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  Partial Deal Reached in Texas Redistricting Case

  Posted 1:14 PM 2/15/2012 by Associated Press

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Texas attorney general and minority groups demanding equal representation have agreed to a temporary compromise over one of the state's three disputed political maps. During a federal court hearing Wednesday in San Antonio, the state attorney general and an (More)

  
  

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  Tuesday Night Wins Help Santorum Raise Cash

  

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  Posted 11:43 AM 2/8/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Resurgent Rick Santorum said his sweep of three GOP contests earned his shoestring campaign $250,000 overnight, cash he needs to take his upstart bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney's turf. Santorum's stunning victories Tuesday in Minnesota (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Texas Primary Date in Doubt After Deal Talks Stall

  Posted 4:21 PM 2/7/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Last-ditch negotiations to save the April 3 Texas primary appear dead and that means a federal court will likely draft the state's political maps and set a new primary date. The court had set a Monday deadline for the state and a coalition of minority groups to (More)

  
  

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  Texas Attorney General Accepts Redistricting Deal

  Posted 1:40 PM 2/6/2012 by Associated Press

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The Texas attorney general has accepted a deal on temporary voting maps that could salvage the state's April 3 date for primary elections. Attorney General Greg Abbott said Monday that seven minority groups agreed to a plan that minimizes changes to the original (More)

  
  

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  Romney Wins Florida Primary

  Posted 7:17 PM 1/31/2012 by Associated Press

  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mitt Romney won a commanding victory in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding from defeat a week earlier and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Despite the one-sided result, Newt Gingrich vowed to press on. "Thank you FL!" an (More)

  
  

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  Perry Fundraising Plummeted as Campaign Faltered

  

  Posted 2:04 PM 1/31/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Rick Perry's final 2011 fundraising totals are in - and they show donors turning away from him in droves as his campaign for president faltered. The Texas governor raised barely $2.9 million between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, after raking in more than $17 million in just (More)

  
  

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  Florida Primary Voting Underway

  

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  Posted 11:30 AM 1/31/2012 by Associated Press

  MIAMI (AP) - While polls gave Mitt Romney strong odds to win Florida's Republican primary, some voters said Tuesday they weren't all that enthusiastic about their ballot choices. Romney entered the day as the heavy favorite over Newt Gingrich in Florida's winner-take-all primary (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Romney Credits Change in Tactics for Florida Surge

  

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  Posted 12:09 PM 1/30/2012 by Associated Press

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Looking for a convincing win, a confident Mitt Romney said Monday the Florida primary is breaking his way and urged voters to send Newt Gingrich "to the moon." Gingrich claimed he's gaining ground and will stay in the race until summer. "You can sense that (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Minority Groups Call April 3 Primary Unrealistic

  Posted 11:42 AM 1/23/2012 by Associated Press

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Minority groups that claim Texas' new political maps are unfair and have asked a three-judge panel to take their time drafting new maps. Monday's court filing contradicts Republican leaders, who have urged the court to create new congressional and legislative maps (More)

  
  

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  Supreme Court Throws Out Texas Electoral Maps

  Posted 2:12 PM 1/20/2012 by Associated Press

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday threw out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The decision ultimately could affect control of the U.S. House of Representatives and leaves the fate of Texas' April primaries unclear. The justices (More)

  
  

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  Perry Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Gingrich

  

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  Posted 10:55 AM 1/19/2012 by Associated Press

  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich, adding a fresh layer of unpredictability to the campaign two days before the South Carolina primary. "Newt is not perfect, but (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Perry Abandoning Bid, Backing Gingrich

  

  Posted 9:31 AM 1/19/2012

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will abandon his presidential bid and endorse Newt Gingrich, two Republican officials said Thursday, a move coming just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary as Republican front-runner Mitt Romney struggles to fend off a challenge from (More)