In second term, a fight over direction of GOP
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Despite the rare advantage of one-party rule, President Bush has to surmount divisions within his own party.
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Leaders on both sides of a contested election move toward  a new deal, but the impact of weeks of bloodshed may be more difficult to resolve
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After years of political dominance, Republican voters are concerned about their party and their candidates, according to a new Times/CBS News Poll.
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The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years
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The immigration fight in Congress has spilled over onto the presidential campaign trail. John McCain is trying to sell the skeptical GOP base on contentious Senate legislation while Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and other Republican rivals oppose it.
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FOR GEORGE W. BUSH, as for any president seeking a second term, the party&#39;s convention presents a different, and in many ways more difficult, task than that facing his opponent.
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The final two years of President Bush's term could be bleak for Republicans if the congressional-page scandal roiling Washington ends up costing them control of the House or Senate or even both.
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The Democratic contenders tangled over electability while the Republican candidates delivered attacks on their rivals.
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House Republicans held up debate for a second day on the budget for the Department of Homeland Security as the GOP protested Democrats' handling of lawmakers' pet projects.
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Decision follows speculation that response to last year's financial turbulence might cost a second term
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Facing an unprecedented challenge from three well-known opponents, incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry is drawing some flak in his bid for a second full four-year term from those who should be among his strongest supporters: staunch GOP conservatives.
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On the campaign trail, belting out promises for the next four years, President Bush exudes confidence and optimism. Yet the reality of a second term is that Bush would be boxed in by many of the momentous decisions he made in the first.
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A party divided over his candidacy will make a victory in the general election difficult, especially if McCain faces Obama.
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When deciding whether an incumbent president deserves a second term, it&#39;s instructive to consider the question Ronald Reagan asked voters on the way to defeating Jimmy Carter.
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Rhode Island's independent-minded Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee confronted stiff opposition Tuesday in his bid for a second term, the latest race with a moderate targeted by his own party's hard-line critics.
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Ten Republican presidential hopefuls face off in a debate Wednesday with the shadow of another possible runner hanging at their shoulders -- former Sen. Fred Thompson They face the balancing act of putting light between themselves and an increasingly unpopular president without alienating their base. One issue that could provide fireworks is the immigration bill supported by President Bush but which has sharply divided Republicans.
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As a Republican heavyweight not an underdog, John McCain embarks on his second presidential run facing numerous challenges in courting a GOP establishment he once spurned at nearly every turn.