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Crawford: Sharper Romney thrusts ahead in debate

Source country CBSnews Friday, January 27, 2012 4:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Erica Hill[1]; Jan Crawford[1]; Mitt Romney[3]; Gayle King[1]; Charlie Rose[1]; Newt Gingrich[4];

Other categories: Alternative Energy;

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Jan Crawford told: "This week, it's been a different Newt Gingrich, a different Mitt Romney,"

Jan Crawford said (about Newt Gingrich) : "He knows he's got to perform," "This state is critical. If Newt Gingrich wins here, it is a whole new ballgame, so he's really got to get down to business and win this thing"

Former Mass. gov puts new debate coach's lessons on display in last debate before Sunshine State primary...

Mitt Romney slams Newt Gingrich's 'moon base' in Florida debate

Source country montrealgazette Friday, January 27, 2012 4:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Tim Pawlenty[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[2];

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Mitt Romney said: "The idea that I'm anti-immigrant is repulsive,"

Mitt Romney asked: "Wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they weren't willing to make here?"

Mitt Romney said: "It may be a big idea, but it's not a good idea,"

Tim Pawlenty told: "Some indignation and some passion is a good thing,"

Republican White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich trade blows on immigration, space policy and wealth in a feisty debate ahead of the all-important Florida primary....

Florida primary campaign – live

Source country guardian Friday, January 27, 2012 4:12:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Mitt Romney[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[3];

Live coverage as Mitt Romney presses home his debate advantage and Newt Gingrich tries to kickstart his campaign. • Live blogging now: Matt Wells 9.45am: It's the morning after the night before, when Newt Gingrich's famous debate "skills" failed him. Was it Mitt's new debate coach? Was it nasty.......

US election 2012: Mitt Romney ridicules Newt Gingrich over US moon base in GOP debate

Source country mailonsunday Friday, January 27, 2012 4:12:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: John King[1]; Marco Rubio[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[3]; Fred Thompson[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Ron Paul[1];

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Mitt Romney said: "I spent 25 years in business. If I had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, I'd say, 'You're fired!'"

Newt Gingrich, left, and Mitt Romney, right, clashed in the latest GOP debate in Jacksonville, Florida....

Florida See-Saw Tipping in Romney's Direction

Source country ABCnews Friday, January 27, 2012 3:57:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Diane Sawyer[2]; Bob Perry[1]; Wolf Blitzer[1]; Sheldon Adelson[1]; Jan Brewer[1]; Sarah Palin[2]; Amy Walter[1]; Jonathan Karl[1]; Jeb Bush[2]; Kevin Kellems[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Jon Ward[1]; Anthony Corrado[1]; George Soros[1]; Mitt Romney[5]; Newt Gingrich[6]; Barack Obama[1]; Peter Lewis[1]; Charlie Crist[3]; John McCain[3];

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Mitt Romney said: “In South Carolina, it was a new interstate highway, and dredging the port in Charleston. In New Hampshire, it was burying a power line coming in from Canada and building a new VHA hospital in New Hampshire so that people don’t have to go to Boston,” “This idea of going state to state and promising what people want to hear, promising billions, hundreds of billions of dollars to make people happy, that’s what got us into the trouble we’re in now”

Wolf Blitzer asked (about Mitt Romney) : “Are you satisfied right now with the level of transparency as far as [Romney's] personal finances?”

Wolf Blitzer said: “I didn’t say those words. You did,”

Mitt Romney said: “Wouldn’t it be nice if people didn’t make accusations somewhere else that they weren’t willing to defend here?”

Barack Obama said: “Whoever wins the Republican primary is going to be a standard bearer for a vision of the country that I don’t think reflects who we are,” “I’m going to fight as hard as I can with every fiber of my being to make sure that we continue on a path that I think will restore the American dream,”

Barack Obama said: “First of all, I don’t put people on food stamps,” “People become eligible for food stamps. Second of all, the initial expansion of food-stamp eligibility happened under my Republican predecessor, not under me. No. 3, when you have a disastrous economic crash that results in 8 million people losing their jobs, more people are going to need more support from government”

John McCain told: “I think debate performances are important,”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Call it a ping-pong match or the swing of the pendulum, however you want to describe the volatile race in Florida, Mitt Romney now seems to have the upper hand. Just days ago, it looked like Newt Gingrich might have enough momentum coming out of South Carolina to claim the top prize in the Sunshine State....

