Republican hopefuls court "religious right"
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt  Romney touched on his Mormon faith on Friday to a mostly  evangelical audience of social conservatives as he and other  Republican contenders in the 2008 White House race tried to woo  them at a Washington gathering of "values voters."
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Russ Darrow -- &quot;The Right Russ,&quot; his bumper stickers say -- is running in the Sept. 14 primary for the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat held by Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). Feingold is a saint in the church of campaign finance ...
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Republican presidential front-runner  Rudy Giuliani appealed to religious conservatives on Saturday  to look beyond his support for abortion rights and focus on  shared values, such as fighting crime and his vow to  relentlessly pursue the war on terror.
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Thousands of religious conservatives are in Washington today to hear from the leading Republican candidates.
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In developing a party platform, Republicans devoted much effort to the question of how to extend a welcome to party members who oppose the GOP's stand against abortion and gay rights.
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Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee would seem to be the answer to their prayers, yet for many Christian conservatives in Iowa, he has not closed the deal for the Republican caucuses.
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Republican Mitt Romney retorted to questions about his faith by surging rival Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, declaring that "attacking someone's religion is really going too far."
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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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Louisiana Republicans looking for a candidate who shares their values or says what he believes cast their ballots for former Baptist preacher Mike Huckabee during Saturday's GOP primary, exit polls showed.
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By STEPHEN SINGER  HARTFORD, Conn. - Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right-wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division.
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While Christian beliefs help gird his antipoverty campaign, he believes that politicians who identify closely with one religion cannot be inclusive.
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The Republican presidential candidate tries to assuage thousands of conservative Christians that he is one among them.
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The Republican contenders in the 2008 presidential race will try to woo a tough crowd on Friday and Saturday at a "Values Voter Summit:" conservative Christians who have yet to rally around a single candidate.
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Candor about faith marks this presidential election season. Critics say a line is being crossed.
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Christian conservatives are casting a wider net this year in their search for likely voters &#151; especially conservative ones &#151; by asking people on the phone how they feel about same-sex marriage as well as their views on abortion, a standard question in previous election cycles.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney embraced his association with Christian conservative Bob Jones III Thursday despite Jones' sharp criticism of the Mormon faith central to Romney's life.
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Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, a favorite of the religious right, said Monday he is taking the first step toward launching a bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.