HANOVER, N.H. — Tuesday was Mitt Romney's night. The former Massachusetts governor entered the ninth GOP debate riding a long, fortuitous wave of positive news.

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Governor Romney, it's 2013, and the European debt crisis has worsened. Countries are defaulting. Europe's largest banks are on the verge of bankruptcy. Contagion has spread to the US And the global financial system is on the brink.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey endorsed Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, just hours before the Republican Party's candidates gather for another debate.

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR MANCHESTER, NH — Mitt Romney enters the Republican presidential debate on Tuesday as the likeliest target of questions and criticism from rivals eager to slow the building sense of momentum behind his campaign.

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By Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger Below is a column I wrote on the subject way back in April of 2007 in which I quoted the then-obscure Ron Paul. My point is not just that both I and he were way ahead of the curve on this issue.

CROWD: Perhaps 400 supporters, alongside members of the media and fair onlookers, crowded around Paul's soapbox, spilling onto the grand concourse and interrupting his speech several times with cheers and applause. OTHER ISSUES: Paul returned several

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul greets supporters at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, August 12, 2011. (Daniel Acker / Reuters) By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Laura Burkett, a conservative Republican from Coralville, Iowa,

Ames Straw Poll: Ron Paul is back at it and watch for him to do well in Saturday's Ames Straw Poll.

Ron Paul, in an exasperated tone during the Iowa debates, said: “All these trade sanctions!…This is why we still don't have a trade relationship with Cuba.” Ground Control to candidate Paul: according to figures from the US Department of Commerce,

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Herman Cain emphasized that he was a “business problem-solver” at tonight's debate while clarifying past controversial statements head-on. “How do you reassure people that you know enough to be president of the United States?

Pictures) Near the end of the Ames Republican presidential debate Thursday evening, GOP candidate and former pizza magnate Herman Cain concluded his remarks by quoting an unnamed “poet” whose verses he has cited in public appearances for at least the

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Stewart also visited Iowa where Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and other GOP presidential hopefuls gathered for the Ames straw poll, the outcome of which is thought to be an early indicator of who will become the nominee. “Candidates reserve space at

By Chris Cassidy Republican front-runner Mitt Romney sat back and let his fellow GOPers poke and jab each other in last night's Iowa debate — though hecklers earlier in the day were less forgiving — while the all-but-certain prospect of Texas Gov.

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Huntsman was physically present, of course, but the Huntsman from the start of the campaign barely made an appearance, especially when it came to addressing Mitt Romney's record. By mid-July, the only person Huntsman seemed to take more swipes at than

Mitt Romney told an Iowa crowd on Thursday that the country should not raise taxes to shore up Medicare and Social Security because "corporations are people" too.

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By Philip Rucker, DES MOINES — Mitt Romney's visit to the Iowa State Fair on Thursday might have been the best debate prep session he could have hoped for. Romney's appearance at the fair's soapbox grew unusually testy when a few angry people heckled

by Frank James All right, so we think we understand what Mitt Romney meant when he told some hecklers at the Iowa State Fair Thursday that "corporations are people, my friend." Anybody these days fortunate to have a 401(k) retirement plan,

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The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign announced today that Dr. Paul has received the endorsement of former Story County Republican Party Chairman Heath Hill. The endorsement is the third Story County Republican Party

AMES — After getting scant airtime early on Thursday, Ron Paul's foreign policy views took center stage during the debate's second half during a heated exchange about US relations with Iran. While Sen. Rick Santorum and US Congresswoman Michele

When: August 11, 2011 – 9pm EST on Fox News Where: Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa Sponsors: Fox News, The Washington Examiner and the Republican.

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