Paul Ryan accepts Republican vice presidential nomination
August 30th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Tampa, Florida, Aug 30 (IANS) Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan has accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination, saying time is running out to solve America's fiscal problems, but they ... Read more...
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Front-runner Romney wins Republican primary in Illinois
March 21st, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by BNO News
CHICAGO, Illinois (BNO NEWS) -- Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential primary in Illinois on Tuesday, defeating former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and gaining more than 40 delegates in ... Read more...
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Romney faces tough fight in deep South (Lead)
March 13th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 13 (IANS) Ahead of Tuesday's Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi in the deep South to pick up the party candidate to challenge President Barack Obama, leading ... Read more...
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Romney faces tough fight in deep South
March 13th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 13 (IANS) Ahead of Tuesday's tough Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi in deep South to pick up the party candidate to challenge President Barack Obama, leading ... Read more...
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Obama’s approval ratings hit new low
March 13th, 2012 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 13 (IANS) Amid rising gas prices, President Barack Obama's Obama approval rating has plunged to 41 per cent in a new poll putting a question mark on ... Read more...
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Super Tuesday: Contenders share spoils
March 7th, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Republicans appeared headed for a long bruising fight to pick up their nominee to challenge President Barack Obama in November with rivals sharing the spoils ... Read more...
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Republican presidential hopefuls target Obama
February 21st, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Two leading Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are training their guns on President Barack Obama as they woo conservative voters ahead of ... Read more...
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Romney coasts to second victory in a row
February 5th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney coasted to a sweeping victory in Nevada caucuses, his second consecutive win in the Republican nomination contests for the right ... Read more...
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Romney thumps Gingrich, regains momentum
February 1st, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) With a thumping win in the Republican primary in Florida, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has cemented his front-running status for the right to challenge ... Read more...
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Republicans send Obama over the moon (Washington Newsletter)
January 29th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) One promised the moon, the other "fired" him for the loony idea and the man they hoped to challenge in November lowered his lofty vision ... Read more...
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US presidential hopeful promises moon base by 2020
January 26th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A US Republican presidential hopeful has promised to build a moon base by 2020 if he becomes the next US president in the November poll.Newt ... Read more...
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Gingrich wins key Republican primary in South Carolina
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) In a stunning turnaround, former House speaker Newt Gingrich won a crucial Republican party primary in South Carolina, which has an Indian American governor Nikki ... Read more...
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Huntsman quits US presidential race
January 17th, 2012 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) US Republican candidate Jon Huntsman Monday announced to quit his presidential bid while endorsing his one-time rival Mitt Romney.Huntsman, the former Utah governor and ... Read more...
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Michele Bachmann ends White House bid
January 5th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann Wednesday announced the end of her bid for the White House after coming in a distant sixth in the Iowa ... Read more...
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Latinos still back Obama over Republicans
December 29th, 2011 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) US Latinos continue to support President Barack Obama though they are unhappy with the administration's harsh deportation policy, a survey says.Fifty-nine percent of Latinos disapprove ... Read more...
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Obama trails in swing states: Opinion poll
December 14th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) In a dozen key swing states across the United States, Democratic President Barack Obama is trailing his two leading Republican rivals hoping to challenge him ... Read more...
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Am I appeaser? Ask Osama Bin Laden, says Obama
December 9th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) In an unusually feisty, blunt response to opposition Republican charges that he is engaged in a foreign policy of "appeasement," President Barack Obama simply snapped: ... Read more...
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Bobby Jindal endorses Rick Perry for president
September 13th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal has come out in support of Texas Governor Rick Perry for his Republican party's nomination to challenge President Barack ... Read more...
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Restore middle class, end ‘Washington games’: Obama
September 6th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Set to give a major speech on job creation, President Barack Obama has called for an end to "Washington games" and asked opposition Republicans to ... Read more...
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Republican lawmaker Pawlenty apologizes for cap-and-trade support
May 1st, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Potential Republican Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty has issued an apology for his past support for a cap-and-trade environmental policy.Former Minnesota Governor said that his past support for ... Read more...
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Ex-Massachusetts Governor Romney’s Nevada edge getting smaller
April 29th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 29 (ANI): Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney still holds a solid lead in Nevada, but that advantage has shrunk in recent months, according to a new poll.The survey out ... Read more...
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Even Republicans feel Trump has very little chances of reaching White House
April 27th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): Potential Republican candidate Donald Trump has very little chances of winning the 2012 presidential elections, according to a poll.According to a Gallup survey, nearly 64 percent of ... Read more...
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Most Americans can’t name single GOP candidate: Poll
April 21st, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Over 50 percent of Americans can not name a single GOP presidential candidate, according to a Pew Research Center survey.The survey revealed that 53 percent of Americans, ... Read more...
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Obama’s rating plunges, yet ahead of GOP rivals: Poll
April 20th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's job performance rating has fallen, but he still leads over other Republican rivals, according to Washington Post/ABC News poll.The survey of 1,001 adults ... Read more...
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Most Iowa Republicans say Obama wasn’t born in US: Poll
April 20th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr20 (ANI): Nearly 48 percent of Iowa Republicans claim President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, a survey has revealed.According to a survey conducted by Democratic firm ... Read more...
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Donald Trump feels that he has support from the blacks
April 15th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, April 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American real estate billionaire Donald Trump is confident that he enjoys a healthy relationship with “the blacks” and he hope that if he decides to run ... Read more...
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Obama announces 2012 re-election bid
April 5th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 5 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has announced that he make a bid for the White House again in 2012.In an e-mail to his fan base on Monday, Obama ... Read more...
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Palin’s favorability ratings drop to new low: Poll
March 17th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 17(ANI): A new poll has found that former US Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's favorability ratings among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have dropped to a new low.According to ... Read more...
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US Presidential wannabe Huckabee way ahead of Republican rivals: Poll
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3(ANI): A new poll has found that potential Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee continues to edge out his potential 2012 rivals in next year's Iowa caucuses.The Wall Street Journal/NBC ... Read more...
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Palin gets no vote in recent GOP straw poll
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.23 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has not received a single vote in a recent Republican presidential straw poll conducted in Minnesota's Beltrami County.Her performance was said to be ... Read more...
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Over 4 in 10 Republicans want better candidates to choose from
February 14th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): Over four in ten supporters of the Republican party (43 percent) have said that they would like to have a better field of potential candidates to choose ... Read more...
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Ron Paul wins Republican summit straw poll at CPAC
February 13th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): Texas Congressman Ron Paul has won the straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC, outpacing former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.Paul ... Read more...
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Over half of Americans think Obama will lose 2012 presidential re-election bid
February 9th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Over half of Americans are of the opinion that President Barack Obama will lose his 2012 re-election bid, a new CNN/ Opinion Research Corporation poll has found.CBS ... Read more...
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Palin would be a ‘great’ President: Romney
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb.3 (ANI): Former Republican Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has said that Sarah Palin would make a great president of the United States.Mitt Romney claims he isn't sure if he'll ... Read more...
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Ex-Governor Romney edging closer to announcing White House bid
January 27th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan.27 (ANI): Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is moving closer to another run for the White House, saying on Wednesday night that he is "looking at dates" to announce a ... Read more...
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