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Mitt Romney stories: 313 news summaries

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OPINION

Open-Minded Obama Earns Backing of GOP Stalwart

Lawyer Kmiec disagrees on most issues, backs candidate anyway

Mar 24, 08 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The former legal counsel to Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush is siding with Barack Obama, calling the Democrat “a person of integrity, intelligence and good will.” Doug Kmiec disagrees with the candidate on gay marriage, abortion, states’ rights, and the place of religion in the public sphere,... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • gay marriage • religion • Ronald Reagan • George HW Bush • endorsement • bipartisanship • George W. Bush • states' rights

Focus Switches to McCain No. 2

Running mate speculation mounts as he clinches GOP nomination

Mar 5, 08 5:19 AM CST
(Newser) - With the GOP nomination in the bag, speculation is shifting to John McCain's possible choices for running mate, the New York Times reports. The 71-year-old McCain would become the oldest person ever elected as a first-term president if he wins this November so there's likely to be even more interest... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Mike Huckabee • vice president • running mate • Election 2008

Clinton, Obama Equally Adept
at Policy Shifts

Flip-flopping can kill a campaign, but everyone does it, say experts

Feb 25, 08 8:32 PM CST
(Newser) - They've escaped the dreaded "flip-flopper" label, but both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have changed positions on various issues in the course of their campaigns. Appearing absolutely consistent is especially hard for senators, reports the Washington Post, because they have thousands of votes to explain, and many are the... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Cuba • flip flop • policy changes • senator

Romney Son: Dad’s Re-entry ‘Possible’

Ex-candidate may seize opportunity if McCain scandal broadens

Feb 25, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney has been curiously mum since John McCain’s lobbyist scandals broke last week, perhaps because he’s thinking of jumping back into the presidential race. Josh Romney said it was "unlikely, but possible” that his father would throw his hat back in if McCain’s ethics problems... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Washington lobbyists • scandal • Josh Romney

OPINION

Will McCain Bombshell
Help or Hurt With the Right?

Bloggers debate impact of Times story

Feb 21, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that the New York Times’ long-awaited story on John McCain’s relationship with a female lobbyist is finally out—matched by a similar Washington Post story—how will it affect the presidential race?
  • The New Republic’s Christopher Orr says the article may cut both ways for conservatives,
... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • New York Times • conservative • lobbyist • Vicki Iseman

Colleges Explore Mormonism

Long ignored by religious academics, Romney's faith is drawing new attention

Feb 19, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Academics, including those at most theological seminaries, have long ignored the study of Mormonism. But now, possibly because of a certain presidential candidate—or a certain HBO show—it's on the radar in religion departments and scholarly publishing houses, the Boston Globe reports. Harvard Divinity School just added its first... More »

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Mitt Romney • scholarship • academia • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Big Love • Harvard Divinity School

GOP No. 2s Try Harder

Runners-up enjoy inside track next time around

Feb 18, 08 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - If history is any guide, Mitt Romney had every reason to smile last week as he endorsed John McCain, the Washington Post reports: Every GOP nominee of the past 30 years, except George W. Bush, finished second in the previous contested primary. Judging from the presumptive 2008 nominee's support of... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • nominee • Iowa caucus • endorsement • McCain 2008

Huckabee Backs Brokered Convention

Opponent refuses
to be part of
McCain 'coronation'

Feb 15, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee is unfazed by delegate math, empty pockets, and the sight of Mitt Romney endorsing John McCain. Rather than be “part of the coronation,” the ex-Arkansas governor is telling backers he plans to take the GOP fight to a brokered convention, Politico reports. Once there, all bets... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Texas • Wisconsin • Mike Huckabee

UPDATED

Mitt Backs McCain, Urges Delegates to Do Same

Romney endorses former rival
one week after leaving GOP race

Feb 14, 08 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney endorsed former Republican rival John McCain for president today, saying the Arizona senator “understands the war we’re in.” The former Massachusetts governor called McCain “a man who served and suffered for his country.” Romney quit the race last week, having collected 286 delegates... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • endorsement

Hoping for a Miracle, Huckabee Vows to Fight On

Candidate says he's not just a "fly in the ointment"; critics say he's after VP slot

Feb 9, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - He’s already outlasted America’s mayor, a Law and Order star, and a millionaire former governor. Now, despite eating John McCain's dust in the GOP delegate race, Mike Huckabee vowed today to continue to fight for the White House, Reuters reports. “Am I quitting? No, I’m... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Mike Huckabee • vice president • Republican nomination • George W. Bush

Bush Rallies Base for McCain...

