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Cruz seeks to turn irascible personality to his advantage
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ted Cruz's reputation as an arrogant, grating, in-your-face ideologue has dogged him throughout the Republican presidential race.…
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Understanding Trump
As 2015 comes to a close, the biggest story of the year is unquestionably the meteoric rise and mystifying (to some) staying…
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Colbert respects Trump’s populist appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert may not respect much of what Donald Trump says, but he does admire the Republican's…
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Cruz taps evangelicals, tea partiers to fuel campaign
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz first ran for U.S. Senate in Texas, the only thing lower than…
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Smart or risky? Rubio can’t pick just 1 early voting state
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With a nationally focused campaign that leans on strong debate performances and television advertising, Marco Rubio isn'…
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Pataki announces he’s ending White House bid
BERLIN, N.H. (AP) — Former New York Gov. George Pataki has ended his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with just…
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Trump plans rally next week in Lowell
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will ring in the first full week of the new year with a campaign stop in Lowell.…
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How Snapchat is scooping ‘The Boys on the Bus’
In 1973, Rolling Stone writer Timothy Crouse published The Boys on the Bus, a visceral account of journalists reporting on Richard Nixon&…
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Scholars: Fox Biz did its job, debate highlighted political differences
Eight candidates came together in Milwaukee for the fourth GOP prime time debate on Tuesday. The event followed weeks of squabbling over…
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Carson looks for right campaign balance on foreign affairs
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson rode his outsider image, calm demeanor and compelling life story to the top…
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Don’t trust the polls
In December 2011, the candidate who led in the Iowa polls was not Rick Santorum (who ultimately squeaked out a victory there)…
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Regime change debate creates unusual 2016 alliances
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's 2016 presidential candidates are split on promoting regime change in the Middle East, but not along the…
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Lindsey Graham ends his 2016 presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham announced Monday he was ending his 2016 presidential campaign. The South Carolina senator posted a video…
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Bush has a moment of ‘self-therapy,’ calls Trump ‘a jerk’
CONTOOCOOK, N.H. (AP) — Days after going toe-to-toe with Donald Trump on the debate stage, Jeb Bush seemed to relish his new…
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Fresh from debate, Cruz looks to Super Tuesday for advantage
ATLANTA (AP) — Less than two months before voters in Iowa and New Hampshire start winnowing the field of Republican presidential hopefuls, Texas…
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Tweeting the fifth #GOPDebate
NewBostonPost political reporter Evan Lips logged on the NBP Twitter account Tuesday night to offer his rapid reactions to the fourth Republican…
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Cruz in the spotlight as Republicans take the debate stage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz enters Tuesday's Republican presidential debate with a burst of momentum, a robust campaign infrastructure,…
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Trump made ‘textbook’ racist remark about judge, Ryan says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's comments about a U.S.-born judge of Mexican heritage are the "textbook definition of…
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As primaries conclude, US voters eye general election
Voters in six states cast ballots in presidential primary contests Tuesday, but many were clearly looking ahead to the fall general election.…
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Florida AG sought Trump donation before nixing fraud case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated…