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	2012 FEBRUARY Feb. 10, 2012 Romney Faces Conservative Test at CPAC Four years ago, Mitt Romney ended his presidential campaign at the Conservative Political Action Conference. This time around, he hopes to give his current White House bid a jolt with a speech he is set to deliver on Friday.

	Feb. 9, 2012 Romney Readies His Conservative Pitch Mitt Romney is taking a break from the campaign trail, no doubt preparing for his big moment Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

	Feb. 8, 2012 Santorum Sweeps Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado; Slows Romney's Momentum Rick Santorum's sweep of the three contests Tuesday night revived his presidential prospects and stalled Mitt Romney's momentum after his two convincing victories in Florida and Nevada.

	Feb. 7, 2012 Obama Plays the Super PAC Game, Endorses Priorities USA President Obama's re-election team announced Monday night that it will openly support Priorities USA Action, a super PAC run by former White House aides Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to "fill a hole in our side."

	Feb. 6, 2012 Romney Coasts to Win in Nevada Primary, but Hurdles Remain Mitt Romney scored a 25-point victory in Saturday's Nevada caucuses, performing strong with every key demographic. What's more interesting was the battle for No. 2. It took a day after the caucuses before there was a final tally, but Newt Gingrich edged Ron Paul for second place by less than 800 votes.

	Feb. 3, 2012 Romney on Solid Ground in Nevada Despite Admitting He 'Misspoke' Mitt Romney admitted Thursday that he "misspoke" when he said he was "not concerned about the very poor," a comment that put him on the defensive just hours after winning a decisive victory in the Florida primary.

	Feb. 2, 2012 Romney's Comments on 'Very Poor' Anger Left, Concern Right During his Florida primary victory lap on the morning shows Wednesday, Mitt Romney got himself into a bit of trouble talking about how his campaign was mostly focused on middle-income Americans.

	Feb. 1, 2012 Romney Back in the Driver's Seat After Decisive Florida Victory With his decisive victory in the Florida primary Tuesday night, Mitt Romney regained command of the Republican nomination battle, rebounding from a disappointing second-place finish in South Carolina 10 days earlier, and now enters February with a full head of steam.



	JANUARY Jan. 31, 2012 A PBS NewsHour Special Report: Sorting Through Florida Results Analysts Mark Shields, David Brooks, Stuart Rothenberg and Christina Bellantoni discuss the results from the Jan. 31 2012 Florida primary in this PBS NewsHour Special Report.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Shields, Brooks on Romney's Battle Wounds, Gingrich's Resilience Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks dissect the results of the Florida primary, including Newt Gingrich's showing among married women who voted and whether the battle between Mitt Romney and Gingrich has been good for President Obama's chances of re-election.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Shields, Brooks on GOP's Negative Campaigning, Romney's Fighting Style Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the day's top political news, including some Republicans' concerns over the prospects of a Newt Gingrich nomination, Mitt Romney's political toughness and the state of play in Florida's primary.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Romney in a Sunny State on Primary Day Mitt Romney holds a campaign rally Monday in Dunedin, Fla.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Florida's Time to Shine Polls are open in Florida, which becomes the fourth state to weigh in on the GOP presidential nomination fight. All the latest polls show Mitt Romney poised to claim a decisive victory, a result that would give him a boost of momentum following his defeat to Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary 10 days ago.

	Jan. 31, 2012 Gwen's Take: 5 Things to Watch for in Florida For some reason in modern politics, it always seems to come down to Florida. As Florida Republicans head to the polls, this is what I will be watching for here.

	Jan. 30, 2012 Gingrich, Romney Make Last-Minute Pitches on Eve of Florida Primary The latest polls in Florida suggest Mitt Romney is leading Newt Gingrich, but he is not letting the former House speaker out of his sights. At a rally in Naples on Sunday, Romney unleashed a scathing attack on Gingrich, accusing him of making excuses for his downward slide in the Sunshine State.

	Jan. 29, 2012 Florida Republicans, in Their Own Words Even with the hot lights of the national news media pointed in their direction, the majority of Florida's 18 or so million residents are managing not to focus on next Tuesday's Republican primary, Judy Woodruff reports.

