Republican presidential candidates visited polling places across New Hampshire, delivering final appeals to voters in the hopes that attacks on Mitt Romney will dent his widely expected victory.
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Republicans Look to Sway New Hampshire Voters
Reuters – The Obama administration said on Saturday the “reset” in relations it has pursued with Russia would remain on track despite a looming leadership reshuffle in Moscow widely expected to return Vladimir Putin to the presidency next year.
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**Written by Doug Powers It’s no secret that Texas Governor Rick Perry intends to run for president, but now it looks like Perry will kick off his 2012 campaign tomorrow in South Carolina. He’ll then travel to New Hampshire followed by a few days in Iowa, at least according to the Associated Press : Months behind other GOP candidates, Rick Perry has something most of them don’t: Buzz. The Texas governor will enter the race Saturday with splashy appearances in South Carolina and New Hampshire. At the same time, he is putting together what looks a lot like a traditional presidential campaign. The path he hopes will lead to the Republican nomination starts here, in the leadoff caucus state of Iowa, with a message of jobs and values as he tries to set himself apart from GOP front-runner Mitt Romney. “We cannot and must not endure four more years of rising unemployment, rising taxes, rising debt and rising energy dependence on nations that intend us harm,” Perry is to say Saturday in Charleston, S.C., according to remarks prepared for delivery. Notice I didn’t say Perry will formally announce his candidacy, because I don’t quite know what’s going on with the formals and informals. Though Perry will by most accounts enter the race this weekend, a “formal” announcement could be coming next week in Houston — or maybe not : Politico, the New York Times and the Statesman of Austin, Texas reported that Perry would make his plans to seek the nomination known on Saturday, though they suggested he would likely stop short of a formal announcement. Statesman reporter Jason Embry Tweeted late Monday, “I’m hearing from several GOP sources there will be a formal announcement of Perry’s campaign next Wednesday in Houston.” A Perry advisor, however, told CBS News: “We won’t be making much news in Houston next week.” To-may-toe, to-mah-toe. Bottom line: Perry’s running, and the dynamic of the GOP race will immediately change a great deal : With Texas Gov. Rick Perry widely expected to announce his plans for a presidential bid this weekend, he’s still sitting pretty near the top of the GOP pack, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll released today. The poll finds 15% of Republicans and right-leaning independents picked Perry as their top choice for the nomination — just two points behind frontrunner Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts governor’s slim lead is within the survey’s two-point margin of error. Perry was in an almost identical polling position just last month, when he trailed Romney 14% to 16% in another CNN/ORC survey. By the way, for Perry, the phrase “laser-like focus” takes on a whole new meaning . If you’re not very familiar with Rick Perry, here’s a terrific speech he delivered at CPAC earlier this year: ***** Check back in tomorrow and we’ll catch up on the Perry announcement, Iowa straw poll results and more. **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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According to Los Angeles Times , ” Danica Patrick is at a crossroads on the eve of the Indy 500 .” How will the Izod IndyCar Series get along without her if she bolts for NASCAR stock-car racing next year, as is widely expected? “I don’t believe I can answer that,” Patrick said. “I don’t know. Whether I go or whether I stay, I don’t think I’m capable of answering whether or not the IndyCar series would be better or worse. I’m not sure.” Another uncertainty is whether Sunday’s race, the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500, will be Patrick’s last at the Brickyard. But this much is sure: No race means more to Patrick than this one. Also: ” Indianapolis 500 winner: Dan Wheldon .” and ” Danica Patrick Runs Out of Gas After Leading At Indy 500 .”
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Danica Patrick’s Last Indy 500
AFP – 1220 GMT: “The tension in Egypt has seen some US dollar demand after President Mubarak decided that he would not stand down, after it being widely expected he would do so, fuelling some risk aversion,” CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson tells AFP.
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Reuters – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to pass a bill next week to repeal President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, a senior party aide said on Monday, but the effort is widely expected to fail in the Senate.
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AFP – 4:00 am: As a new day dawns over Washington the resurgent Republicans, led by the ultra conservative Tea Party insurgency, seize the House of Representatives, the Democrats manage to hold onto the Senate and voters head home after dealing a stinging mid-term rebuke to Obama.
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US Midterms: Live Results
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If Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada loses his re-election bid, his two senior deputies, Richard Durbin of Chicago and Charles Schumer of New York, are widely expected to compete for the title.
AP – The Obama administration is greeting with a shrug an expected North Korean political convention that could see the public debut of the country’s next ruler.
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