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2012 Presidential Race : Opinion Brief
At the last debate before the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich received a standing ovation for denouncing the media.

The GOP debate: Did Gingrich stop Romney's coronation?

Newt Gingrich aced the final debate before the South Carolina primary — but does he have enough momentum to beat Romney in the voting?

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
Mitt Romney greets supporters during a rally in Charleston, S.C.: Thursday's Republican debate will likely see some sparring between Romney and Newt Gingrich.

Thursday's 'make-or-break' South Carolina debate: 4 key questions

Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul will take the stage in Charleston to make one last pitch before Saturday's critical primary

2012 Presidential Race : Winners and Losers
Newt Gingrich's impressively fiery performance at Monday night's debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., may have some Palmetto State Republicans giving him a second look.

Fox News' 'raucous' South Carolina debate: Winners and losers

Five Republicans faced off in Myrtle Beach on Monday night, and the promised verbal punches flew freely

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
Could these be the faces of the 2012 Republican presidential ticket? Many political prognosticators believe New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could wind up being Mitt Romney's running mate.

Veepstakes: 7 contenders for the GOP ticket

Sure, we don't have a presidential nominee yet. But that's not stopping pundits from starting to pencil in the bottom half of the GOP ticket

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2012 Presidential Race : Best Video
Stephen Colbert announces his exploratory committee to lay the ground work for a potential run for "President of the United States of South Carolina."

Stephen Colbert's 'not-so-funny' presidential announcement

Announcing a 2012 run, Colbert hands his super PAC to Jon Stewart — spotlighting the too-close-for-comfort relationships of some candidates and PACs

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2012 Presidential Race : Opinion Brief
Dog owners among Mitt Romney's fans may react poorly to a new attack ad which recounts the time his family vacationed with their crated Irish Setter strapped to the car's roof.

'For the dogs': Gingrich's 'shameless' Romney attack ad

A new online ad rehashes an old story alleging that Romney mistreated his family dog. Should an Irish setter really figure into the presidential race?

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
South Carolina may be Rick Perry's last hurrah, and pundits expect that he'll try to bury frontrunner Mitt Romney in a pile of attack ads.

Why South Carolina matters more than New Hampshire

The historically significant showdown in the Palmetto State is the make-or-break contest for some GOP candidates — and Mitt Romney's far from home free

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2012 Presidential Race : Instant Guide
Several GOP presidential hopefuls reportedly want Tim Tebow endorsement, which would potentially create a burst of good publicity for the lucky candidate.

Tim Tebow: The GOP's hottest endorsement?

The Denver Broncos' QB says he's been approached by several candidates — but he's not ready to risk his reputation by jumping on anyone's bandwagon just yet

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2012 Presidential Race : Winners and Losers
According to commentators, both Mitt Romney and his strategically "presidential" hair came out on top in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.

The 'decisive' New Hampshire primary: Winners and losers

Mitt Romney got his solid victory in the Granite State — but he wasn't the only winner

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2012 Presidential Race : Twitter Take
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The latest tweets about the New Hampshire primary

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2012 Presidential Race : Opinion Brief
Mitt Romney has a brush with an Occupy protester while campaigning in New Hampshire: The former Massachusetts governor's business experience is being called into question, even by fellow Republicans.

Will Republicans regret attacking Romney's business record?

The GOP frontrunner's increasingly desperate rivals anger many conservatives with "un-Republican" assaults on Mitt's career at a venture capital firm

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
A Romney supporter rallies in New Hampshire on Tuesday: Mitt leads by double digits in the final polls, but skeptics warn that anything can happen in the unpredictable Granite State.

3 reasons the New Hampshire primary is so important

Some GOP presidential hopefuls are all but ignoring the nation's first primary, arguing that all the action is in South Carolina. Don't you listen

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2012 Presidential Race : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: Newt and Co. abandon their principles to pile on Romney

Mitt's GOP rivals are pouncing on his record at leveraged-buyout firm Bain. But Bain's creative destruction is a key tenet of conservative economics

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2012 Presidential Race : Forecast
Mitt Romney's massive polling lead in New Hampshire has shrunk a bit in the last week, but most politicos still believe Tuesday's primary is his for the taking.

Tuesday's 'crucial' New Hampshire primary: 5 key questions

Romney is the heavy favorite — but so was Obama in 2008 before Clinton pulled off a shocking Granite State upset. What surprises might 2012 have in store?

2012 Presidential Race : Best Column
Rick Santorum leads the Republican pack in prudence, says Tracy Clark-Flory at Salon, but the rest are not far behind.

The GOP presidential field's sex problem

America is getting ever kinkier, says Tracy Clark-Flory at Salon. So why are Republican politicians such prudes?

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2012 Presidential Race : Opinion Brief
George Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton operative who long ago transitioned to journalism, is coming under fire for doggedly questioning Mitt Romney about states banning contraception.

The N.H. debates: Was ABC's George Stephanopoulos biased?

Everyone agrees that Mitt Romney won Saturday night's GOP debate. Did former Democratic operative Stephanopolous lose by being an impartial moderator?

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