Topic: Mitt Romney

Former US president George H.W. Bush said Mitt Romney is the Republican Party's "best choice" to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 election in an informal endorsement published Thursday."I think Romney is the best choice for us," the elder Bush told ...

Gingrich, Romney barnstorm New Hampshire

Republican presidential frontrunners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney barnstormed high-stakes New Hampshire, with Gingrich vowing to roll back President Barack Obama's "radical socialism" and Romney warning against "a path to make us more like Europe."The two candidates spent a cold, sleet-filled day ...

Gingrich's nods to history don't impress scholars

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - "I'm speaking as a historian."It's a common refrain in Newt Gingrich's speeches, a not-so-subtle reminder of the image he seeks to build as a Republican presidential candidate: that of a serious thinker whose opinions are rooted in ...

Romney blasts Obama, Gingrich courts Iowa

Republican White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, running neck and neck in national polls, scoured key early-voting states for support Tuesday in a pre-Christmas rush of politicking.Romney, looking for a crushing victory in New Hampshire's January 10 primary, was to ...

Gingrich fades in Iowa and nationally

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Reuters) - Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich's status as the front runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination is fading after weeks of attacks by rivals and intense media scrutiny of his political record and personality.Gingrich acknowledged that ...
A new poll has Mitt Romney edging out Newt Gingrich as the most trusted GOP presidential candidate on gay marriageA new poll has Mitt Romney edging out Newt Gingrich as the most trusted GOP presidential candidate on gay marriage. According to the ...

Romney presents "Top Ten" on David Letterman show

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made a return appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday night to present the program's popular "Top Ten" list.The No. 2 item on "Top Ten Things Mitt Romney Would Like to ...

Romney sees long, bitter nominating fight ahead

Mitt Romney geared up Monday for a long and bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination even as he attacked current frontrunner Newt Gingrich as "unreliable" and "zany."With the first Republican nominating contest a little over two weeks away in Iowa, Romney ...

Huntsman gets New Hampshire newspaper endorsements

(Reuters) - Republican Jon Huntsman, who has based his 2012 campaign for the White House almost exclusively on a strong showing in New Hampshire, has been rewarded with endorsements from two newspapers in the state with an early primary election.The Keene Sentinel ...

Bob Dole endorses Romney for Republican nominee

DES MOINES (Reuters) - Republican elder statesman and former Senate leader Bob Dole on Sunday endorsed Mitt Romney to be the Republican presidential nominee, a day after the former Massachusetts governor received the backing of Iowa's main newspaper.In an open letter to ...
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