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The Duke Energy Democratic National Convention

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It looks like the Democratic Party is putting on a "people's convention" after all ... Less than a month after raising energy costs on South Carolina customers by $92.8 million, one of America's largest power companies has guaranteed a $10 million line of credit to the organizers of the Democratic

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Romney, Santorum Tied In Michigan

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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are in a dead heat in Michigan with one week left to go before voters in the Great Lakes State head to the polls. Meanwhile Romney has opened up a ten point lead in Arizona - which also votes on February 28. According to a poll released by the Michigan Information and

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Ron Paul Rips Rick Santorum

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Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has an "atrocious" voting record on fiscal issues and can't beat Barack Obama in a general election - or so says U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. "His voting record is ... from my viewpoint, an atrocious voting record - how liberal he's been in all the things he's voted for over

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Rick Santorum’s “Jesus War” Against Obama

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We've never put much stock in the "birther movement," nor do we pay particular attention when people try to convince us that Barack Obama is a Muslim. Where Obama was born and what he believes is irrelevant to us ... Here's the thing, though: Whenever attention is paid to either of these two "nontroversies,"

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Sarah Palin: She’s Baaaaaaack!

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Four months ago, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ruled out running for president. "My family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision,” Palin said at the time. "When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision

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Romney’s “Blue Collar” Problem

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In another example of his limited "electability" in a race against Barack Obama, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a "blue collar" problem. In other words, less affluent Americans (a group that's growing rapidly under Obama, incidentally) don't like him very much. "Iowa, New Hampshire,

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Spreading Santorum

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Given the fact that his last name has become synonymous with the "frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex," you would think that "Republican" presidential candidate Rick Santorum would avoid even the whiff of a similar-looking substance appearing in his campaign

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The Roller Coaster Rolls On

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We don't much care for the notion of "electability," but if the goal of the Republican Party is to defeat Barack Obama this fall and undo his socialized medicine monstrosity (among other ill-conceived laws and regulations passed and promulgated by Obama and his minions), then Rick Santorum is not the

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Jones: Romney Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest?

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By Tyler Jones || Who can forget the 1975 classic film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” starring Jack Nicholson? Remember? The one where Nicholson fakes being mentally unstable in order to leave prison and enter an insane asylum? Despite his best efforts to appear crazy, Nicholson’s character,

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The New Anti-Romney?

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Auditioning again to be the conservative Republican alternative to Mitt Romney, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum swept a trio of non-binding GOP primaries earlier this week. And while Santorum's victories in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri won't boost his delegate count, they did provide yet another

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Is It Over Yet?

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Three states will go to the polls on Tuesday to voice their presidential preference - Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. But do any of these contests matter? No. Not a single one of the three states voting on Tuesday will award delegates. In fact Missouri is only holding its primary because the

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Donald Trump Endorses Mitt Romney

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Donald Trump - the brash real estate mogul/ reality TV star who briefly flirted with his own presidential bid - endorsed the campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney this week. "It's my honor, real honor, to endorse Mitt Romney," Trump said at an event in Nevada, which holds its 2012 presidential

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