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Next week's primaries: what you need to know

Next week's primaries: what you need to know

The low down on Arizona, Michigan and Washington.

Rick Santorum portrait: the gay porn edition

Rick Santorum portrait: the gay porn edition

Picture of GOP candidate made entirely from pornographic thumbnails.

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Romney attacks Obama's

Romney attacks Obama's "secular agenda"

Has "secular" become a dirty word in US politics?

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Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

The dates, the votes, the delegates ... and the candidates.

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Santorum wins big. Is it a big nothing for the GOP race?

Santorum wins big. Is it a big nothing for the GOP race?

Santorum's victories in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado mean bigger challenges for Romney and better chances for Gingrich.

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Mitt Romney crushes Newt Gingrich in Nevada...

Mitt Romney crushes Newt Gingrich in Nevada...

...but the dog-whistling Gingrich refuses to quit the race.

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GOP round-up: 5 things we learned

GOP round-up: 5 things we learned

Endorsements, gaffes and delegates from another week of the Republican candidate race.

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A hotline to the Republican id

A hotline to the Republican id

Why Gingrich fires up the conservative base.

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Romney wins Florida but the battle is far from over

Romney wins Florida but the battle is far from over

We may see a winner as late as March if candidates other than Romney don't run out of money first.

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What to expect from the Florida primary

What to expect from the Florida primary

A win for Mitt Romney looks inevitable -- but this does not mean the end of Newt Gingrich.

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More in Republican Primaries

10 things you need to know about Newt

He’s been married three times and his middle name is Leroy. But that’s not the half of the things you might not know about the latest big hope of the Republican right . . .

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Florida: why it’s a whole different ballgame

Purest test yet of where Republican hearts lie.

Romney paid 15% tax on $45m income

Republican candidate for President releases federal tax returns on his 2010 and 2011 earnings.

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Newt Gingrich loses his cool over "open marriage" accusations

The Republican candidate may have shot himself in the foot with last night's tirade.

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Rick Perry rides out of the Republican race

But will his departure help Newt?

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Newt Gingrich's new tactic is a gift to Barack Obama

The candidate has taken a break from dog whistles to stir up class resentment with his latest attack on Romney.

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The NS Profile: Ron Paul

Ron Paul’s blend of small-state libertarianism, paranoia and disdain for military adventures is winning the 76-year-old Texas congressman fans in unlikely quarters on the Republican campaign trail.

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Jon Huntsman withdraws from Republican race

Former Utah governor to endorse Mitt Romney amid poor polling results in South Carolina.

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"When Mitt Romney Came to Town": attack video released

Film accuses Republican frontrunner of contributing to the "biggest American job loss since World War Two".

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5 things to take from the New Hampshire primary

Mitt Romney has won by a substantial margin. What does this victory mean for the rest of the primary race?

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Lansley ambushed

Watch: Lansley ambushed by protesters

Iran and the bomb

Hans Blix: How do we stop Iran getting the bomb?

Tax cutter?

Balls heightens the pressure on Osborne to cut taxes

Gove's time bomb

Gove’s stealthy school reforms could become as toxic as the NHS bill

On globalisation

Say no to protectionism

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference
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