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Friday, January 18, 2013  GOP officials want Electoral College votes to be divided proportionally, a move that could transform the way the country elects its president.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Obama and congressional Republicans move toward showdown over oil pipeline and tax breaks

Thursday, September 15, 2011  GOP chairman says that while he's satisfied with the current pool of Republican candidates for president, it's not too late for another candidate to join the race.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  A freshman Republican in the Missouri House is calling on Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder to forgo his expected bid for governor because of acknowledgements that Kinder repeatedly visited a strip club in the mid-1990s.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Republican Congressman Todd Akin has announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  The Missouri General Assembly voted in each chamber to change the 2012 Presidential Primary date.

Saturday, January 15, 2011  No honeymoon for new GOP chairman: Wisconsin's Reince Priebus must erase debt, unite party

Friday, January 14, 2011  Republicans choosing party chief; embattled Michael Steele seeking second term

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  Newly elected speaker John Boehner hailed the Republican Party's return to control of the House Wednesday, vowing a more open legislative process but acknowledging that "a great deal of scar tissue has built up on both sides of the aisle."

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  The candidate backed by establishment Republicans as well as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has taken the lead over a tea-party favorite in New Hampshire's Republican Senate primary.

Sunday, September 12, 2010  Establishment Republicans have been relentless, calling Christine O'Donnell unelectable, a fraud and a liar

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  Sens. Olympia Snowe and Scott Brown pushed sweeping financial legislation to the edge of final passage Monday, both announcing they intend to support the regulatory overhaul despite initial misgivings.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  A Republican primary season marked by a blistering campaign spending spree and less-is-more approach to government comes to an end Tuesday with two wealthy businesswomen poised to make history for the GOP.

Monday, November 02, 2009  Even if Republicans win on Tuesday, none of the GOP's fundamental troubles will be solved

Monday, October 12, 2009  One of President Barack Obama's top aides says Fox News Channel acts like a wing of the Republican Party.