc...

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Who Will Be The 2012 GOP's 'Candidate-To-Be-Named-Later?'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.21.2011

Now that Jon Huntsman has jumped into the 2012 presidential fray, the GOP's field of candidates is firmer than ever. And yet, odds are that Huntsman's entry will not ameliorate the big problem faced by the GOP's 2012 candidates: Republican voters just aren't all that into them.

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Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

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If they were truly concerned about the economy, self-described fiscal conservatives like Boehner, Bishop, and King should have been the first to line up today in support of the mustang legislation.

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Dems Target 12 Republicans On Stimulus

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

CNN reports that a dozen House Republicans are targeted in a new House Democratic political campaign that criticizes them for opposing the $787 billio...

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Presidential Puncture Wounds

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.17.2011

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Animal experts can easily identify a couple common mistakes that people make around dogs, just by watching the video of Barney biting Decker.

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