# republican-party - Tuesday 1 November, 2011
# Herman Cain
# Herman Cain
Herman Cain faces the biggest test of his insurgent campaign with old allegations of sexual harassment resurfacing and causing a media storm in the US.
# republican-party - Wednesday 19 October, 2011
# Vegas Showdown
# Vegas Showdown
There were fiery exchanges over big conservative issues like immigration and one candidate’s tax overhaul plan.
# republican-party - Wednesday 12 October, 2011
# US Jobs
# US Jobs
The demise of Obama’s jobs package was expected, despite his campaign-style efforts to swing the public behind it.
# republican-party - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
# Palin
# Palin
The former governor of Alaska has been considered a possible contender since the last election in 2008.
# republican-party - Tuesday 4 October, 2011
# Not Running
# Not Running
The New Jersey governor had been considering a late entry in to the Republican field but has ruled it out today.
# republican-party - Thursday 29 September, 2011
# Chris Christie
# Chris Christie
The popular New Jersey governor faces increasing calls to enter the race although he has previously been categorical in his stance that he won’t be running.
# republican-party - Tuesday 27 September, 2011
# Palin
From The Daily Edge
# Palin
The former governor of Alaska is the subject of a controversial new book which alleges she took drugs and had affairs.
# republican-party - Monday 26 September, 2011
# Hustler
From The Daily Edge
# Hustler
Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler, will pay $1m to anyone who can prove an illicit sexual encounter with Texas governor Rick Perry.
# republican-party - Wednesday 14 September, 2011
# Weiner-fail
# Weiner-fail
Anthony Weiner was forced to step down in June following a Twitter sex scandal. His seat had been held by Democrats since the 1920s.
# republican-party - Tuesday 13 September, 2011
# Republicans
# Republicans
The latest frontrunner, Texas governor Rick Perry, came under attack from rivals wary of his healthy poll numbers.
# republican-party - Friday 9 September, 2011
# United States
# United States
An under-fire president demands that Congress get to work on passing an act to tackle America’s growing unemployment.
# republican-party - Thursday 8 September, 2011
# republican-party - Monday 29 August, 2011
# Michele Bachmann
# Michele Bachmann
The US presidential candidate wants to attract American companies back home. She says there’s over 600 here, in fact there’s over 100 less than that.
# republican-party - Friday 26 August, 2011
# US Election 2012
# US Election 2012
David Limbaugh, author of a book savaging Barack Obama’s record, tweets a photograph apparently attacking his lack of military service.
# republican-party - Thursday 18 August, 2011
# Seeya
From The Daily Edge
# Seeya
The Tea Party favourite once forced to insist she was not a witch was trying to promote her new book…
# republican-party - Tuesday 16 August, 2011
# US Election 2012
# US Election 2012
US presidential candidate Rick Perry reckons that if Ben Bernanke goes for another round of quantitative easing, it would be treasonous.
# republican-party - Monday 15 August, 2011
# Election 2012
# Election 2012
Barack Obama slams the Republican hopefuls for opposing any measures raising new taxes, even if outweighed by spending cuts.
# Tea Party
# Tea Party
The US presidential candidate said the right-wing group are “the best antidote” to Obama’s policies – but her lighting setup sparked controversy.
# republican-party - Friday 12 August, 2011
# Republican Party
# Republican Party
Eight candidates, all vying to be the candidate who takes on Barack Obama in 2012, face off ahead of a key straw poll.
# republican-party - Thursday 4 August, 2011
# Newtered?
# Newtered?
Republican Newt Gingrich has denied allegations that he artificially inflated his online following using more than a million dummy accounts.
# republican-party - Friday 29 July, 2011
# Debt Crisis
# Debt Crisis
John Boehner calls off a vote on a draft plan to cut the US deficit, amid fears that party members wouldn’t back it.
# republican-party - Thursday 28 July, 2011
# Debt Ceiling
# Debt Ceiling
Struggling to keep up with the political logjam in the US? Let us explain what’s going on – and why it matters to Ireland.
# United States
# United States
A bipartisan Congress prepares for yet more gridlock, as the clock ticks down on staving off a United States default.
# republican-party - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
# Bachmann
# Bachmann
Michele Bachmann has had to deal with reports of chronic migraine problems that leave her “incapacitated”.
# republican-party - Monday 18 July, 2011
# Palin
From The Daily Edge
# Palin
Meanwhile, Harry Potter was smashing box office records. Although the Palin biopic, The Undefeated, was only released in certain theatres.
# republican-party - Sunday 10 July, 2011
# Sitdown Sunday
# Sitdown Sunday
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
# republican-party - Friday 8 July, 2011
# Sarah Palin
From The Daily Edge
# Sarah Palin
“Like a marine, she runs toward the danger.”
# republican-party - Sunday 3 July, 2011
# Mcilroy Effect
# Mcilroy Effect
The Republican Party says their 2012 candidates can learn lessons from Rory McIlroy’s US Open-winning strategy.
# republican-party - Tuesday 14 June, 2011
# Republican Party
# Republican Party
Seven candidates for the Republican presidential display little hostility for each other, but plenty for the president.
# republican-party - Saturday 11 June, 2011
# The Palin Emails
# The Palin Emails
Over 24,000 pages of emails from Palin’s time as governor of Alaska have emerged with news outlets and ordinary folk combing through them for juicy details about the possible 2012 presidential candidate.
# republican-party - Friday 10 June, 2011
# Breaking Newts
# Breaking Newts
The former speaker of the US House of Representatives faces a tough task to rebuild his campaign for the White House.
# republican-party - Monday 6 June, 2011
# US Election 2012
# US Election 2012
Former senator Rick Santorum wants to protect American freedoms and says he’s ready to lead.
# republican-party - Sunday 29 May, 2011
# Your Say
# Your Say
The race to be the next US president is already underway. Barack Obama has declared his intentions to run for re-election but who should be the Republican challenger next year?
# republican-party - Saturday 28 May, 2011
# US Election 2012
# US Election 2012
The former New York Mayor, who became recognised worldwide following 9/11, has yet to declare his intentions but appears popular amongst Republican voters.
# republican-party - Monday 16 May, 2011
# United States
# United States
Trump says that while he still reckons he could win a full election, he is “not ready to leave the private sector” to run.
# republican-party - Thursday 12 May, 2011
# United States
# United States
The former Speaker of the house – and adversary of Bill Clinton – formally declares himself a candidate for the Republican ticket.
# republican-party - Monday 11 April, 2011
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# republican-party - Friday 8 April, 2011
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# republican-party - Tuesday 5 April, 2011
# Shutdown
# Shutdown
The Republican House and Democratic Senate are at odds over spending cuts – with a total shutdown a realistic prospect.
# republican-party - Monday 28 March, 2011
# Walkout
# Walkout
Dozens of members of Indiana’s state congress return to duty, ending a weeks-long standoff over Republican anti-union bills.
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