Romney Spends Big and Wins Illinois
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won a convincing victory in the Illinois Republican primary March 20, far ahead of former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. “Tonight we thank the people...
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GOP Establishment Shuts Down Missouri Caucus to Avoid Paul Victory
Establishment GOP leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, shut down a caucus and had Ron Paul supporters arrested in order to avoid enthusiastic Ron Paul supporters from taking over...
Goldman Sachs Reeling from Employee Charges, CFTC Fine
Goldman Sachs Corporation is facing a new wave of charges of not looking out for the interests of its clients this week, as one corporate vice president published a...
Santorum Wins Alabama, Mississippi
Former Pennsylvania Sentator Rick Santorum pulled off a pair of wins in the Alabama and Mississippi primaries over his rivals March 13, while In the Hawaii caucuses former Massachusetts Governor...
Romney’s 6 Wins (Out of 10) on Super Tuesday May Mean Brokered Convention
GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney won a majority of the 10 “Super Tuesday” presidential primary and caucus states March 6, though the unconvincing victory has many pundits wondering when Romney will...
Romney Bests Paul, Santorum in Washington Caucuses
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the Washington state caucuses with 38 percent of the vote March 3, with Texas Congressman Ron Paul narrowly taking second with 25 percent...
Rick Santorum: How Conservative Is He?
U.S. Senator Rick Santorum has a long record of votes as a U.S. Representative from a suburban Pittsburgh district (1991-1994) and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1995-2006). A lawyer by...
Romney Wins Arizona, Michigan
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney only narrowly defeated former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, 41-38 percent, in Romney's home state of Michigan, but handily won the primary contest in Arizona February 28....
Tea Party, RIP?
Does the Tea Party now support politicians who favored bailouts and the ObamaCare individual mandate? Such a statement sounds like an oxymoronic joke, about as likely as a pacifist who...
Ron Paul Calls Rick Santorum a “Fake”
DUPLICATE Written by Thomas R. Eddlem Texas Congressman Ron Paul stood by a campaign advertisement he released calling former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum a "fake" fiscal conservative in the February...
The EPA’s Property Wrongs in America
Imagine you paid thousands of dollars for a vacant lot where you wanted to build your dream house. The lot is 500 feet from a rural lake, with only...
Right or Wrong? Ron Paul Says America Is Turning to Fascism
“We’ve slipped away from a true Republic,” Texas Congressman Ron Paul claimed in a speech to a Missouri audience February 18. “Now we’re slipping into a fascist system where...
Santorum’s Contradictions: A Record of Forcing Catholics to Pay for Contraception
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum told a Georgia megachurch that President Obama is "trampling on a constitutional right" by forcing Catholic institutions to pay for contraception through healthcare coverage. The...
Maine Caucuses Finish Closer Than Expected, Strange Recount
Washington County, Maine — Texas Congressman Ron Paul won strong victories in rural Maine caucuses February 18, but the Saturday caucuses do not quite appear to have lifted Paul...
Maine Caucus Results Look Even Fishier
Will Mitt Romney's "victory" in the February 11 Maine presidential caucuses be taken away like his phony victory in Iowa? That now seems quite possible. The Maine GOP declared...
Was Maine Stolen from Ron Paul?
The mass media have repeated the official results for the Maine GOP presidential caucuses that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney narrowly beat Texas Congressman Ron Paul by a 39...
Santorum Rolls Up Three Wins: Minn., Colo., Mo.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum won both the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses February 7 in the Republican presidential primary, along with a non-binding Missouri state primary. The Missouri primary...
Romney Wins Nevada, Gingrich Second, Paul Third
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won 50 percent of the vote in the Nevada caucuses February 4. Romney's margin of victory over second-place Newt Gingrich (21 percent) and Ron...
Romney Wins Florida; Paul and Santorum Focus on Caucuses
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the winner-take-all Florida primary January 31, with 47 percent of the vote (winning some 52 percent of absentee voters who opted to vote early)....
Debate: Fannie, Freddie, and Fakers
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney traded barbs on the housing crisis in a CNN debate in Jacksonville, Florida, January 26, while Ron Paul...