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The climate change deniers: influence out of all proportion to science | Bill...
The Heartland Institute's recent shaming has put the denialist camp on the defensive. But they've already done massive harmIt's been a tough few weeks for the forces of climate change denial.First came...
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Presidential primary votes 2012: download the data for 50 states
Download the data for yourself for each race, county by county and state by state• Get the data• Results as they happenedWith votes by candidate from all 50 states now added to our primary and caucus...
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Romney's whining about the 'Joe Soptic' attack ad rings hollow | Paul Harris
A Romney ad's complaint against the Obama Super Pac spot is right: it was mean and unfair. Welcome to US politics 2012, MittWhoRepublican challenger Mitt Romney has not had a good summer. His campaign...
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Storm-struck Republicans face menace of 'a world without pizza' | Ana Marie Cox
With the RNC shut down, it was left to Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain to vie for headlines with tropical storm IsaacWhen the rest of the convention is cancelled, what are you left with?Newt Gingrich...
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Riven by factionalism, the Republican party looks hell-bent on...
Mitt Romney looks increasingly like Michael Bluth in the TV show Arrested Development, unable to stop his family from careening towards oblivionMy favourite TV programme of all time is, easily,...
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Mitt Romney to use RNC speech to address Mormonism and Bain Capital
In accepting the party's nomination for president, Romney will take on two subjects that have pursued his campaignMitt Romney will use his primetime speech at the Republican national convention on...
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Democrats and Republicans' negative advertising prompts growing backlash
Activists and delegates voice concerns over prevalence of negative advertising in the 2012 US presidential election"It has definitely gone negative," said Elizabeth McCann, a Denver-based lawyer. "We...
View ArticleMitt Romney attempts third reboot as campaign remains stuck - US politics live
Mitt Romney's campaign attempts another relaunch while Newt Gingrich stumps for embattled Todd Akin in MissouriRichard Adams
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Citizens United accounts for 78% of 2012 election spending, study shows
Impact of supreme court's 2010 ruling shown by report into outside money spent on this year's US presidential electionAlmost $465m of outside money has been spent on the US presidential election...
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Newt Gingrich stumps for Todd Akin in Missouri at $500-a-seat fundraiser
At Akin's first big event since 'legitimate rape' controversy, Gingrich says GOP will eventually come around to supportIt is said there's someone for everyone. Who would have predicted, when Todd Akin,...
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2012 US campaigns have cost more than $4bn, election commission says
Federal Election Commission tracks donations to presidential and congressional candidates over the first 18 months of cycleMore than $4bn was spent on the presidential and congressional candidates and...
View ArticleHow much did Barack Obama spend at the Apple Store? Explore the election...
How much have the candidates spent so far on the presidential election campaign? $573.8m, according to the latest figures. This is how that data breaks downSimon Rogers
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Sheldon Adelson's billions shape US politics as many question his influence
Casino mogul is sparing no expense to get Romney elected, a win that would benefit his businesses and his bank accountEvery day three scenes, on the surface unconnected, unfold in different corners of...
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Thirty unforgettable moments from the 2012 election campaign | Ana Marie Cox
From Perry's 'oops', to Biden's 'big stick', via RuPaul and Lena Dunham, here are my highlights of this political crazy seasonIt's been the costliest election in American history and it sure feels like...
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Republican defeat has conservative factions fighting for party control
Tea Party says Romney was too moderate while leaders like Marco Rubio urge outreach to minorities as path to successThe election may yet be remembered less as the day Mitt Romney lost the presidency...
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Newt Gingrich: Republicans cannot win if Hillary Clinton runs in 2016
Former presidential candidate calls party 'incapable of competing' if she decides on another bid for the White HouseIt's still four years to go until the next US presidential election, but already the...
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The Clinton model: what the Republican party can learn from Hillary | Ana...
Four years ago she was beaten and bitter, and now she's practically a shoo-in for 2016. GOP contenders, take noteNewt Gingrich's declaration this week that "the Republican party today is incapable of...
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Newt Gingrich urges Republicans to rethink opposition to gay marriage
Former presidential candidate – who previously called same-sex marriage 'pagan behavior' – says his party needs to changeIt's what passes for vision in today's Republican party: recognizing a new...
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Does Eric Cantor's no vote on the fiscal cliff bill spell trouble for John...
The split in the Republican House leadership may not herald a challenge from Cantor, but the speaker is in for a bumpy ride• Cantor's revolt exposes Republicans' growing riftIt's rare for the top two...
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Watch Jeb Bush and beware politicians bearing books | Michael Wolff
Politicians' books are worthless pap, but as Jeb Bush shows, a pile of books beats a soapbox for improving one's standingJeb Bush left office six years ago, at the age of 54, and basically, has not...
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