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2012 Presidential Race : Forecast
Pundits will be paying close attention to Saturday's Republican debate in Iowa, when Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are likely to aggressively jostle for pole position.

Saturday's GOP 'alpha dog' debate: 4 key questions

Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and four of their rivals will square off in Iowa this weekend. And really, this could be a big one

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2012 Presidential Race : Winners and Losers
Newt Gingrich was in top form on Wednesday during a GOP forum with Jewish Republican leaders, saying that if elected, he would move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

The GOP's Israel forum: Winners and losers

One by one, the presidential hopefuls declare their love for Israel to a crowd of Jewish Republicans. Who came out looking best?

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2012 Presidential Race : Burning Question
Between Herman Cain's scandal-tainted candidacy and the roller coaster of Republican frontrunners, the GOP may be turning off crucial independent voters.

Is the 'frustrating' primary campaign hurting the GOP?

Pew Research finds that the Republican nomination battle may be turning off the very voters the GOP will need to beat Obama next fall

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2012 Presidential Race : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: The sad return of Donald Trump's freak show

Inexplicably, Republican candidates are once again bowing at the altar of a desperate, publicity-hungry game-show host

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2012 Presidential Race : Opinion Brief
Many candidates and commentators are horrified by the prospect of Donald Trump moderating a presidential debate, but Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are already on board.

Should GOP candidates skip Donald Trump's debate?

Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman are boycotting the "circus-like" event. But frontrunner Newt Gingrich is in. What's the GOP to do?

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2012 Presidential Race : Analysis
Republican presidential hopefuls spent only $53 million through September, and some political junkies suspect the wealthy Mitt Romney is saving his cash for a general election against President Obama.

The 'cheapest' primary in a decade: 5 theories

Confounding expectations, GOP candidates have spent considerably less so far than their counterparts in the last several presidential races. Why?

2012 Presidential Race : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: Democrats should fear a third-party challenge in 2012

Independent runs by Ron Paul or Sarah Palin could cripple the GOP — but they're unlikely. A presidential bid by Michael Bloomberg, on the other hand...

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
How many times have we done this? The seemingly endless string of Republican debates may actually be hurting most of these presidential hopefuls, critics say.

The 'increasingly intolerable' glut of GOP debates: 4 consequences

Republicans have already squared off nearly a dozen times — and they're only halfway through the debate season

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
On Tuesday, GOP candidates will meet for their 11th major presidential debate, and critics wonder whether Herman Cain can move beyond 9-9-9 and impress voters with his foreign-policy knowledge.

Tuesday's 'white-knuckle' GOP debate: 6 key questions

The candidates will meet in Washington, D.C., for a critical debate on national security. Can Herman Cain bounce back from his Libya gaffe?

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
Newt Gingrich got emotional during Saturday's Republican debate, but so did Herman Cain and Rick Perry.

Iowa's 'soul-baring' GOP debate: 6 highlights

You might have missed it, but six presidential rivals gathered in a church Saturday to confess their faults, tout their virtues, and shed some tears  

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2012 Presidential Race : The List
As conservative rival after conservative rival falls by the wayside, Mitt Romney may be the last Republican standing at the end of this primary season.

Why non-Romneys never last: 4 theories

Several conservatives have soared to the top of the GOP presidential polls only to crash back down to Earth. What gives?

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2012 Presidential Race : The Bullpen
David Frum

David Frum: If I were a presidential candidate... 

A look at what the GOP field should have been asked — and how the candidates should have responded — at Saturday's big foreign policy debate

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2012 Presidential Race : Controversy
Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain endorsed waterboarding during Saturday's GOP presidential debate, drawing a strong rebuke from Republican Sen. John McCain, who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Have Republicans 'gone off the rails' by endorsing waterboarding?

Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann give the controversial Bush-era interrogation technique a thumbs up — and liberals gasp in horror

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2012 Presidential Race : Slideshow
9 politicians who say God told them to run

10 politicians who say God told them to run: A slideshow

Herman Cain insists he's been called by God to join the race for the White House. He's hardly the first candidate to receive inspiration from above

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2012 Presidential Race : Opinion Brief
Rep. Michele Bachmann says CBS News' Scott Pelley, who moderated Saturday's foreign policy-focused GOP debate, unfairly limited the Minnesotan's airtime.

The 'disgraceful' CBS debate: Did the network mess up?

Michele Bachmann complains that CBS purposefully gave extra attention to the frontrunners — and touts an intercepted email as proof

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2012 Presidential Race : Forecast
Rick Perry admits that he really "stepped in it" in the GOP's last presidential debate. Can he redeem himself Saturday in South Carolina?

Saturday's 'crunch time' GOP debate: 4 key questions

The Republican presidential hopefuls meet again, this time in South Carolina. Will Rick Perry remember his talking points this time?

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