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Romney's $10,000 Bet Falls Flat in Iowa DebateOn The Radar Romney, a multi-millionaire and a frontrunner for the Republican nomination, offered a $10,000 bet to opponent Texas Gov. Rick Perry in an argument over what Romney wrote about healthcare in his book "No Apologies." Former Massachusetts governor Romney tried to bet that he had not supported implementing an individual healthcare mandate, mistrusted by conservatives. |
Race Reshaped, Rivals Target Gingrich in GOP DebateOn The Radar Newt Gingrich offered a robust defense of his views on the Middle East, his lucrative work after leaving Congress and his conservative credentials during a spirited debate here on Saturday night as his Republican presidential rivals urged voters to take a hard look at his candidacy. |
Critics Struggle to Explain Gingrich’s Rise in PollsOn The Radar Newt Gingrich’s rapid rise in presidential polls has left veteran Republicans scratching their heads, and not just because he vaulted from far back to lead Mitt Romney in several key states. They’re trying to figure out why the former House speaker is supported by GOP voters who think he’s not particularly honest and doesn’t share their values. |
December 9, 2011Weekly Show Newt Gingrich soars past Mitt Romney in the polls in three out of four early primary states. Rick Perry makes a push, but is it now a two-man race? Plus President Barack Obama makes a push for the payroll tax cut extensions. |
How To Attack NewtOn The Radar Mitt Romney is running for president as a turnaround artist, but before he can turn around the economy he'll have to do something about his campaign. Newt Gingrich has built a huge lead over Romney in various state polls, attracting nearly double the support. |
Gingrich laughs off Romney criticism in South Carolina, says ‘we’re gonna stay positive’On The Radar Newt Gingrich is keeping his word to stay positive. On a day when the Mitt Romney’s campaign unleashed a torrent of criticism, calling the former speaker a self-absorbed, unreliable conservative who can’t be trusted to be commander-in-chief, Gingrich simply laughed off the criticism. |
Black Holes and Campaign 2012Gwen's Take The scientists at the University of California Berkeley have discovered something awesome: monster black holes – 10 billion times the mass of the sun – that suck in everything around them. Even light |
Romney Ad Takes Sideswipe at Gingrich’s Personal LifeOn The Radar Mitt Romney is up with a new ad that takes a not-so-subtle swipe at Newt Gingrich. Called “Leader,” the 30-second ad set to go up on the air in New Hampshire and Iowa this week, features old home video footage of Romney, his wife and his kids, with a voiceover of the former governor of Massachusetts saying: “If I’m President of the United States, I will be true to my family, to my faith, and to our country, and I will never apologize for the United States of America.” |
Does Romney need to go after Gingrich?On The Radar Is it time for Mitt Romney to come up with a new plan? For months, the initial frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination for president has sought to overwhelm his opponents. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, has won waves of endorsements from party leaders, raised more than $32 million, and shown a knack for avoiding confrontations. |
Gingrich, Romney Prepare for January CollisionOn The Radar Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, who have spent much of this year ignoring one another, are now on a collision course in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, facing a series of state-by-state battles in January that will possibly decide the race by testing which one can best surmount his own weaknesses. |