	Jan. 27, 2012 Rivals Clash in Final Florida Debate Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich clashed early and often during Thursday night's debate in Jacksonville, a reflection of Florida's importance to their hopes of claiming the Republican presidential nomination.

	Jan. 26, 2012 Gingrich, Romney Slug It Out in Florida A new CNN/Time/ORC poll released Wednesday of likely GOP primary voters in Florida showed former House speaker Newt Gingrich running a close second to Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, narrowing a 25-point deficit to two points in the span of a week.

	Jan. 25, 2012 Fact-Checking President Obama's Third State of the Union Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman recaps President Obama's third State of the Union address, then The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler grades the speech on accuracy and provides more context on topics that may have been glazed over.

	Jan. 25, 2012 Obama Makes Fairness Centerpiece of State of the Union, Re-election Pitch President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address Tuesday night -- a preview of the general election argument to come over the next nine-and-a-half months -- calling for the restoration of economic fairness and pledging to confront Republican opposition to his policies in Congress head-on.

	Jan. 25, 2012 Help Translate the State of the Union, Republican Response If you speak more than one language, please join The PBS Newshour's volunteer translation team. Help us translate the words of both President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union address as well as Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' Republican response into as many languages as possible.

	Jan. 25, 2012 State of the Union Hangout With the PBS NewsHour Politics Editor Christina Bellantoni hosted a Google+ hangout during the 2012 State of the Union and the GOP response. Among the guests were Talking Points Memo reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro, Tufts history professor Peniel Joseph, Huffington Post reporter Jon Ward and University of New Hampshire historian Ellen Fitzpatrick.

	Jan. 24, 2012 David Brooks, Ruth Marcus Review President Obama's SOTU and the GOP Response New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss President Obama's third State of the Union address, as well as the response by the Republican party.

	Jan. 24, 2012 As Prepared for Delivery: Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address This text is as prepared for delivery and released by the White House.

	Jan. 24, 2012 David Brooks, Ruth Marcus on Romney's Money, SOTU, Gingrich Lobbying Definition New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus discuss Tuesday's top political news including the release of financial documents by Republican hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, plus a preview of President Obama's election-year State of the Union address.

	Jan. 24, 2012 Carney to GOP on State of the Union: Don't Criticize a Speech You Haven't Heard In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama is expected to touch on American manufacturing, new worker-training programs and alternative energy sources, according to White House aides. Ray Suarez reports and Gwen Ifill discusses the president's election-year agenda with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.

	Jan. 24, 2012 Excerpts of the President's State of the Union Address President Obama will stress fairness as a way to strengthen the economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, according to excerpts released by the White House.

	Jan. 24, 2012 First Lady's Guests Showcase President's Initiatives The White House announced the list of guests that will be joining Michelle Obama in the first lady's box for the State of the Union speech Tuesday evening. As in years past, they were selected for their service, for an outstanding contribution they made to the country over the past year, and in some cases, for political reasons.

	Jan. 23, 2012 Brave Newt World: 3 Contests, 3 Winners In a 40 percent to 28 percent rout, Newt Gingrich won more raw votes Saturday in South Carolina than Mitt Romney won in New Hampshire and Iowa combined.

	Jan. 21, 2012 Live Blog: South Carolina Primary Results Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was projected to defeat Mitt Romney Saturday in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, according to The Associated Press. Follow a live blog with updates from NewsHour staffers.

	Jan. 20, 2012 Gingrich's Ex-wife, Romney's Taxes, CNN's King Fuel Combative GOP Debate Thursday night's GOP presidential debate capped perhaps the most surreal 24-hour period of the 2012 campaign and might have altered the shape of the race as Republican voters in South Carolina go to the polls on Saturday.

	Jan. 19, 2012 Perry Quits GOP Race, Endorses Gingrich Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce Thursday morning that he is ending his bid for the GOP presidential nomination and will instead endorse former House speaker Newt Gingrich.

	Jan. 18, 2012 Romney Facing Scrutiny Over Personal Tax Rate, Releasing Returns Mitt Romney admitted for the first time Tuesday that he pays an effective income tax rate of about 15 percent, raising questions about the front-runner's wealth and providing his Republican rivals and Democrats fresh ammunition.

