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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a towel next to his, wife Ann, before an NBA first-round playoff series basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks in Boston, Sunday, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Romney needs to get small donors hooked

If Mitt Romney hopes to go toe-to-toe this fall with President Obama, the former Massachusetts governor needs to show he can fish for small-dollar donors as well as reeling in the big-cash catch.

May 6, 2012
** FILE ** Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the Hilton Arlington in Arlington, Va., May 2, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Gingrich exits campaign, gives tepid nod to Romney

Vowing to stay involved in the national political conversation, an at-times-emotional Newt Gingrich closed the curtain on his Republican presidential bid Wednesday, ending an up-and-down campaign that saw the former House speaker re-establish himself on the national political stage and rack up millions of dollars in campaign debt along the way.

May 2, 2012
Newt Gingrich (Associated Press)

Gingrich to end turbulent presidential bid

Newt Gingrich will officially pull the plug on his presidential bid Wednesday, marking the end of a roller-coaster candidacy that dove into and out of debt — and into and out of contention during the bloody Republican nomination race.

May 1, 2012
** FILE ** In this March 28, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, waits to speak at Georgetown University in Washington. Gingrich is today millions in debt and describing Mitt Romney as "far and away the most likely" GOP nominee. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

Newt Gingrich to suspend his campaign

Newt Gingrich plans to suspend his presidential campaign, following another poor showing in this week's Republican primary contests.

April 25, 2012
A worker irons a banner ahead of a rally for Mitt Romney, a GOP presidential candidate, in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Sweep has Romney looking to November

Signaling that he now considers the Republican presidential primary season over, a triumphant Mitt Romney returned Tuesday to New Hampshire — the site where he kicked off his campaign 10 months ago — to urge his supporters and those who backed his GOP rivals to rally behind his effort to defeat President Obama this fall.

April 24, 2012
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney (right) talks to reporters on Monday, April 23, 2012, as he is joined by Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, during a news conference before a town-hall-style meeting in Aston, Pa. (Associated Press)

Romney, Rubio stump in Pennsylvania

Mitt Romney, campaigning Monday with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, told Pennsylvania supporters that while Tuesday's Republican primary is important, next fall's showdown with President Obama is the real battle.

April 23, 2012
The political dogfight turned to dogs with the story of Ann and Mitt Romney strapping a crate onto the roof of their station wagon — with the dog inside — for a family vacation. "The dog loved it," Mrs. Romney said. (Associated Press)

Campaign 2012’s silly season in full swing

Dogs on roofs, dogs on the menu, wars on women, bureaucrats behaving badly — with the drama largely drained from the Republican nominating race and not much on the schedule until August, the campaign's silly season has begun in earnest.

April 22, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Romney camp makes pitch for Hispanic vote

Mitt Romney's campaign said Friday that the nation's Hispanics are worse off today than they were before President Obama took office — as the former Massachusetts governor tries to improve his image with what it shaping up as a key electoral voting bloc.

April 20, 2012
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, gives the thumbs-up to supporters at a campaign stop in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday. Mr. Romney is in demand on the campaign trail as candidates for the Senate and House seek his help on the stump. (Associated Press)

Romney in demand with GOP hopefuls on the stump

While some Democrats have made it clear that they would rather not be seen with President Obama on the campaign trail this fall, likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney doesn't appear to face the same problem.

April 18, 2012
Democrats are going after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney by saying he is hiding the true political agenda he would pursue if elected president. They say he been all over the map on the issues and has exhibited a "penchant for secrecy." (Associated Press)

Democrats say Romney the one who hides

After accusing President Obama of keeping his real second-term agenda out of the public eye, Mitt Romney found himself on the receiving end of a similar line of attack from Democrats, who said the former Massachusetts governor is the one hiding his true political colors.

April 16, 2012
President Obama speaks Sept. 14, 2011, at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 34th annual awards gala at the Washington Convention Center in D.C. (Associated Press)

GOP chief: Economy key to winning Hispanic vote

The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Monday that the key to winning over Hispanic voters this year is to convince them that President Obama has failed to strengthen their economic prospects — not by pandering to them with promises of a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

April 16, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a crowd April 11, 2012, during a campaign event in Warwick, R.I. (Associated Press)

Romney targets Obama in NRA speech

Mitt Romney spoke to thousands of gun owners Friday, but the former Massachusetts governor's remarks were clearly aimed at a broader audience and offered an early glimpse at how the Republican presidential front-runner plans to take on President Obama.

April 13, 2012
Mitt Romney picked up endorsements Thursday from two pro-life groups - the Susan B. Anthony List, which initially backed Rick Santorum, and National Right-to-Life - that looked past the presumptive GOP candidate's earlier pro-choice stand. (Associated Press)

Two pro-life groups endorse Romney

GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney got back-to-back endorsements from prominent pro-life groups Thursday, signaling that anti-abortion forces will overlook his previous pro-choice positions in their shared desire to defeat President Obama in the general election.

April 12, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Tunkhannock, Pa., on Thursday, April 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

NRA seeking ‘reassurance’ from Romney

When Mitt Romney speaks to the National Rifle Association on Friday it will bring into focus a major difference between him and President Obama: One is counting on Second Amendment voters to show up at the polls, while the other has sidestepped gun-related issues in the run-up to the election.

April 12, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is interviewed by Martha MacCallum, co-anchor of "America's Newsroom" on the Fox News Channel in New York, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. On Tuesday, Romney made clear that he would assault Obama's character as well, saying the president is not inept at economic policy, but he actively dislikes business. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Social conservatives looking for a reason to love Romney

Social conservatives who backed Rick Santorum's presidential campaign said his supporters will get behind Mitt Romney, but warned that the presumptive Republican nominee still has a lot more to do if he wants those activists to man phone banks and knock on doors in the drive to win in November.

April 11, 2012
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop at R.C. Fabricators on Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., where he met with a group of female business owners. R.C. Fabricators designs and erects structural steel. (Associated Press)

It’s game on, with Obama as Romney’s rival

The general-election campaign unofficially kicked off Tuesday with Mitt Romney continuing to sharpen his criticism of President Obama, saying a second term for the incumbent would be dangerous because he is not being upfront about the policies he plans to pursue.

April 10, 2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum sits April 4, 2012, in a booth at Bob's Diner in Carnegie, Pa. (Associated Press)

For Santorum, Pennsylvania is a double-edged sword

Rick Santorum is in a difficult place politically in his home state of Pennsylvania, where he hopes to revive his flagging presidential bid. A win for the state's former two-term senator in the April 24 primary wouldn't shock the world, while a loss to rival Mitt Romney could stick a fork in his White House hopes.

April 5, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, shakes hands with a patron at Bob's Diner in Carnegie, Pa., on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Santorum plans on winning home state of Pennsylvania

Despite another disappointing primary night this week, Rick Santorum wants to remind Mitt Romney and GOP leaders that the presidential nomination is not sewn up and that this month's Pennsylvania primary is his campaign's make-or-break contest.

April 4, 2012
Corey Essler, a volunteer for former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a Republican presidential candidate, holds up a sign to woo voters in Menasha, Wis., on Monday. "You have the opportunity to shock the world," Mr. Santorum said. (Associated Press)

Romney seeks sweep to knock out Santorum

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered his closing argument to Wisconsin voters as he looked to land a knockout blow against Rick Santorum's presidential dreams by sweeping the three nomination contests Tuesday.

April 2, 2012