A confident Romney zings Gingrich in Republican debate No. 19

Source country csmonitor Friday, January 27, 2012 3:24:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: John King[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[2];

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Mitt Romney said: “I'm proud of being successful; I'm proud of being in the free enterprise system that creates jobs for other people,” “I'm not going to run from that”

MItt Romney was ready to answer questions about his wealth and to rebut rival Newt Gingrich during Thursday's Republican debate, the last before the Florida primary on Tuesday....

Romney beats Gingrich at his own game

Source country cnn Friday, January 27, 2012 3:14:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Wolf Blitzer[1]; Raul Castro[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

The first competitive debating technique I teach is AARP. No, I don't tell my teams to debate like older people. Argue. Attack. Respond. Presence....

Mitt Romney back in the lead in Florida

Source country WashingtonPost Friday, January 27, 2012 2:54:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ron Paul[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

Mitt Romney has regained his frontrunner status in the Florida primary, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll shows that, even before Thursday’s debate in which Romney appeared to get the better of Newt Gingrich, the former Massachusetts governor had opened up a substantial lead in the state’s primary Tuesday....

Hispanics in focus as GOP race intensifies in Fla.

Source country AP Friday, January 27, 2012 2:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Wolf Blitzer[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

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Rick Santorum told: "There are important issues in this race,"

Mitt Romney said: "If I had a business executive come to me and say I want to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, I'd say, 'You're fired.'"

Newt Gingrich said: "I don't know of any American president who's had a Swiss bank account,"

Mitt Romney declared: "There's nothing wrong with that,"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — More than a million Hispanic voters are the prize as Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich campaign hard in Florida after a feisty, final debate that served to heighten political tensions with the state's GOP primary just days away....

Florida debate's most buzz-worthy moments

Source country cnn Friday, January 27, 2012 2:06:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Mitt Romney[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Raul Castro[1];

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Mitt Romney said: "And Mr. Speaker, I know that sounds like an enormous revelation, but have you checked your own investments? You also have investments through mutual funds that also invest in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,"

Ron Paul said: "That subject really doesn't interest me a whole lot,"

Florida has been dubbed "ground zero" of the Republican presidential contest, so it should come as no surprise that candidates would throw tough punches in the last debate before the state's voters go to the polls....

Republicans divided on Gingrich's chances

Source country smh Friday, January 27, 2012 2:02:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Bob Dole[1]; Elliot Abrams[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Ronald Reagan[2]; Sarah Palin[1]; Newt Gingrich[1]; Bill Clinton[1]; Barack Obama[1];

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Bob Dole said (about Newt Gingrich) : ''Hardly anyone who served with Newt in Congress has endorsed him and that fact speaks for itself. He was a one-man band who rarely took advice. It was his way or the highway.''

Mitt Romney said: ''Mr Speaker, I'm not anti-immigrant,''

WASHINGTON: Prominent Republicans have weighed into the debate about whether Newt Gingrich is fit to be their presidential nominee, as the former House of Representatives speaker appeared to have held his lead nationally over his chief rival, Mitt Romney....

Republicans divided over wisdom of President Newt

Source country smh Friday, January 27, 2012 2:02:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Bob Dole[1]; Elliot Abrams[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Ronald Reagan[1]; Sarah Palin[1]; Newt Gingrich[1]; Bill Clinton[1]; Barack Obama[1];

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Mitt Romney said: ''Mr Speaker, I'm not anti-immigrant,''

Prominent Republicans have weighed in to the debate about whether Newt Gingrich is fit to be their presidential nominee....

Gingrich fails to stand out from debate crowd

Source country CBSnews Friday, January 27, 2012 1:45:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Wolf Blitzer[1]; Ron Paul[2]; Mitt Romney[3]; Rick Santorum[2]; Newt Gingrich[2];

Jan Crawford: All participants in GOP session did well, but Gingrich needed to do best of all, and didn't...

US election 2012: Mitt Romney asserts his authority over Newt Gingrich in Florida debate

Source country telegraph Friday, January 27, 2012 1:25:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ron Paul[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Rick Santorum[2]; Newt Gingrich[1];

Mitt Romney asserted his authority over Newt Gingrich in a Republican presidential debate on Thursday night, aggressively turning the former House Speaker's own attacks against him in advance of the crucial primary election in Florida....