	Jan. 17, 2012 Rivals Batter Romney in Feisty South Carolina Debate The five Republican presidential candidates met in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday night for what became a feisty forum showcasing four hopefuls trying to dent Mitt Romney's front-runner armor.

	Jan. 16, 2012 Then There Were Five: Huntsman to Quit Race, Endorse Romney Jon Huntsman, who attracted votes from Democrats and worried President Obama's team in Chicago, will step aside and embrace front-runner Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination Monday morning in South Carolina.

	Jan. 13, 2012 Romney Launches Bain Defense Mitt Romney, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, pushed back on criticism from his rivals of his tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital, and he's putting a new ad on the air saying those attacks are a mistake.

	Jan. 12, 2012 Obama, Democrats Raise $68 Million in 4th Quarter Now that Mitt Romney has won two nominating contests, President Obama is starting to step it up. Mr. Obama and the Democratic National Committee pulled in $68 million in the fourth quarter from 583,000 people. Donations that went straight to the campaign totaled $42 million.

	Jan. 11, 2012 For Romney, Everything Falls into Place Mitt Romney had a lot of advantages going into New Hampshire -- from residency to voter demographics -- and in the end it all showed up on Tuesday night.

	Jan. 11, 2012 Tickets to Ride: Romney Heads South, Rivals Not Bowing Out Mitt Romney made history. The former Massachusetts governor is the first non-incumbent Republican in modern times to win nominating contests in both Iowa and New Hampshire.

	Jan. 10, 2012 Breaking Down Where Romney Needs to Win If you were devising a state where GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney could do well in a vote, it would probably look a lot like New Hampshire.

	Jan. 10, 2012 Romney Eyeing a Second Win, Rivals Look South New Hampshire primary voting has begun, and as has been the case since 1960, Dixville Notch went first, right after midnight Tuesday. Barring a startling surge by one of his rivals, it appears Mitt Romney will likely score a decisive victory for the GOP nomination.

	Jan. 9, 2012 With One Day to Go in N.H., Who Can Catch Romney? Voters here in the Granite State are a day away from becoming the second state to weigh in on which Republican presidential candidate will represent the party against President Obama in November.

	Jan. 6, 2012 New Hampshire Giving Santorum a Fresh Look Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is getting a fresh look from some New Hampshire voters, coming off his strong second-place showing in the Iowa caucuses.

	Jan. 5, 2012 The NewsHour Takes New Hampshire: Huntsman's Turn After having the Granite State almost entirely to himself the past few weeks while six GOP contenders slugged it out in Iowa, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman tells NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill things are about to change.

	Jan. 4, 2012 Results Show Divides in Romney's Win Everyone will talk about who won in Iowa. But the real story out of the state is the sharp divide in the vote -- and one that might be expected.

	Jan. 4, 2012 Romney Takes Narrow Iowa Win to N.H. Mitt Romney's foes made clear they have no plans to cede the presidential contest to him after Iowa's caucuses delivered a split result that found him barely edging Rick Santorum Tuesday night. Texas Rep. Ron Paul placed third.

	Jan. 3, 2012 Interviews With the GOP Candidates Tuesday's Iowa caucuses will help determine who among the Republican presidential contenders goes forward. Catch up on all of the candidates' views with the conversations and links below, as well as on our politics page.

	Jan. 3, 2012 Viewer's Guide to the Iowa Caucuses Join the PBS NewsHour live online and on air as we report on the results from the Iowa caucuses and what they mean for the race for the Republican nomination.

	Jan. 3, 2012 In Sioux County, Is 2nd Place Best? Up in the northwest corner of Iowa is lightly populated Sioux County, an agricultural "Tractor Country" community in Patchwork Nation. It is not prone to picking the eventual Republican nominee in the caucuses. Rather it tends to side with the candidate who has the strongest cultural conservative credentials.

	Jan. 3, 2012 Occupy Des Moines Steps Onto the Political Stage The NewsHour talked to members of the Occupy Des Moines movement about their plans to get engaged in Iowa's caucus process, or at least to participate in the political theater surrounding the first voting event in the 2012 presidential election.