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Monday, February 11, 2013

Political Junkie

As With The Losses In '64 And '76, More Self-Examination In The GOP

Moderates triumphed at the '76 convention but their candidate, Ronald Reagan, lost the general election in the fall,

February 11, 2013 The Republican Party, having lost its second consecutive presidential election, is struggling for an answer. In the past, the divisions were about ideology. This time, it's about tactics — and who decides which are the correct tactics to take. And that has created more division.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Two-Way

Barbara Walters To Donald Trump: 'You're Making A Fool Of Yourself'

The Donald: His old friend Barbara isn't happy.

October 25, 2012 "You're not hurting Obama," she told her old friend today, "you're hurting Donald. ... Stop it. Get off it, Donald." Walters wants Trump to drop his conspiracy theories about the president.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

It's All Politics

Trump: Romney Got A Laugh, But Birther 'Issue' Is No Joke

Donald Trump on Sunday in Sarasota, Fla., where local Republicans named him their Statesman of the Year.

August 27, 2012 The developer/reality TV star/sort-of politician still insists that what he calls the "issue" of where the president was born is a serious subject.

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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

The Two-Way

Was Miss USA Pageant Rigged? Trump Says No, Plans To Sue

The former Miss Pennsylvania, Sheena Monnin.

June 6, 2012 Miss USA beauty pageant contestant, Sheena Monnin of Pennsylvania, says the contest was rigged and that she has left the organization because of its immoral behavior. The Miss USA pageant says Monnin has changed her story, and that she first quit because she opposed transgender contestants.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

It's All Politics

Romney's Week: Upstaged Time And Again

Former President George W. Bush winks in the East Room of the White House on Thursday during a ceremony to unveil his portrait.

May 31, 2012 Upstaged by Donald Trump's "birther" jag, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's message week marred by missteps, bad timing, big news

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Thursday, February 02, 2012

The Two-Way

Updated: Donald Trump Endorses Romney

Donald Trump on April 16, 2011, in Boca Raton,  Fla.

February 2, 2012 The never-shy reality TV star/real estate mogul said he is supporting Mitt Romney for president.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

It's All Politics

Add Aborted Trump Debate To The Donald's Failures List

Donald Trump.

December 13, 2011 It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump would have to accept the inevitable and pull the plug on his latest planned reality show, the Newsmax-ION cable TV channel presidential debate that was supposed to take place later in late December.With only Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum accepting the invitation, it wasn't going to be much of a debate.

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The Two-Way

You're Fired, Trump Tells Himself; He Won't Be Moderating Any Debate

Donald Trump on the FOX & Friends set last week.

December 13, 2011 Donald Trump has decided he won't moderate a Republican presidential debate after all. He says he's still mulling a possible independent bid. Only two candidates were still committed to attend.

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Monday, December 12, 2011

Political Junkie

Not Everyone Will Survive Iowa

Video: Iowa Caucus Primer

December 12, 2011 A change in the primary delegate rules may extend the battle for the Republican nomination into the spring. But, if history is a guide, some candidates may not survive the Iowa caucuses.

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Friday, December 09, 2011

The Two-Way

As Candidates Decline, Will Trump Moderate A Debate? 'Don't Know,' He Says

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens at right as Donald Trump talks to media after a meeting in New York.

December 9, 2011 Only two contenders — former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Sen. Rick Santorum — have agreed to take part.

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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

It's All Politics

Mitt Romney Declines Donald Trump's Debate Invite

Mitt Romney entertains a toddler in Paradise Valley, AZ, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.

December 6, 2011 Donald Trump's planned Republican presidential debate lost a major reason for watching it, to see how Mitt Romney would contend with Newt Gingrich, the latest rival to claim frontrunner status. Romney said Tuesday he planned to skip the debate to be moderated by Trump, the TV reality show star and real estate developer.

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Monday, December 05, 2011

It's All Politics

Ron Paul Campaign Continues Newt Gingrich Smackdown

A civil moment that belied the bad vibes between Rep. Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich, Nov. 22, 2011.

December 5, 2011 There was more evidence Monday that Newt Gingrich really rubs Rep. Ron Paul and his campaign aides the wrong way.

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It's All Politics

With His Past An Issue, Gingrich Spars And Parries

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks to the media at the Union League Club following an earlier meeting with Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Dec. 5 in New York City.

December 5, 2011 After seeking the blessing of Donald Trump, former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned Nancy Pelosi against dishing dirt from the old House ethics investigation against him.

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Karl Rove: RNC Should Ban GOP Candidates From Trump Debate

December 5, 2011 Appearing on Meet The Press Sunday, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus said it was up to the GOP presidential candidates themselves to decide whether they should participate at a Dec. 27 debate to be moderated by Donald Trump, the real estate developer, reality show star and world-class egotist. Karl Rove, the big dog among Republican political strategists, disagrees.

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Assessing Newt's Rise, Cain's Fall

With a month to go before Iowa kicks off the 2012 election calendar, Newt Gingrich has improbably found himself as the GOP frontrunner.

December 5, 2011 POLITICAL JUNKIE: No one saw this coming. But why should we have? Newt Gingrich's entire career is pockmarked with the kind of problems that would normally disqualify anyone seriously considering a run for president.

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