election 2012

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney debate in Mesa, Ariz.

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Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney debate in Mesa, Ariz.

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Romney, Santorum attack each other on spending records

By Steven Thomma and David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum clashed over which of them is the true conservative steward of taxpayers' money Wednesday night, grappling for advantage as their two-man grudge match heads toward critical votes in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday. » read more

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Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Mesa, Arizona.

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Romney proposes 20 percent income tax cut to jump-start U.S. economy

By Steven Thomma and David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers

Mitt Romney proposed Wednesday to cut individual income tax rates for all Americans by 20 percent, a promise he hopes will jumpstart his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and the American economy. » read more

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GOP CANDIDATE PROFILES

  • romney

    Mitt Romney

    Is he a flexible pragmatist, or a politically soulless flip-flopper too eager to please? His supporters say his overarching philosophy of government is clear and consistent.

  • santorum

    Rick Santorum

    Deep religious faith fuels Santorum's conservative politics. In Congress, he was a leading opponent of abortion, same-sex marriage and wrongdoing by fellow lawmakers.

  • gingrich

    Newt Gingrich

    Gingrich's political and personal lives have seen soaring highs and messy lows. Is he the rhetorical bomb-thrower of 1994, or the elder statesman seen on TV this year?

  • paul

    Ron Paul

    Some of Ron Paul's positions, once dismissed as kooky or quirky, don't seem so bizarre anymore to voters or Republicans. They're now part of the standard GOP playbook.