GOP Debate: Romney on Top as Gingrich Gets Rattled

Source country ABCnews Friday, January 27, 2012 1:25:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Florida Republican Party[1]; Wolf Blitzer[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Amy Walter[1]; Michael Falcone[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

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Mitt Romney said: “I have a trustee that manages my investments in a blind trust. That was so that I would avoid any conflicts of interest,” ”That trustee indicated last week, when he was asked about this, he said that he wanted to diversify the investments that I had”

Rick Santorum said: “What has happened in Massachusetts is that people are now paying the fine because health insurance is so expensive. And you have a pre-existing condition clause in yours, just like Barack Obama,” “So what is happening in Massachusetts, the people that Governor Romney said he wanted to go after, the people that were free-riding, free ridership has gone up five-fold in Massachusetts. Five times the rate it was before”

ABC News’ Amy Walter and Michael Falcone report: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On Thursday night Mitt Romney finally looked like a candidate who wants to win this election. On the debate stage Romney was confident and focused. More important, he was aggressive and disciplined, and never allowed his chief rival, Newt Gingrich, to get the upper hand....

Gingrich fails to land knockout punch

Source country CBSnews Friday, January 27, 2012 1:15:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Wolf Blitzer[1]; Ron Paul[2]; Mitt Romney[3]; Rick Santorum[2]; Newt Gingrich[2];

Jan Crawford: All participants in GOP debate did well, making Gingrich look bad by default...

Florida Republican primary debate: as it happened

Source country telegraph Friday, January 27, 2012 1:10:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ari Fleischer[1]; Ann Romney[1]; Wolf Blitzer[1]; John Paul II[1]; Marco Rubio[1]; Mitt Romney[6]; Ronald Reagan[1]; Rick Santorum[2]; Nancy Reagan[1]; Newt Gingrich[3]; Mark Halperin[1]; Callista Gingrich[1]; Ron Paul[5]; Nate Silver[1]; Cindy McCain[1]; John McCain[2];

Other categories: Immigration; Middle East Peace Process;

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Rick Santorum says: "There's a lot of baggage and a lot of problems with the two 'frontrunners',"

Live coverage from the debate in Florida as Mitt Romney tears into Newt Gingrich, while Rick Santorum and Ron Paul struggle to make themselves heard...

Romney favourite to win Florida primary after debate

Source country euronews-en Friday, January 27, 2012 12:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Mitt Romney[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

After a strong performance in Thursday night's televised debate, Mitt Romney looks like the favourite to win next Tuesday's Republican primary in…...

Florida Republican Debate: Top Quotes From Paul, Gingrich, Romney and Santorum

Source country ibtimes-au Friday, January 27, 2012 12:33:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Wolf Blitzer[4]; Mitt Romney[8]; Marco Rubio[1]; Ronald Reagan[1]; Rick Santorum[4]; Ted Kennedy[1]; Newt Gingrich[6]; Barack Obama[1]; Ron Paul[5]; Michael Reagan[1];

Other categories: Climate Change;

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Newt Gingrich said (about Mitt Romney) : "I am vastly closer to Reagan [than Romney],"

Newt Gingrich said: "Those of us who were in the trenches fighting in the 1980s, it would be nice to be recognized for what we did,"

Rick Santorum replied (about Ron Paul) : "I don't know what answer Congressman Paul was listening to," "But he certainly wasn't listening to my answer"

Rick Santorum said: "We've been through a lot together," "Losing a child, having a child with a disability... the amount of love for these special kids is just palpable in her"

Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, New Gingrich and Rick Santorum showed no mercy during last night's GOP debate, tackling issues ranging from immigration law and foreign intervention in Latin America to Gingrich's ties to Freddie Mac and Romney's links to "Obamacare." Get the candidate's top quotes from last night's CNN debate here....

Callista Gingrich’s Hair in Pictures: Mystery Behind the Platinum Blonde

Source country ibtimes-au Friday, January 27, 2012 12:33:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Callista Gingrich[5]; Newt Gingrich[2]; John F Kennedy[1];

Callista Gingrich's hair, undoubtedly, is a head turner. The freakishly sleek looking platinum blonde mane of Republican presidential contender's wife seems to attract a lot of attention, whenever she appears in public accompanying her husband....

Romney to Gingrich: That's 'repulsive'

Source country upi Friday, January 27, 2012 12:31:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ron Paul[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Charles Lindbergh[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

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Mitt Romney said: "I spent 25 years in business,"

Ron Paul said: "I'm willing to challenge any of these gentlemen up here to a 25-mile bike ride any time of the day in the heat of Texas,"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney said Thursday it was "repulsive" for Newt Gingrich to call him the most anti-immigrant U.S. Republican presidential candidate....

