States poised to flout GOP primary rules
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Michigan joined as many as six other states Tuesday in flouting Republican rules by scheduling presidential primaries or caucuses before Feb. 5.
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Georgia and Alaska joined the growing list of states pushing up their presidential primary voting to Feb. 5, a date clearly shaping up as a national primary day for Republicans and Democrats.
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Leading presidential contenders tried to nail down support from New Hampshire voters Â and mapped out contingencies for the contests that follow Tuesday's primary.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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With California leading the  stampede, states are rushing to get more clout in the 2008  White House race by moving their primaries to early February --  a shift that could aid front-runners with big names and big  bank accounts.
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A sample of some of the calls Florida residents are receiving prior to Tuesday's Republican primary.
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Florida, which held up the results of the 2000 presidential election by more than a month, holds a primary this week that many regard as a test of the state's readiness to avoid another fiasco in November.
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Mitt Romney will release his delegates Â and while the rules vary by state, he can ask many of them to support John McCain.
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The crowd on the Republican convention floor couldn't be more aware of how close the race for president is, from reminders at breakfast to speeches that run until nearly midnight. But few feel the pressure more than governors of states where the contest could go either way.
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As state Republican parties scurry to meet tonightâs plan submission deadline for their nominating contests, the national G.O.P. issued a warning that it intends to enforce its timing rulesâno exceptions.
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After losing last night, Mike Huckabee and Senator John McCain each need a victory in the state to keep their momentum from flagging.
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Why the Sunshine State is moving its primary up, defying the national party.
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The Republican National Committee plans to penalize at least five states holding early primaries, by refusing to seat at least half of their delegates at the national convention in 2008.
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Republican presidential candidates are to hold a debate in Florida ahead of a key presidential primary on Tuesday.
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Florida Democrats could lose their votes for the presidential nominee next year unless they change plans to hold their primary earlier than national party rules allow.
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The Republican Governors Association has been pulled into court and before regulatory agencies in several states this fall, where it's been fined or ordered to temporarily pull GOP gubernatorial candidate ads.
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Two weeks before the first vote is cast in the state-by-state process to select party candidates for the U.S. presidential election, one Republican was briefly hospitalized and another dropped out on Thursday.