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Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Ron Paul supporters are making their presence known at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Republican convention briefly gets rowdy as Ron Paul backers take offense to new party rules

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  SPIN METER: Never mind, the GOP also-rans make nice, airbrush their anti-Romney scripts

Sunday, April 01, 2012  Many voters say that they're just warming up.

Friday, March 16, 2012  Supporters say he's the man to beat Obama in November

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Hundreds of students and locals attend to hear the "revolution".

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  Super Tuesday could stamp Romney front-runner, not likely to end GOP race

Sunday, March 04, 2012  Republican Eric Cantor says Romney is bst suited to grow the economy and create jobs.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Republican candidates continue to make errant claims during debate, misstating facts about the auto bailout, taxes and other topics.

Sunday, February 19, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says the U.S. is "slipping into a fascist system" dominated by an alliance between big government and large corporations.

Saturday, February 04, 2012  Preliminary results of a poll of voters in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses show Mitt Romney's victory flowing from his best performance yet among conservatives plus overwhelming backing from the state's Mormons.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Election officials are projecting that 23 percent of Missouri voters will turnout for next week's presidential primary.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Republican candidates flub some history facts during debate at the University of South Florida on Monday night.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  FACT CHECK: Distortions on trade, campaign ads and Romney's record in latest Republican debate

Monday, January 16, 2012  Although Huntsman was viewed as having little chance of finishing strong in South Carolina, his endorsement of Romney could give the former Massachusetts governor even more of the look of inevitability.