...Without actually mentioning his
former nemesis by name

Feb 8, 08 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush never mentioned John McCain by name this morning, but he nonetheless sought to give the presumptive GOP nominee a boost among the party's conservative base, the Washington Post reports. "Soon, we will have a nominee who will carry a conservative banner into this election and beyond,... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • tax cuts • Election 2000 • endorsement • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

Key Evangelical Leader
to Endorse Huckabee

First primary endorsement ever for Focus on Family founder

Feb 8, 08 4:41 AM CST
(Newser) - One of the most influential Evangelical Christian leaders in the nation is expected today to endorse Mike Huckabee, providing a major boost to his campaign among conservatives, AP reports. James Dobson, founder of Colorado's Focus on the Family organization, has never before endorsed a Republican presidential candidate during a primary... More »

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Mitt Romney • James Dobson • Mike Huckabee • Focus on the Family • evangelicals • Republican candidate • endorsement • Election 2008

OPINION

Four Takes on Mittmentum's End

Scribes get out their Romney eulogies

Feb 7, 08 5:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Pundits won’t have Mitt Romney to kick around anymore after his withdrawal today from the Republican race. Here are four final jabs:
  • Romney fell because he turned his positions inside out, Newsweek's Howard Fineman says, relying “bad, cynical advice.” Above all, “voters know a phony.
... More »

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Mitt Romney • conservative • flip flop

Romney Ends White House Bid

Former Mass. governor fared poorly
on Super Tuesday

Feb 7, 08 11:23 AM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of his poor Super Tuesday showing, Mitt Romney ended his presidential campaign this afternoon, CNN reports. In a rousing address at a conservative conference today, the former Massachusetts governor said, “If this were only about me, I’d go on”—but that his presence in... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Super Tuesday • conservative • Republican nomination • delegates • Conservative Political Action Conference

Would-be Spoilers Await Break

Huck and Mitt hope delicate party dynamics will topple McCain

Feb 7, 08 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain's strong Super Tuesday showing has left him looking like a sure thing to win the Republican nomination, but Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are staying in the race and hoping for a change, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Once you're out of the race, you're out. But... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Super Tuesday • conservative • Mike Huckabee • Republican nomination • Republican National Convention

OPINION

Four Takes on the GOP's Night

Scribes talk McCain's conservative problem, the Romney slight, and Huckabee as VP

Feb 6, 08 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - With the big day behind us, four writers look to where Super Tuesday results leave the GOP:
  • John McCain “had an impressive night,” says Jim Hood in National Review, but still lost in many states among Republicans—and had terrible conservatives stats. He’s no good for
... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Karl Rove • Super Tuesday • conservative • Mike Huckabee • Mormon

McCain Dominates But Doesn't Clinch Party Base

Solidifies frontrunner status, shows weakness with the party's right

Feb 6, 08 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - With twice as many delegates as Huckabee and Romney combined, John McCain emerged last night as the unquestioned leader in the GOP race. “Tonight I think we must get used to the idea that we are the Republican party frontrunner," he told supporters gleefully. But his losses to... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Super Tuesday • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Republican candidate • Republican presidential primaries

Romney Gears Up
for Hard Fight

With mere scattered victories, he vows to battle to bitter end

Feb 6, 08 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Victorious only in his home state of Massachusetts, Utah, and five caucus states, Mitt Romney vowed last night to stay in the campaign—and is digging in for a long, hard battle, AP reports. Speaking in Boston, Romney pledged to fight all the way to the convention, casting his campaign... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Super Tuesday • Boston • Mike Huckabee • Utah • West Virginia • Republican nomination

Huck & Mitt Split Right; 3-Way Tie for Evangelicals

Exit polls parse battle for heart of GOP

Feb 6, 08 3:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee were the choices today among Republicans that consider themselves conservatives, while they split Evangelicals three ways with John McCain, reveal exit polls from 15 states. Conservatives made up 80% of Romney's voters, compared with 75% of Huckabee supporters and 49% of those who pulled the... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • conservative • evangelicals

Huckabee Storms Back In

Huckabee's strong Southern showing complicates GOP race

Feb 6, 08 2:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee was expected to win his home state of Arkansas on Super Tuesday, but his wins in West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia on top of that have put the supposed "third wheel" back in the race for the GOP nomination, the Washington Post reports. "Sometimes one... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican • Super Tuesday • Arkansas • conservative • Georgia • Mike Huckabee • Alabama • Tennessee • West Virginia

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