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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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GOP stories: 269 news summaries

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Business History Boosts, Bogs Down Romney

Controversial moves shadow onetime
buyout specialist

Jun 4, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney's business success gives him the resources necessary to run a presidential campaign, but his deal-making background also opens him to criticism. The success of Bain Capital helped Romney built his personal fortune, the Times report, and the fact that he wasn't afraid to cut jobs for the sake... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • presidential campaign • GOP • Bain Capital • Ted Kennedy • venture capital • Election 2008

Laziness
Rep Dogs Thompson

The '08 contender's biggest hurdle
will be overcoming his indolent image, John Dickerson says

Jun 1, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Thompson has declared his intention to run in '08, but to succeed he'll have to get past his longstanding reputation for laziness, writes Slate's John Dickerson. The former senator and "Law & Order" star prefers adages to more strenuous tactics, and that approach could sink the self-styled outsider... More »

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Fred Thompson • GOP • Election 2008

Thompson to Enter '08 Race

Actor and ex-senator has GOP royalty in
his camp, frontrunners in his sights

May 30, 07 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Thompson will enter the 2008 presidential race in early July, the Politico reports, bolstered by millions of dollars in contributions and the support of key Republican insiders. The "Law & Order" star and former Tennessee senator, a hard-line conservative, will pitch himself as a steady, consistent presence who... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • GOP • Election 2008 • presidential election

Immigration Debate Splits GOP

Fears for party's future amp up rhetoric for and against legalization path for immigrants

May 28, 07 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deep divisions within the GOP over immigration reform have become increasingly bitter in recent weeks, the LA Times reports, with senior figures on both sides  engaging in a rare public spat. On one side are those who fear alienating the mostly white conservative base; on the other those who want... More »

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Bush administration • immigration • John McCain • illegal immigrant • GOP • reform • Republican Party

Breaking from Bush, GOP Splinters

Rove, DeLay, and Gingrich on the future of the conservative movement

May 28, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican Party is fracturing politically and strategically, writes the New Yorker's Jeffrey Goldberg. As Bush's approval ratings continue to sink, current and former GOP bigwigs—like Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay—are looking to redirect the conservative movement as the 2008 election nears. More »

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Bush administration • Newt Gingrich • Karl Rove • Republican • politics • GOP • Tom DeLay • conservative • Republican Party • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

Supporters Back Condi in '08

'We're going to draft her like Eisenhower,' enthusiasts say, despite her demurrals

May 24, 07 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleeza Rice has a campaign manager and a campaign bus, even though she's not running for president, thanks to Crystal Drueker, a die-hard backer of the secretary of state who won't  take no for an answer. Based out of her mobile home—"The Condi Mobile"—Drueker launched the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • Condoleezza Rice • GOP • secretary of State • Crystal Drueker • ThinkCondi • presidential election

McCain Misses 42nd Straight Senate Vote

Why vote on Iraq if you could be campaigning
in New York?

May 18, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain missed his 42nd straight Senate roll call yesterday, marking a whopping five weeks in a row that he hasn't showed up to be counted. If he misses the next three votes, he will have been AWOL for 50% of the votes in the 110th Congress, the Washington Post... More »

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John McCain • Republican • presidential campaign • Senate • GOP • Election 2008

Debate Torture for GOP Hopefuls

Front-runners clash over interrogation techniques, conservative credibility

May 16, 07 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten Republican presidential candidates mixed it up in an often boisterous and contentious debate last night at the University of South Carolina. John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, in particular, clashed on the war in Iraq, abortion rights, immigration, each other's conservative credentials and the use of torture in... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • torture • presidential campaign • GOP • presidential debate • Guantanamo Bay • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Thompson Fails Reagan Test

Novak: Would-be candidate's 'ordinary' debut disappoints supporters

May 7, 07 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - For a party in search of its last, best hope, Fred Thompson may turn out to be not so much savior as dud. The actor-turned-senator-turned-heir to the Reagan throne chose Orange County's conservative Lincoln Club for his first speech since the presidential hype began, and the reaction, writes Robert Novak,... More »

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Republican • Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • GOP • Ronald Reagan • Election 2008

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