Republican Party

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The GOP presidential hopeful's new book "This Is Herman Cain!" has an Oct. 4 release date, which is very favorable timing for last week's Florida straw poll winner. (Simon and Schuster)

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GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks to delegates before a straw poll during the Florida Republican Party Presidency 5 Convention on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, said President Obama is more attuned to average voters than the Republican presidential candidates because the GOP field is courting the tea party. (Associated Press)

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Sarah Palin, former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor, rides on the back of a motorcycle at the Rolling Thunder annual motorcycle rally, past the U.S. Capitol during the Memorial Day weekend rally in Washington, Sunday, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry acknowledges the audience after a GOP presidential debate Monday in Tampa, Fla. He is scheduled to be a featured guest at a Virginia Republican Party fundraiser Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, has been the subject of speculation that he might be vice-presidential material for the 2012 GOP ticket. He thus far has demurred. (Associated Press)

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UPSET IN OFFING? Polls show GOP nominee Bob Turner could pull an upset Tuesday in a special election in the heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District of New York. (Bobturnerforcongress.com)

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PARTY POLITICS: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) and Texas Gov. Rick Perry spar during a Wednesday debate held at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., among eight Republicans seeking the 2012 GOP presidential nod. (Associated Press)

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Associated Press GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry greets guests at a party Saturday in Chichester, N.H. He "needs to cut back on the volatile rhetoric and couch his words more carefully, or they can come back to haunt him," one party strategist said.

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Illustration: GOP footprint by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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Jack Kimball, New Hampshire GOP chairman (Associated Press)

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'MORE SOPHISTICATED': Ron Paul's campaign experience is serving him well this time around as he seeks the GOP nomination for the presidency. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry greets visitors to the Iowa State Fair Monday, his first full day campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination. (Associated Press)

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The wealth of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, is approximated at from $190 million to $250 million, according to figures released Friday, but some of their investments still conflict with Mr. Romney's GOP stances. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. dances with her husband Marcus before speaking to her supporters at the Republican Party's Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Republican presidential candidates former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speaks as Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, listens during the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Pool)