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# Rick Perry

If you can't laugh at yourself... Perry goes on Letterman after debate gaffe

He couldn’t remember his policies but he could remember all ten of these funny excuses…

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Nov 11th 2011, 1:12 PM

# Oh dear

Watch: Rick Perry forgets which agencies he wants to abolish in debate gaffe

The governor of Texas is facing a campaign meltdown after one of the most humiliating gaffes in US presidential election debate history.

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Nov 10th 2011, 7:58 AM

# Herman Cain

GOP frontrunner Herman Cain faces more sexual harassment allegations

The candidate leading polls to be the Republican Party’s nominee for US president has been hit with a series of allegations in recent days.

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Nov 3rd 2011, 10:13 AM

# Herman Cain

GOP frontrunner faces questions over sexual harassment allegations

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.

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Nov 1st 2011, 10:32 AM

# Vegas showdown

Romney and Perry clash in fiercest Republican presidential debate so far

There were fiery exchanges over big conservative issues like immigration and one candidate’s tax overhaul plan.

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Oct 19th 2011, 10:15 AM

# US jobs

US senators vote down Obama's jobs bill

The demise of Obama’s jobs package was expected, despite his campaign-style efforts to swing the public behind it.

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Oct 12th 2011, 3:25 PM

# Palin

Sarah Palin says she won't run for president in 2012

The former governor of Alaska has been considered a possible contender since the last election in 2008.

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Oct 5th 2011, 11:44 PM

# Not running

'Now is not the time': Chris Christie rules out presidential bid

The New Jersey governor had been considering a late entry in to the Republican field but has ruled it out today.

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Oct 4th 2011, 6:46 PM

# chris christie

GOP favourite Chris Christie said to be considering presidential run

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.

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Sep 29th 2011, 3:00 PM

# Palin

Palin threatens to sue over book which says she did drugs

The former governor of Alaska is the subject of a controversial new book which alleges she took drugs and had affairs.

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Sep 27th 2011, 2:16 PM

# Hustler

Porn publisher offers $1m for dirt on White House candidate

Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler, will pay $1m to anyone who can prove an illicit sexual encounter with Texas governor Rick Perry.

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Sep 26th 2011, 12:21 PM

# Weiner-fail

Democrats lose 'safe' Weiner seat in New York to Republicans

Anthony Weiner was forced to step down in June following a Twitter sex scandal. His seat had been held by Democrats since the 1920s.

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Sep 14th 2011, 1:56 PM

# Republicans

Watch: The key moments as Republican presidential hopefuls debate in Florida

The latest frontrunner, Texas governor Rick Perry, came under attack from rivals wary of his healthy poll numbers.

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Sep 13th 2011, 12:24 PM

# United States

Obama unveils ambitious €320bn job stimulus plan

An under-fire president demands that Congress get to work on passing an act to tackle America’s growing unemployment.

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Sep 9th 2011, 8:36 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…

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Sep 8th 2011, 8:33 AM

# Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann wants to take 100,000 Irish jobs back to the US

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.

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Aug 29th 2011, 12:10 PM

# US election 2012

Conservative pundit accused of racism over Obama-Perry picture

David Limbaugh, author of a book savaging Barack Obama’s record, tweets a photograph apparently attacking his lack of military service.

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Aug 26th 2011, 5:53 PM

# Seeya

Watch: Christine O'Donnell walks off interview with Piers Morgan

The Tea Party favourite once forced to insist she was not a witch was trying to promote her new book…

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Aug 18th 2011, 12:46 PM

# US election 2012

Perry accused of murder threats against US Federal Reserve chair

US presidential candidate Rick Perry reckons that if Ben Bernanke goes for another round of quantitative easing, it would be treasonous.

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Aug 16th 2011, 4:26 PM

# election 2012

Obama fires rare attack on Republican presidential hopefuls

Barack Obama slams the Republican hopefuls for opposing any measures raising new taxes, even if outweighed by spending cuts.

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Aug 15th 2011, 7:24 PM

# Tea Party

Michele Bachmann: The Tea Party is good for America

The US presidential candidate said the right-wing group are “the best antidote” to Obama’s policies – but her lighting setup sparked controversy.

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Aug 15th 2011, 8:47 AM

# Republican Party

Pawlenty and Bachmann lead sparring in Republicans' Iowa debate

Eight candidates, all vying to be the candidate who takes on Barack Obama in 2012, face off ahead of a key straw poll.

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Aug 12th 2011, 11:52 AM

# newtered?

US presidential candidate in scandal over 'fake Twitter followers'

Republican Newt Gingrich has denied allegations that he artificially inflated his online following using more than a million dummy accounts.

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Aug 4th 2011, 10:34 AM

# Debt Crisis

Republicans delay crucial vote as US creeps closer to default

John Boehner calls off a vote on a draft plan to cut the US deficit, amid fears that party members wouldn’t back it.

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Jul 29th 2011, 10:21 AM

# Debt Ceiling

A bluffer's guide to... the US 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.

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Jul 28th 2011, 2:41 PM

# United States

Republicans to press new vote on lifting US's debt ceiling

A bipartisan Congress prepares for yet more gridlock, as the clock ticks down on staving off a United States default.

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Jul 28th 2011, 9:57 AM

# Bachmann

Presidential hopeful's campaign hit by 'end of world' comments and migraines

Michele Bachmann has had to deal with reports of chronic migraine problems that leave her “incapacitated”.

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Jul 20th 2011, 11:21 AM

# Palin

Sarah Palin biopic takes just $75,000 on opening weekend

Meanwhile, Harry Potter was smashing box office records. Although the Palin biopic, The Undefeated, was only released in certain theatres.

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Jul 18th 2011, 1:04 PM

Voices

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.

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Jul 10th 2011, 11:03 AM

# Sarah Palin

Watch: Sarah 'The Undefeated' Palin documentary trailer released

“Like a marine, she runs toward the danger.”

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Jul 8th 2011, 9:15 PM

# mcilroy effect

How to become US president... thanks to Rory McIlroy

The Republican Party says their 2012 candidates can learn lessons from Rory McIlroy’s US Open-winning strategy.

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Jul 3rd 2011, 2:22 PM

# Republican Party

Republican hopefuls attack Obama's record in first major debate

Seven candidates for the Republican presidential display little hostility for each other, but plenty for the president.

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Jun 14th 2011, 2:08 PM

# The Palin Emails

Unflippinbelievable! Seven things we've learned so far from '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.

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Jun 11th 2011, 2:07 PM

# Breaking Newts

Campaign fail: Newt Gingrich’s presidential run in tatters as top aides resign

The former speaker of the US House of Representatives faces a tough task to rebuild his campaign for the White House.

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Jun 10th 2011, 2:11 PM

# US election 2012

"I'm running for president": Santorum the latest Republican candidate to enter White House race

Former senator Rick Santorum wants to protect American freedoms and says he’s ready to lead.

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Jun 6th 2011, 5:44 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Who should be the Republican candidate in next year's US presidential election?

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?

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May 29th 2011, 12:16 PM

# US election 2012

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani tops poll for Republican presidential candidacy

The former New York Mayor, who became recognised worldwide following 9/11, has yet to declare his intentions but appears popular amongst Republican voters.

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May 28th 2011, 4:48 PM