The spy who loved Ron Paul
Washington (CNN) - Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul has been endorsed by an outspoken former CIA officer who once headed the Osama Bin Laden unit.
Michael Scheuer pulled no punches in throwing his support behind and encouraging Iowans to vote for Rep. Paul.
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Iowa caucus-goers, by the numbers
(CNN) - So what are Tuesday's Iowa caucus-goers like – and how do they compare to the rest of the U.S. population?
Here's a thumbnail profile, by the numbers.
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Santorum: Let's crack the top three
Johnston, Iowa (CNN) - Rick Santorum downplayed expectations just a touch in the hours leading up to the Iowa caucuses.
Asked if he was feeling confident about caucus night, Santorum did not predict a victory.
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Perry on caucus day: 'It's game on'
Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – Rick Perry again likened the Republican nomination fight to a "marathon" on Tuesday and said the race begins tonight at the Iowa caucuses.
Perry was doing some last-minute campaigning alongside his top surrogate, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines.
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Governing without Congress? White House: Not quite
(CNN) – The White House Tuesday denied reports that President Obama will be taking a go-it-alone approach, governing without Congress.
"He'll pursue all tracks," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, "but it is not accurate to suggest that he doesn't want to engage with Congress and that he won't engage with Congress. In fact, he wants to continue to work with Congress."
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Last-day Ron Paul ad is his sharpest anti-Romney attack yet
Des Moines (CNN) – Hours before Iowa caucuses, the Ron Paul campaign has launched its sharpest anti-Romney attack ad yet, a one-minute radio spot calling the former Massachusetts governor a "liberal" who has supported government bailouts, healthcare mandates and big government.
The ad was running in Iowa Tuesday morning and afternoon.
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Romney team looks ahead to Florida
Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - As the signs of confidence from Mitt Romney's team continued to grow, the campaign announced it would begin airing a TV advertisement in Florida.
Floridians head to the polls Jan. 31 in the fourth voting contest of the primary season. Running ads in the sprawling state is an expensive proposition for a campaign, and the announcement serves to underscore the Romney team's substantial fundraising and its general-election push.
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Follow CNN's coverage of the Iowa caucuses on Twitter LIVE
(CNN) - Want to follow all the CNN anchors, correspondents and staff covering tonight’s Iowa Caucuses? Simply follow the master Twitter list 'CNN Iowa Caucuses' here: @CNNPolitics/cnn-iowa-caucuses
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Romney's sons defend father against Gingrich lying charge
(CNN) - Mitt Romney's sons defended their father Tuesday against an earlier charge from rival Newt Gingrich that the former Massachusetts governor lied about his ties to negative campaign ads.
Speaking to CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash, four of Romney's five sons weighed in on the state of the campaign on the day of the critical Iowa caucuses.
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Criteria announced for Southern GOP presidential debate
(CNN) – Republicans seeking their party's presidential nomination will have four separate ways to qualify for the Southern Republican Presidential Debate, CNN announced Tuesday.
The debate will take place in Charleston on January 19, two days before the crucial South Carolina primary. The event is being co-hosted by the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, the umbrella organization of the Republican National Committee's Southern Region. The region consists of 14 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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