Topic: Rick Perry

Romney's $10,000 bet falls flat in Iowa debate

DES MOINES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney put his money where his mouth was on Saturday in a quip at a presidential debate that may have backfired.Romney, a multi-millionaire and a frontrunner for the Republican nomination, offered a $10,000 bet ...

Rick Perry Criticizes Obama On DADT Repeal

Rick Perry on Friday criticized President Barack Obama on repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'Rick Perry on Friday criticized President Barack Obama on repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” the recently ended policy that for 18 years banned gay and bisexual troops ...

Gingrich rises to the fore in US Republican debate

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich cemented his place as the main rival to Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination with a solid debate performance on foreign policy.Buoyed by opinion polls that gave him a four percent lead over the former Massachusetts ...

Shaking loose a few odds and ends

Emptying out the ol' reporter's notebook with your Friday Flash, including some accounting for gamers in federal politics and Rick Perry's short, unhappy Nevada campaign life:¥ The GOP's new dynamic Strip duo: Don't ask me who is Batman and who is Robin ...

Gingrich leads Republicans in 2012 race: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now leads the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination as support for businessman Herman Cain slips, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.Gingrich has 23 percent support among Republican primary voters, which ...

Republican Cain stumbles in Libya gaffe

Republican White House hopeful Herman Cain stumbled badly in responding to a basic question on Libya, casting further doubt on his ability to revive an embattled campaign. A five-minute video of Cain's rambling response to a question posed by the Milwaukee Journal ...

Perry fundraising slows after shaky debates: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fundraising for Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry, who has raised millions since declaring his candidacy in August, has slowed significantly, exacerbated by poor debate performances, sources close to his campaign said on Friday.The Texas governor once sat atop national ...

Perry vows to press on after gaffe

GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry vowed to press on with his campaign on Thursday a day after a major debate stumble, and turned to humor to try to answer doubts about his 2012 bid."I stepped in it ...

Perry vows to press on with 2012 bid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry vowed to press on with his campaign on Thursday a day after a devastating debate stumble that rocked his already endangered 2012 White House bid."The fact of the matter is, one error is not ...

Analysis: Perry crashes on the big 2012 stage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry crashed on the big stage on Wednesday and may never recover.The Texas governor had already been on the ropes, trying to come back after a series of shaky debate performances that knocked him out ...
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