Republican rivals go head-to-head
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Republican hopefuls for the US presidency are holding a third TV debate, with immigration likely to dominate.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 10 -- The leading Republican presidential candidates used a Fox News debate Thursday night to draw contrasts with their rivals on the economy, U.S. relations with Iran, immigration and political change in advance of two primaries next week that are expected to winnow the ...
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When rival political camps start attacking each other&#39;s credibility, you know an election is looming. That&#39;s where things are now in the presidential race between Republican President George Bush and his challenger, Democratic Sen. John Kerry.
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Republican presidential candidates intensified their fight over which one has the true conservative credentials in a sometimes contentious debate Sunday night.
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The nationally televised debate held in New Hampshire on Saturday night gave the six Republican presidential contenders who participated a chance to win some votes and change some minds in advance of a key primary in that state. But the fact that so much of the discussion among the candidates circled around one of them -- Mitt Romney -- suggested how high the stakes are for the former Massachusetts governor in Tuesday's contest.
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Louisiana Republicans split over John McCain, the winner of state caucuses, and Mike Huckabee, who narrowly won the state primary. This weekend the rivals will have another chance to snare delegates to the national convention.
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The eight Republican candidates for the 2008 presidential nomination have staged a series of long-distance exchanges over who among them deserves support from the partyÃ¢ÂÂs crucial conservative constituency. And a debate in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday night allowed them to get in each othersÃ¢ÂÂ faces over this crucial issue of political positioning.
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Top Republican presidential hopefuls staked out hawkish ground in a debate Wednesday as they defended US strategy in Iraq and clashed with the lone anti-war candidate who denounced the invasion of Iraq as &quot;illegal.&quot;
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ORLANDO, Jan. 28 -- The front-runners in the Florida Republican primary exchanged some of their sharpest criticisms of the campaign on Monday, with each seeking a win on Tuesday that would provide a big haul of delegates and a burst of momentum heading into a Feb. 5 mega-primary.
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Republican presidential  contenders took shots at China, budget deficits and the debate  moderator but avoided attacking each other on Wednesday in  their final encounter before Iowa kicks off the 2008 White  House race on January 3.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain traded attacks in a state that could produce a Republican front-runner before a virtual national primary next week.
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The campaigns of Republican  President Bush and Democrat John Kerry announced an agreement  on Monday to hold three face-to-face debates starting on Sept.  30 in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Republican presidential candidates  John McCain and Mitt Romney argued on Monday over who is the  real conservative with their battle headed toward a Super  Tuesday climax.
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Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain turned up the heat on their bitter rivalry on Monday, trading charges over the economy and abortion on the eve of a critical showdown in Michigan's presidential primary.
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Illegal immigration and progress in the Iraq war headed the agenda for the Republican debate Wednesday pitting eight candidates who knew they likely would share the spotlight with a potential ninth &#151; Fred Thompson.
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Republican Mitt Romney bluntly challenged his own party while John McCain and Rudy Giuliani assailed Democratic rivals as the GOP presidential hopefuls courted activists in a state that's now a player in the nomination march.
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Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts  Gov. Mitt Romney on Sunday jostled for dominance in a  tightening race for the Republican presidential nomination that  could hinge on competing messages on the Iraq war and the  flagging U.S. economy.