CNN Florida debate: Winners and losers

Source country WashingtonPost Friday, January 27, 2012 12:17:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Diane Sawyer[1]; Randy Cunningham[1]; Wolf Blitzer[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Roll Call[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Mario Díaz-Balart[1]; Ted Kennedy[1]; Newt Gingrich[1]; Callista Gingrich[1]; Sheryl Gay Stolberg[1]; Ron Paul[1];

Jacksonville, Fla., and CNN put on one of the best debates of the GOP presidential race on Thursday night — a debate that is sure to have an effect on Tuesday’s all-important Florida primary. The Fix was live-chatting all night, but we also thought we’d pass along our thoughts on the debate, in the form — naturally — of winners and losers....

Republicans clash in Florida debate 06:46 Newt Gingrich forced on the defensive over immigration, finances and plans for moon colony

Source country irishtimes Friday, January 27, 2012 11:21:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[2];

Other categories: Immigration;

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Ron Paul said: "I don't think we should go to the moon," "I think maybe we should send some politicians up there"

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney forced rival Newt Gingrich into a defensive crouch last night over immigration, finances and even a moon colony at a contentious debate that will set the stage for Florida's primary in five days. The neck-and-neck nature of the race for Florida and its.......

Romney and Gingrich on campaign trail ahead of Florida primary - video

Source country guardian Friday, January 27, 2012 11:10:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Mitt Romney[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

Republican presidential hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney on the campaign trail in Florida drumming up support in anticipation for Tuesday's primary vote...

Florida Republican Debate: Romney and Santorum Score over Gingrich, but Ron Paul Stands out

Source country ibtimes-au Friday, January 27, 2012 11:07:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Wolf Blitzer[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Ron Paul[4]; Ronald Reagan[1]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[1];

The last Republican debate Thursday night before Florida goes to polls on Jan 31 failed to produce any sparks. The much anticipated debate, considering the tough fight between the leading candidates, was comparatively dull, except for the usual sparring at the beginning....

US Election: Republican Rivals Trade Blows in Key Debate

Source country thisdayonline Friday, January 27, 2012 11:06:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Bob Dole[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[2];

Quotes in this article

Mitt Romney said: "The idea that I'm anti-immigrant is repulsive,"

Mitt Romney asked: "Wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else that they weren't willing to make here?"

Mitt Romney said: "It may be a big idea, but it's not a good idea,"

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (L) and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) take part in the Florida Republican Presidential debate AFP Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traded blows on immigration, space policy and taxes Thursday in a feisty debate ahead of the all-important Florida primary....

US election 2012: Mitt Romney ridicules Newt Gingrich over US moon base in GOP debate

Source country dailymail Friday, January 27, 2012 10:55:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Fred Thompson[1]; Barack Obama[1]; John King[1]; Ron Paul[1]; Marco Rubio[1]; Mitt Romney[2]; Rick Santorum[1]; Newt Gingrich[3];

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Newt Gingrich, left, and Mitt Romney, right, clashed in the latest GOP debate in Jacksonville, Florida....

Gingrich under fire from conservative media

Source country AP Friday, January 27, 2012 10:42:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Bob Dole[1]; Brian Bakst[1]; Matt Drudge[1]; Rush Limbaugh[1]; John King[1]; Ann Coulter[1]; Shannon McCaffrey[1]; Mitt Romney[1]; Ronald Reagan[1]; Marianne Gingrich[1]; Brent Bozell[1]; Callista Bisek[1]; Newt Gingrich[1]; Bill Clinton[1]; Barack Obama[2]; Beth Fouhy[1]; Charles Krauthammer[1];

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Bob Dole wrote (about Newt Gingrich) : "If Gingrich is the nominee it will have an adverse impact on Republican candidates running for county, state, and federal offices," "Hardly anyone who served with Newt in Congress has endorsed him and that fact speaks for itself. He was a one-man-band who rarely took advice. It was his way or the highway"

Brent Bozell said: "You have a left-leaning media that's out of control. You've got to corral them,"

NEW YORK (AP) — Forget the so-called liberal media. Right now Newt Gingrich's most ardent critics are conservative pundits and columnists, many of whom have launched aggressive campaigns to discredit him and trip up his run for the Republican nomination....

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