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Not Everyone Will Survive Iowa

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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.

Wednesday's Junkie segment on TOTN

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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. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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Assessing Newt's Rise, Cain's Fall

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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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Debates — More Than Money Or Retail Campaigning — May Decide GOP Nominee

Hillary Clinton's "inevitability" became less certain after a debate in Philadelphia at Drexel University in October 2007. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images hide caption

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Debates — More Than Money Or Retail Campaigning — May Decide GOP Nominee

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Once, a winning candidate for the presidential nomination relied on money or campaign organization to get him there. This year, doing well in the debates have replaced the roadmap of old. All that and more in the new "Political Junkie" column.

Last Wednesday's Junkie segment on TOTN

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How Important Is Iowa?
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How Important Is Iowa?

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This week's Political Junkie column: With less than 2 months remaining, Mitt Romney's campaign is still deciding how much of an effort to put into the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. Also: remembering ABC News' Hal Bruno.

How Important Is Iowa?

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Obama To Dump Biden From The Ticket In Favor Of Hillary? Give Me A Break
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Obama To Dump Biden From The Ticket In Favor Of Hillary? Give Me A Break

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This week's Political Junkie column: President Obama says Joe Biden is doing a great job as vice president. Biden says he will run again in 2012. Hillary Clinton says rumors of her replacing Biden on the ticket are nonsense. And they are. So why doesn't this story go away?

Last Wednesday's Junkie segment on TOTN

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Joe Biden For President In 2016? And What's With Those Herman Cain Ads?

Vice President Joe Biden smiles after filing papers for President Obama to be on the N.H. primary ballot. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Joe Biden For President In 2016? And What's With Those Herman Cain Ads?

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This week's Political Junkie: Joe Biden is not ruling out a bid for the presidency in 2016, when he will be 74 years old. Also: what to make of those Herman Cain ads that have gone viral on the Internets.

Wednesday's Junkie segment on TOTN

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Jindal Wins Smashing Re-Election In Louisiana; Nevada Blinks On Caucus Date

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This week's Political Junkie column: With Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's landslide re-election behind him, speculation is now on his future. Also: Nevada agrees to move its caucuses back to February.

Oct. 19 Political Junkie segment on TOTN

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