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• Obama campaign site draws most traffic

  March 21, 2012 8:41 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - More adults visited President Barack Obama's campaign website in January than the four Republican hopefuls combined. That's according to Nielsen Co., which analyzed voter-aged traffic to the official presidential campaign websites. About 4.2 million people visited Obama's site, compared to 830,000 for Ron Paul's and 773,000... more »

• Four straight: Romney wins Washington GOP caucus

  March 3, 2012 11:22 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney has won a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses. It's his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to the 10-state Super Tuesday contests next week. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are battling for second... more »

• Plans to drug test welfare recipients continue across US, including CO

  February 25, 2012 10:37 AM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Conservatives who say welfare recipients should have to pass a drug test to receive government assistance have momentum on their side. The issue has come up in the Republican presidential campaign, with front-runner Mitt Romney saying it's an "excellent idea." Nearly two dozen states are considering... more »

• Race for lead in Colorado caucus is tight

  February 8, 2012 12:38 AM

  Mitt Romney is now leaded in the Colorado caucus with 37 percent. With 53 percent of precincts reporting, Mitt Romney leads with 7,507 votes (37 percent), and Rick Santorum has slipped to second with 7,178 votes (35 percent). Newt Gingrich is in third right now with 14 percent of... more »

• Rick Santorum takes early lead in Colorado

  February 7, 2012 9:44 PM

  Colorado Republican caucus results are starting to come in and Rick Santorum is holding an early lead. With 3 of the 76 precincts reporting statewide (or about four percent), Santorum is leading with 146 votes (50 percent). Newt Gingrich is behind him with 69 votes (24 percent), followed by... more »

• Gingrich: 'We should care about the very poor'

  February 2, 2012 7:23 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Newt Gingrich says he believes "we should care about the very poor," unlike GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney. Touring a Las Vegas manufacturing plant on Thursday, Gingrich tried to draw contrasts with Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. Gingrich said Romney and Obama think all the... more »

• Cain backs Gingrich's presidential bid

  January 28, 2012 11:53 PM

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain says Newt Gingrich is "a patriot" who is "not afraid of bold ideas." Cain's endorsement of Gingrich is a boost for the former House speaker coming just days before the Florida primary. The former pizza executive, who left the... more »

• Gingrich vows to establish a colony on the moon

  January 25, 2012 7:18 PM

  COCOA, Fla. (AP) - Newt Gingrich is promising to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president. Gingrich, the former House speaker, told an overflow crowd gathered on Florida's space coast Wednesday that he wants to develop a robust commercial space industry in line with... more »

• Romney on the offensive in Florida

  January 24, 2012 11:17 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney spent years building a presidential candidacy based on corporate success, a squeaky clean image and an aura of electability that let him focus on President Barack Obama rather than his GOP rivals. South Carolina Republicans destroyed that strategy in an instant, saying they see... more »

• Colorado Republican caucus to play national role

  January 23, 2012 8:23 PM

  Colorado's Republican caucus shifted from March to February. Local political figures expect that our caucus--only two weeks from now--will have a loud voice in the national conversation about our next president. Political analysts believe Mitt Romney could have swept the nations votes with a win South Carolina. To the surprise... more »

• South Carolina gives Newt Gingrich a big win

  January 21, 2012 11:39 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is relishing his upset victory in the South Carolina primary. The win has dealt a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and has elongated the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich praised his GOP rivals after the... more »

• Negative ads mix with holiday cheer in Iowa

  December 20, 2011 7:12 PM

  DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Iowa residents flipping their TV channels this season aren't finding a whole lot of Christmas cheer. A barrage of negative campaign ads is flooding the airwaves, with ghoulish images of Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi crowding Santa and doomsday music drowning out holiday song. Mitt Romney... more »

• Poll: Gingrich favored in Iowa

  December 4, 2011 12:23 PM

  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Herman Cain's departure from the Republican presidential race has political observers reassessing the field. In Iowa, where the first nominating contest will take place next month, the Des Moines Register has a fresh poll out that puts Newt Gingrich on top with 25 percent support, ahead... more »

• Romney, Gingrich proceed carefully in GOP showdown

  December 3, 2011 3:58 PM

  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - The once-bursting 2012 Republican presidential field is narrowing to a choice between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Republican voters have one month before casting the first votes to winnow it to one. Romney and Gingrich offer striking contrasts... more »

• Gingrich praises Cain for optimism, big ideas

  December 3, 2011 3:50 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Newt Gingrich is praising GOP presidential rival Herman Cain for bringing optimism and big ideas to the 2012 campaign. Gingrich, a former House speaker, made his comments at a tea party rally on New York's Staten Island, not long after Cain said he was suspending his... more »

• Gingrich: Cain handling allegations well, so far

  November 11, 2011 12:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says rival Herman Cain has handled the sexual harassment allegations against him well so far. But Gingrich is unsure what would happen if more accusations surface. Gingrich, a former GOP House speaker, says Cain seems to have satisfied most people so far... more »

• Gingrich, Cain face off in sideline debate

  November 5, 2011 12:02 PM

  (AP) - Presidential candidate Herman Cain is hoping a head-to-head debate with rival Newt Gingrich will turn the page on a politically troublesome week he spent dealing with allegations of sexual harassment. Saturday night's debate in Texas is supposed to focus on issues such as Social Security and Medicare. Organizers... more »

• Just over half of Republicans satisfied with presidential field

  June 24, 2011 3:32 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - So far, it's so-so. That's how Republicans view their current field of presidential challengers, judging by a new poll from the Associated Press and GfK. Just over half the people surveyed say they're satisfied with the slate. But as interest in the contest starts to build, there... more »

• Texas' Perry assails Obama on abortion at LA stop

  June 12, 2011 8:32 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has been mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate, is accusing the Obama administration of transforming abortion into a U.S. export and breaking faith with the nation's founding principles by supporting taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research. Perry, a prominent conservative... more »

• Gingrich: Debt-free, mum on Tiffany's account

  May 23, 2011 12:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says he and his wife are "very frugal," live within their budget and have no debts. But the former House speaker is keeping to himself about how they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at Tiffany's jewelry store. A financial... more »

• Ryan: Gingrich 'inaccurate' on Medicare plan

  May 22, 2011 11:08 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The architect of the House Republican plan for overhauling Medicare says presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's critical description of the proposal was deeply inaccurate and a gross mischaracterization. Last week Gingrich called Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare proposal "right-wing social engineering." Gingrich took his words back a few... more »

• Gingriches owed as much as $500k to Tiffany's

  May 17, 2011 5:34 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich's family at one point owed as much as a half million dollars to luxury jeweler Tiffany's. Financial disclosures filed by Callista Gingrich show she or her husband also owed as much as $50,000 to American Express. Callista Gingrich, who worked as... more »

• Gingrich: I'm running for president

  May 11, 2011 6:00 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Newt Gingrich has formally jumped into the race for president. In a post on Twitter Wednesday, the former House speaker says, "Today I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States." In a YouTube video, Gingrich assures viewers, "There's a much better... more »

• Gingrich announcing 2012 bid on Wed.

  May 9, 2011 12:32 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A spokesman for Newt Gingrich says the former House speaker will announce Wednesday he is running for president. Rick Tyler said Gingrich will make the announcement by Facebook and Twitter. He will give an interview to Fox News later that night. Gingrich will offer his... more »