Florida paper backs a Gingrich presidency
Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) – The Tampa Tribune endorsed Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who the newspaper said is an “innovative problem-solver with rock-hard conservative credentials,” over Mitt Romney, whom it called the “safer choice.”
Sunday’s endorsement from the city’s second-largest newspaper that leans conservative comes two days before Florida’s primary election in which Romney is favored to win.
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Eldest daughter and reality show star stand in for Santorum
Sarasota, Florida (CNN) - At a rally in an airplane hangar here Sunday morning, several campaign surrogates spoke on behalf of Rick Santorum while the GOP candidate stayed home in Pennsylvania to care for his youngest daughter, 3-year-old Isabella, who was admitted to a hospital Saturday night.
A campaign aide confirmed prior to the event that Bella, as her family calls her, returned to the hospital on Saturday because she had contracted pneumonia in both of her lungs, but as she was not placed on a ventilator the family is hopeful she'll make a speedy recovery.
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Photo: Romney cuts into a pig
Hialaeh, Florida (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sliced into a slow roasted pig at a campaign stop at Casa Marin restaurant in Hialaeh, Florida Sunday. Romney even had a taste of the animal, known as Lechón.
Gingrich questions Romney's honesty
Washington (CNN) - Front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traded accusations of dishonesty Sunday as the increasingly vitriolic Republican presidential campaign headed for its biggest primary to date.
With two days to go before Florida voters decide who gets the state's winner-take-all 50 delegates, Romney held a widening lead over Gingrich in the competition to become the first of the four remaining candidates to win two contests in this year's nominating process.
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Gingrich looks for anti-Romney convention vote
Lutz, Florida (CNN) – Seeking to shore up conservative support in what he promised would be a long nomination fight, Newt Gingrich on Sunday sought to cast Republican presidential opponent Mitt Romney as a liberal.
"I just think it will be very, very clear, increasingly clear over the next few weeks that this party is not going to nominate somebody who is a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal. It's not going to happen," Gingrich said Sunday in reference to what he called past stances Romney has held.
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Democrats prime recruits to try to take back the House
(CNN) - Just 15 months after taking a thumping in the 2010 midterm elections, House Democrats have seized on the current anti-Washington fervor and are confident they can win the 25 seats they need to regain control of the House.
Vice President Joe Biden made a bold prediction on Friday, telling House Democrats at their annual retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore, "I really do think we're going to win back the House."
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Florida Tea Party leader doesn't endorse
(CNN) – The leader of Florida's largest tea party group has chosen not to endorse a candidate in the run up to Tuesday's primary election there.
"My Endorsement is for We the People," Billie Tucker said in an email, "and when you finally have the last man standing – I will work for that man and will do all I can to ensure that President Obama packs his bags and goes back to Chicago."
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Romney to Gingrich: 'Look in the mirror'
Naples, Florida (CNN) - Keeping up his attacks on Newt Gingrich, a fiery Mitt Romney suggested Sunday that the former House speaker "look in the mirror" to understand why his campaign seemed to be faltering in Florida.
The former Massachusetts governor, who polls show widening his lead over his rival in Florida, accused the former House speaker of "finding excuses everywhere he can" and likened him to President Barack Obama.
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Priebus: Obama's our Capt. Schettino
(CNN) – The chairman of the Republican National Committee unveiled his latest attack on President Barack Obama on Sunday, comparing him to the captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship.
When asked if the infighting in the GOP presidential primary race would harm the eventual nominee's chances against Obama in November, Reince Priebus said the party would unite by then in an effort to win the White House.
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Las Vegas newspaper endorses Romney
(CNN) – The largest newspaper in Nevada endorsed Mitt Romney's presidential bid on Sunday, a week from next Saturday's caucuses in the state.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal credited the former Massachusetts governor for his business experience, arguing his "greatest strength is his command of economic issues and his understanding of what the private sector needs to create jobs."
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