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PICKET: Iowa caucus vote counter says Romney mistakenly given too many votes
Rumors are swirling about the results of the Iowa caucuses over who really won.
PICKET: Eyewitness says IA caucus site attendees voted for Trump
Although the Iowa GOP will not release the certified vote count for 14 days, where the public can see how many votes individuals received at various caucus sites, one witness at a caucus site in Storey County told me that New York City businessman Donald Trump received a little support from voters there.
PICKET: Santorum's perseverance pays off
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney managed to win the Iowa caucuses by eight votes late Tuesday evening, when the final tally came in. Mr. Romney, who remains elusive to reporters following him on the campaign trail, was locked in a two man battle with former Senator Rick Santorum who was ahead of Romney at times by as little as 1 vote.
PICKET: GOP candidates scramble for last minute support in IA
Former Senator Rick Santorum addressed his 380th town hall style meeting on the campaign trail in Iowa at the Pizza Ranch in Altoona on Monday night and thanked Iowans for giving his campaign a last minute look and a boost in the polls. Mr. Santorum has visited all 99 counties of Iowa in the last year and move his large family to Iowa to help him on the campaign trail.
PICKET: Iowa momentum builds more GOP endorsements in NH for Santorum
Former Senator Rick Santorum's rocketing traction in Iowa is being felt in New Hampshire already. The Pennsylvania Republican has managed to ingratiate himself with the New Hampshire Republican Party and picked up 23 legislative endorsements from the New England state so far.
PICKET: Final countdown to Iowa
Going into the Iowa caucuses this week...
PICKET: Planned Parenthood - Abortions make up 91% of services; receives over $487 million in federal funding
According to an SBA List press release, the PPFA annual report for the year "2009 to 2010 revealed, for the first time, that PPFA topped $1 billion in total net assets."
PICKET: (video) Occupy Iowa protesters kicked out of local coffee shop
"Occupy Iowa" protesters were foiled at a local coffee shop on Friday.
PICKET: Perry attacks Santorum over supporting earmarks; Santorum responds
Texas Governor Rick Perry slammed former Senator Rick Santorum in a new radio ad for supporting earmarks during the Pennsylvania Republican's time in Congress. Santorum responded today.
PICKET: Iowa GOP wants vote counting process secure and transparent
On Tuesday January 3, Iowa Republicans will fill 1,774 precincts throughout the state that caucus night and choose which individual they want to support for the GOP presidential nomination. Iowa GOP spokeswoman Nicole Sizmore clarified a number of issues about the caucus voting on Wednesday night.
PICKET: Santorum in the spotlight after months on Iowa campaign trail
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum appears to be keeping to his promise, because Iowa voters seem to be catching fire for him as the the Iowa caucuses gets closer. Many Republican voters have dismissed this presidential candidate who has been placed on the wing tips of the numerous GOP debate stages and struggled to get time to make his remarks among his opponents in front of Republican voters.
GILMORE: Closing the 'growth gap'
Former Governor of Virginia Jim Gilmore, a Republican, wrote on behalf of his organization, Free Congress, an article in Investors Business Daily about the state of the American economy.
PICKET: Campaign 2012 primary polls going into the new year
Below is a sampling of recent polls taken for the upcoming GOP caucus and primary states this month. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich are still in a relative three way fight for the number one position in Iowa with Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican.
PICKET: Trump leaving the GOP?...not in a New York minute
New York City businessman and reality show TV host Donald Trump officially left the Republican Party on Friday, so he could have an unaffiliated status.
PICKET: (audio) Gingrich hits Rep. Paul on volunteers who want drug legalization and 9/11 truther views
Former House Speaker and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich explained on Thursday morning to radio host John McCaslin on the Washington Times affiliated radio show America's Morning News why he thinks the current popularity of fellow GOP candidate Rep. Ron Paul of Texas will not last long.
