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Tuesday, August 21, 2012  GOP delegates want tough talk, yearn to party like 1980, when Democrat was ousted after 1 term

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is using a video showing a union leader whacking a piInata of her face as a fundraiser.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Sarah Palin's guest spot fails to give 'Today' a ratings jolt as it battles runner-up 'Good Morning America'

Thursday, October 06, 2011  The field of candidates narrows to Romney and Perry, as Romney plans a trip to Charleston Thursday to speak on the Yorktown and at The Citadel.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  Will she? Won't she? Sarah Palin fuels presidential talk, perhaps hobbling potential candidacy

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  Michele Bachman and Rick Perry have agreed to attend U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's forum for Republican presidential hopefuls on Labor Day.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  Republicans go after President Obama, not each other, in first big debate in New Hampshire

Friday, June 10, 2011  The state on Friday is scheduled to release more than 24,000 pages of Palin's emails from her first two years as governor.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011  Public Policy Polling released the results Tuesday showing the Republican up by nine points in South Carolina with 27 percent.  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin follows with 18 percent.  However, Palin has not yet officially declared her candidacy despite an East Coast tour.

Monday, June 06, 2011  Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rich Santorum says he's running for president.

Monday, June 06, 2011  Palin: I didn't 'mess up' on Paul Revere history - he was warning the British, too

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Romney opens formal presidential bid with direct challenge: 'Barack Obama has failed America'

Friday, May 27, 2011  Republican presidential hopeful and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is visiting the Midlands.  Gingrich spoke at a Five Points Rotary Club luncheon Friday afternoon at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Monday, May 23, 2011  A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned

Thursday, May 05, 2011  Obama's success against bin Laden contrasts with GOP challengers' foreign policy experience