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Huckabee Gives Romney An Evangelical Embrace
August 29, 2012 Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has always managed the neat trick of softening his party's most socially conservative positions with a veneer of just-folks friendly. The approach was in evidence Wednesday night as he addressed the issue of evangelical support for Mitt Romney.
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Beyond The Call Of Duty: A Short List Of Heroic Acts By Politicians
April 13, 2012 Newark Mayor Cory Booker is part of an elite list of politicians who have rescued people in distress. Here's a partial list of other elected officials who've gone beyond the call of duty.
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Huckabee Opts Out Of 2012 Presidential Race
May 14, 2011 Huckabee said he that despite plenty of indications that he could do well in the race for the nomination — widespread grassroots support and polls that showed that he had broader appeal to just social conservatives and also a good chance of winning primaries and caucuses, he ruled out a run.
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Huckabee To Say Saturday If He Will Explore Presidential Run
May 13, 2011 A number of the possibilities have weaknesses that make it unlikely any one of them will become the GOP nominee. But Huckabee is one of the potential candidates who polls at or near the top of virtually every survey of Republican voters.
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Poll: Trump, Huckabee Tied For First In GOP Horserace; Romney Third
April 12, 2011 In a poll that likely doesn't tell us much about how the contest for the GOP presidential nomination will turn out but may speak volumes about how voters perceive the current candidate field, Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee are tied for the lead of oft-mentioned GOP possibilities.
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Romney Takes Key Step Toward Presidential Run
April 11, 2011 Blaming the high jobless rate and home foreclosures on President Obama, Mitt Romney said that he was exploring the possibility of a presidential run because the nation needs an experienced businessman like himself at the helm.
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Romney Or Pawlenty, That's The Dull Choice, Says David Brooks
March 4, 2011 E.J. Dionne said the GOP presidential field reminded him of the unexciting 1988 Democratic field that produced Michael Dukakis. David Brooks bemoaned how the race had narrowed so early to the two former governors.
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Half Of GOP Primary Voters Wrongly Say Obama Non-U.S. Born: Poll
February 15, 2011 Mike Huckabee also led Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin with GOP primary voters. Plain had overwhelming approval from birthers but only half the approval rating with GOP primary voters who accept as a fact the president's U.S. birth.
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Obama's Re-Election? Voters Split On His Chances
February 8, 2011 Fifty-one percent of those surveyed said Obama would lose re-election; 46 percent said he'd win. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin were tied for who was most likely to be the 2012 GOP nominee.
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First GOP Presidential Debate, In May, Could Lack Huckabee
January 24, 2011 The first GOP presidential debate was scheduled for May 2. Mike Huckabee said he won't be there because he doesn't plan to decide until summer.
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Mike Huckabee Wonders Why Sarah Palin Gets So Much Attention
December 6, 2010 Huckabee told Politico he wonders why he hasn't gotten more 2012 attention given he polls so well. By contrast, Palin gets much more media buzz. The folksy Huckabee could prove one of the tougher matchups Obama could get.
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Mike Huckabee To Obama: Have TSA Pat Down First Family
November 23, 2010 Huckabee proposes the First Family submit to TSA pat downs if Obama approves of them so much. The former Arkansas governor also states that the patdowns are unconstitutional. It's doubtful the Obama family will go through regular airport screening.
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Mitt Romney Could Be The Hillary Clinton Of 2012
September 20, 2010 ANALYSIS: The former Massachusetts governor, an early frontrunner for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, must be hearing tea cups as he tries to set the stage for his next presidential bid.
