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Romney calls for 20 percent income tax cuts

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday called for 20 percent across-the-board cuts in personal income tax rates as part of a program to help the economy grow.

Santorum mocks Romney ahead of Arizona GOP debate

Rick Santorum acknowledged Wednesday that he's probably running behind Mitt Romney in Arizona, but he implored a tea party crowd not to settle for "a Johnny-come-lately to the conservative cause."

Pro-Obama group runs anti-Romney ads in Michigan

An independent group supporting President Barack Obama's re-election bid is running ads in Michigan chiding Republican candidate Mitt Romney for opposing the $80 billion auto industry bailout.

Santorum blasts Obama's motives on power, abortion

A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president's competence but his motives and even his Christian values.

Common prenatal tests become campaign issue

First birth control, now prenatal testing? Once again a fact of life for many American women has become a jarring issue in the presidential race.

Unions gearing up to spend big in 2012 election

Unions are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year in a fight for labor's survival.

For every presidential hopeful, a $1 million donor

For every presidential candidate, there's now at least one $1 million donor. Millionaire and billionaire executives have unlocked their personal bank vaults to write seven-figure checks to support the campaigns of...

Poll: Santorum surges, Obama leads Republicans

A surging Rick Santorum is running even with Mitt Romney atop the Republican presidential field, but neither candidate is faring well against President Barack Obama eight months before Americans vote, a new survey shows.

Final GOP debate before Super Tuesday

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The stakes are high for the final four Republican presidential candidates taking part in tonight's Arizona debate - the final debate before Super Tuesday.

Mich. voters: Santorum connects better than Romney

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum promised Monday to revive manufacturing, cut taxes and shrink government, pledges that drew loud applause from conservative Michigan voters who said he was more in line with...

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2012 GOP Primary Results

Search the dates and results of the 2012 primary season on an interactive map.

SLIDESHOW: The top Republican candidates for president

Republican candidates square off in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday.