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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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Battle For The Senate: Numbers Favor GOP, But Control Is Still Up For Grabs

January 17, 2012 In the battle for control of the Senate, Republicans have the numbers on their side — 23 of the 33 seats at stake this year are held by Democrats or Dem-leaning independents. But can they get the majority?

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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N.H. Voters Reveal Late Choices And Decry 'Angry Birds' Volatility Of Race

Supporters for various candidates hold signs at the Webster School polling location in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday.

January 10, 2012 As they left polling places Tuesday afternoon, many voters revealed they'd made up their minds in the last days of the race.

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Perry Lawsuit Could Put More Candidates On Virginia Primary Ballot

Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaigns in South Carolina on Jan. 9. Perry is suing Virginia to get his name on its March 6 primary ballot.

January 10, 2012 A federal judge will decide on Friday whether Virginia must give more GOP candidates access to its March 6 primary ballot.

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Door To Door In N.H., Mormon Youth Get 1 Question: 'Huntsman Or Romney?'

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman makes his way through the media as he leaves a polling station in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday. He's one of the candidates young Mormons are often asked about as they proselytize.

January 10, 2012 Two Mormon missionaries in New Hampshire are often asked about their political loyalties while they proselytize. But the young men try to keep church separate from Granite State.

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Monday, January 09, 2012

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In New Hampshire, Serene Romney Rides Out Final Hours Before Primary

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney talks to the press after speaking at Gilchrist Metal Fabricating in Hudson, N.H., on Jan. 9.

January 9, 2012 Despite the lukewarm way most Republicans respond to Mitt Romney in the Granite State, no one challenger has emerged to capitalize on the dissatisfaction.

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Can Mitt Romney Be Stopped?

January 9, 2012 Candidates have gone into New Hampshire in the past with high expectations, only to be shot down, even if they won. Mitt Romney knows the Granite State is set with traps for his nomination.

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Friday, January 06, 2012

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Not Officially Republicans, 'Undeclared' Voters Could Sway N.H. Race

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman shakes hands with voters following a business lunch campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H. on Jan. 5.

January 6, 2012 More than 4 in 10 New Hampshire voters are listed as undeclared. But research shows most of them identify with a political party.

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Wednesday, January 04, 2012

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Gingrich Takes On 'Massachusetts Moderate' As Campaign Moves To N.H.

A volunteer works the phones Tuesday at Newt Gingrich's New Hampshire campaign headquarters in Manchester.

January 4, 2012 It's on to New Hampshire for at least some of the Republican presidential candidates, where Newt Gingrich will take out a full-page ad in the New Hampshire Union Leader contrasting himself as a "bold Reagan conservative" to Mitt Romney's "timid Massachusetts moderate."

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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

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Still Alone In New Hampshire, Huntsman Hopes To Pull A Santorum

Huntsman may refuse to be the 'goat' of the GOP race, but he and his wife, Mary Kaye, did meet one named Izak and his owner, Bill Higgins, on Monday night outside the McConnell Community Center in Dover, N.H.

January 3, 2012 Huntsman has been methodically wooing New Hampshire voters in nearly 150 events over the past few weeks. He might not win the Jan. 10 primary, but he is hoping for a sheen of electability.

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Monday, January 02, 2012

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'Lonely' Jon Huntsman Won't Be Solo In N.H. Much Longer

GOP hopeful Jon Huntsman in Milford, N.H., on Dec. 8.

January 2, 2012 While the other GOP contenders focus on Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, the former Utah governor continues to concentrate on next week's New Hampshire primary. But he's going to have company in the Granite State very soon.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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Playing The Expectations Game And Other Last-Minute Candidate Tricks

Texas Gov. Rick Perry walks to his bus after a campaign stop at the Glenn Miller Museum in Clarinda, Iowa on Dec. 27.

December 27, 2011 With just one week to go before Iowa voters head to the caucuses, polls show a tight race. What do the GOP candidates need to do to gain an edge?

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Friday, December 16, 2011

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With Iowa Vote Looming, Gingrich Struggles To Stay Atop GOP Field

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011.

December 16, 2011 Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got front-runner treatment during the final GOP debate before that state's crucial Jan. 3 caucuses, taking a pounding for his years as a highly-compensated Washington influence peddler.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Pro-Huntsman Ad Asks N.H. Voters: 'Why Haven't We Heard Of This Guy?'

November 23, 2011 A new campaign ad asserts that New Hampshire voters just need a chance to get to know Jon Huntsman. But the candidate's issues run deeper than lack of name recognition.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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GOP Foreign Policy Debate Could Play to Huntsman's Strengths (If He's Asked)

November 22, 2011 The former Utah governor has been ambassador to China and Singapore. He speaks fluent Mandarin. So as the Republican candidates prepare for a foreign policy debate, has anyone noticed?

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

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In GOP Debate, Candidates Vie For Valuable Commodity: Camera Time

Republican presidential candidates jockeyed for airtime when they met for their first prime time TV debate on Saturday night in South Carolina.

November 12, 2011 If you tuned into the CBS/National Journal debate Saturday night hoping for a reprise of the drama created earlier in the week by Texas Gov. Rick Perry's now-legendary "oops" gaffe, you were destined for disappointment.

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