Republicans fight over conservative credentials
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It's not enough for U.S. Republican  presidential candidates to be conservatives. They've got to be  bigger and better conservatives to win the hearts of right-wing  America.
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Across the nationÂs 36 races for governor, Republican candidates are playing up their liberal positions.
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A little known but pivotal group of Christian conservatives is dissatisfied with the Republican presidential field and uncertain where to turn.
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A moderate Republican Senator is under threat from a conservative challenger on a day of primaries in the US.
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As former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson edges closer to officially entering the crowded Republican presidential race, his GOP rivals will have to recalibrate their campaigns to prepare for a new opponent who will seriously compete for the votes of mainstream conservatives.
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The Republican Party has lined up to beat back a conservative primary challenge to the most liberal Republican in the Senate, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island.
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Republicans determined to win in November are up against a troublesome trend &#151; growing opposition to President Bush.
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Immigration reform is proving to be a divisive issue for the Republican Party.  But few prominent Republicans are feeling the heat like Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a fact that prompted the 2008 contender to address the issue head-on Monday.
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Christian conservatives, traditionally a reliable Republican constituency, aren't necessarily a GOP gimme this time around. There is an undercurrent of concern that some evangelicals, unhappy that the GOP-led Congress and President Bush haven't paid more attention to gay marriage and other "values" issues, may stay home on Election Day or even vote Democratic.
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Deprived of a champion, US conservatives face a dilemma as they start to pick a 2008 Republican presidential candidate: should they vote with their heart, or their head?
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In John McCain, congressional Republicans are grappling with the notion of a presidential nominee most didn't expect or want.
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An embattled Senate incumbent in Rhode Island and an open House seat in Arizona gave Republican primary voters a choice Tuesday between moderates and conservatives, as both parties watched the races with eyes on the larger fight for control of Congress.
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Fearing a legislative push from Democrats to "fix" conservative-dominated radio shows, Republicans are starting to fight back
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Republicans are finding that a hard-line stance on immigration resonates with a wide swath of voters.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski faced a primary challenge Tuesday from three fellow Republicans who say she is not conservative enough and have denounced her rise to power as blatant nepotism.
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In a few words meant to speak volumes, Republicans have extended a welcome to party members who disagree with elements of their platform, a strongly conservative statement of beliefs that includes an endorsement of constitutional bans on abortion and gay marriage.
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Republicans are putting forward a softer, more moderate face at their convention this week. That's no place for Tom DeLay, the combustible, conservative House majority leader.