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Election 2012 stories: 73 news summaries

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(Newser) - Alec Baldwin has no plans to challenge Joe Lieberman for his Senate seat in 2012, USA Today reports. The actor’s spokesman says he wants the Connecticut independent to retain his position because of the paucity of moderate Republicans in the Senate. In a recent Playboy interview, Baldwin... More »

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entertainment • Senate • Alec Baldwin • Joe Lieberman • Connecticut • 30 Rock • actor • independent • Election 2012

Interview

Policy-Wonk Pawlenty Steers Clear of Wackos


Aug 20, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Voters are “ticked off and scared,” by Barack Obama’s health care plans, says Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, because those plans are “out of step with common sense, out of step with the notion that the government isn’t going to run everything.” Pawlenty, an oft-mentioned... More »

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Mitt Romney • Tim Pawlenty • health care reform • Election 2012

analysis



 Why Gingrich 
 Became Catholic 


Aug 16, 09 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newt Gingrich shrugged off religious issues while in office, and was recently seen reading a novel before Mass—so why his sudden conversion to Catholicism? Some analysts say he converted this spring to position himself for the Republican nomination in 2012. Joining other high-profile conservatives on the road to Rome,... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Catholic Church • conservative • convert • Catholic • conversion • Election 2012

Pawlenty: Defeating Health Reform Will Lift GOP

Would-be presidential contender talks tough

Aug 15, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Pawlenty, a top prospect for the GOP’s 2012 nomination, practiced his act yesterday, dispensing pointed jabs at Barack Obama’s health care plans. Obama, an “extreme left liberal,” promised “change we can believe in, but now we’re seeing it’s about changing what we... More »

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Republican Party • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • health care reform • Election 2012

(Newser) - One of California's biggest and most influential gay rights groups says it will delay a ballot push to overcome the state's ban on same-sex marriage until 2012, the Los Angeles Times reports. Equality California, which led the failed effort to defeat Prop 8 in November, says there is too... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • state legislature • California Supreme Court • Proposition 8 • voter referendum • Election 2012 • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Mitt Romney is writing a new book, and it sounds mighty presidential, the New York Times reports. Romney signed a deal with St. Martin's Press for No Apology: The Case for American Greatness, in which he will lay out his plans for the economy, health care, education, and everything else... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • GOP • book • Election 2012

 Gingrich Group Raises $8.1M 


Aug 1, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newt Gingrich’s political organization brought in a hefty $8.1 million in the first 6 months of the year, Politico reports. American Solutions for Winning the Future advances conservative issues by paying for Gingrich’s air travel, promoting his books, and distributing mail and advertising—but if anybody asks,... More »

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Newt Gingrich • presidential campaign • political action committees • Election 2012 • conservative movement

interview

McCain: Obama Governing
From 'Far Left'

He blasts policies in interview, praises Palin for energizing party

Aug 1, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is busier, and angrier, than ever, writes Stephen Moore in the Wall Street Journal. The senator has become one of the fiercest critics of Obamanomics, with free-flowing stimulus and bailout dollars re-energizing his career-long fight against pork-barrel spending. President Obama was elected to govern from the center, McCain... More »

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John McCain • Senate Republicans • US economy • pork barrel spending • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

 Palin Quits in Fiery Speech 


Jul 26, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin resigned as Alaska's governor in a feisty speech today, ducking details about her future but promising to fight for conservative ideals, the Anchorage Daily News reports. "I will be able to fight even harder for you, for what is right, and for truth. And I have never... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Sarah Palin • Twitter • punditry • Election 2012

 Palin Support Sinks in Poll 


Jul 24, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - As she prepares to exit Alaska's governor's mansion Sunday, Sarah Palin's nationwide support is lower than it has been at any time since she became John McCain's running mate, according to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll. Some 53% of Americans now view Palin negatively, the poll finds, while just... More »

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Alaska • poll • Washington Post ABC poll • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

