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Man goes on hunger strike until Hatch agrees to debate

Last updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:30am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man is planning to starve himself until U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch agrees to more debates in the Republican primary race.

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Many factors guide our coverage of the ever-changing GOP race

Dave Greiling Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 6:51pm

Watching the race for the Republican presidential nomination reminds me of a yo-yo.

First one candidate zooms up the popularity charts, then he slips back down. Then another pops up, then slides back down.

That’s pretty much been the pattern throughout the long, drawn-out process. Doubt it? Think Rick Perry, Michelle Bachman, Newt Gingrich.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, left, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney share a laugh at the end of a Republican presidential debate Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Romney, Santorum assail each other

David Espo The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 11:07am

MESA, Ariz. -- Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination.

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Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Romney fends off attacks in SC debate

David Espo The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 10:21am

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Under heavy debate pressure from his rivals, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney defended his record as a venture capitalist, insisted he bears no responsibility for attack ads aired by his allies and grudgingly said in campaign debate Monday night he might release his income tax returns this spring.

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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista, smiles during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., Monday Jan. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Romney rivals make final NH appeals

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 9, 2012 - 10:48am

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- His pledge to stay positive in ashes, New Gingrich challenged frontrunner Mitt Romney to account for his record as a corporate takeover artist Monday as Republican presidential hopefuls hustled into a final day of campaigning for the New Hampshire primary, a pivotal test for the rivals bidding to derail the former Massachusetts governor.

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (left to right) laugh at the conclusion of a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., on Sunday.

GOP rivals target Romney 2 days before N.H. primary

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 9, 2012 - 12:22am

CONCORD, N.H. -- Mitt Romney's Republican presidential rivals piled on the criticism Sunday, two days before New Hampshire's primary, with a combative Newt Gingrich leading the aggression by accusing the GOP front-runner of "pious baloney" and charging him with hiding behind inaccurate attack ads aired by allies.

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Romney struggles on jobs claim

Calvin Woodward The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, January 8, 2012 - 8:22am

WASHINGTON -- After months of getting a pass on the subject from his rivals, Mitt Romney was challenged in the Republican presidential debate Saturday night on his frequent claims that he created great numbers of jobs in the private sector. Newt Gingrich, for one, said Romney's record as a venture capitalist was one of flipping companies, taking out all the money and "leaving behind the workers."

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during at campaign stop at the Stage Restaurant in Keene, N.H., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, as he kicked off a three day bus tour of the state. (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh)

Romney says no to Gingrich debate

Kasie Hunt The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 10:42am

BETHLEHEM, N.H. -- Mitt Romney is telling The Associated Press that he won't agree to debate Newt Gingrich one on one.

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Trump won't host debate

Beth Fouhy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 2:23pm

NEW YORK -- Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a Republican presidential debate he had agreed to moderate in Iowa.

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Romney doesn't disavow $10,000 bet

Kasie Hunt The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 12, 2011 - 9:35am

HUDSON, N.H. -- Democrats and Republicans alike are accusing Mitt Romney of being out of touch after he said during this weekend's debate that he would make a $10,000 bet with Rick Perry even as millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet in a troubled economy.

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