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# Republican Party

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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…
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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…
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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”.
# 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.
Voices
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
# Sarah Palin
Watch: Sarah 'The Undefeated' Palin documentary trailer released
“Like a marine, she runs toward the danger.”
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# 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?
# 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.
# United States
Donald Trump rules out bid for US presidency in 2012
Trump says that while he still reckons he could win a full election, he is “not ready to leave the private sector” to run.
# United States
Gingrich joins race to contest 2012 US election
The former Speaker of the house – and adversary of Bill Clinton – formally declares himself a candidate for the Republican ticket.
LIVE
Obama to prepare plan for US's long-term deficit reduction
After averting a shutdown with a short-term agreement, the White House is now focussing on brokering a bigger budget deal.