(Newser) - The 2012 presidential race is heating up—at least in a Gallup poll of Republican voters. CQ Politics looks at the results, which have former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney out front, with 26% saying he should top the GOP ticket. Sarah Palin snags 21%, Mike Huckabee gets 19%, and Newt... More »

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Mitt Romney • Newt Gingrich • GOP • Mike Huckabee • nominee • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Gallup poll • opinion polls • Election 2012

(Newser) - A majority of Americans believe Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska to further her own political career rather than to help her state. A CBS News poll found that 52% see personal ambition behind her decision, while 24% accept her explanation. Only 23% have a favorable view of the... More »

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Alaska • ambition • Sarah Palin • poll numbers • favorability rating • opinion polls • Election 2012


 Levi Still Talking: 
 'I Wouldn't Vote 
 for Palin' 

In his latest interview, says stress got to her

Jul 13, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston is still talking about Sarah Palin, and Today was listening this morning as he reiterated his stance that her resignation was fueled by a quest for cash. “I've heard anything from $7 million to $9 million. It's up there,” he says of her book advance—and... More »

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president • governor • Sarah Palin • Levi Johnston • Election 2012

OPINION

 'Ethics Elves' 
 Hounded Palin 
 Out of Office 



Endless FOIA requests, ethics investigations, made her quit

Jul 8, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The real reason Sarah Palin quit governing Alaska has nothing to do with 2012, writes John Fund of the Wall Street Journal. She was forced to quit by an onslaught of Freedom of Information Act requests—which anyone can file in Alaska—used by her political enemies to paralyze... More »

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Alaska • Freedom of Information Act • resignation • Sarah Palin • investigations • Election 2012

Quitting Boosts Palin
Among GOP Voters

Poll finds support still strong with base, weak with swing voters

Jul 8, 09 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's surprise resignation has boosted her already strong ratings with Republican voters, according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll. The poll found that GOP voters were slightly inclined to view her more favorably because of the move, although her ratings sank further among Democrats and Independents. Two-thirds of Republicans... More »

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Republican • poll • resignation • Republican voters • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

Steele: Palin Run in 2012
'Off the Table'

Alaska gov. needs time to sort out the current 'financial mess'

Jul 7, 09 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Sarah Palin presidential run in the next election is “off the table,” Michael Steele tells Fox News. "Not having talked to the governor, I take 2012 off the table right now simply because (of) everything she's going through personally,” said the Republican party chief. Palin's... More »

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RNC • GOP • campaign • Republican candidate • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • Michael Steele

OPINION

Palin 2012
Odds See a Sharp Rebound

Betting suggests gamblers believe Palin can go the distance

Jul 7, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gamblers were rushing to place online bets as soon as they got wind of Sarah Palin's resignation, Keith Thomson writes at the Huffington Post. The odds of her winning the nomination in 2012 shot up sharply the day of the resignation. They then shortened amid a surge in betting as... More »

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betting • resignation • Republican nomination • governor • gamblers • odds • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

 FBI Denies Palin Probe 

Governor's abrupt resignation remains a mystery

Jul 6, 09 3:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI is not investigating Sarah Palin, a spokesman for the bureau said yesterday. Rumors of a federal probe have dogged Palin since she abruptly announced last week that she was resigning her post as Alaska's governor. Bloggers have reported rumors that feds were digging into Palin's award of a... More »

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FBI • Republican • GOP • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

 GOP Divided Over 
 Palin Resignation 

Republicans split on whether quitting mid-term is bold or boneheaded

Jul 4, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's surprise resignation has left Republicans as divided as ever over the woman from Wasilla, Politico reports. Critics within the party charge that leaving the governorship mid-term—and announcing the decision via an odd, rambling press conference—has destroyed her chances for 2012. "There is just no good... More »

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Alaska • presidential campaign • Republican Party • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

(Newser) - Sarah Palin resigned because Fox News “dangled Oprah-type money plus the promise of a 24/7 platform from which she can energize the base for a few years,” blogger Ruth Ann Harnisch guesses—and that visibility would be a great move if she wants to be president. “She... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Rush Limbaugh • Fox News • Republican Party • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

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