Republican Party

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FILE - In this April 12, 2014 file photo, the five candidates seeking the GOP nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, from left, former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds, state Rep. Stace Nelson, Sioux Falls physician Annette Bosworth, Yankton attorney Jason Ravnsborg and state Sen. Larry Rhoden, participate in a debate in Pierre, S.D. The five will face off again in a live television debate Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Vermillion, S.D. (AP Photo/Capital Journal, Nick Lowrey, File)

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In this May 13, 2014 photo, Saira Blair, a 17-year-old student at Hedgesville High School, waves to motorists along Route 9 in Hedgesville, W. Va. After Tuesday’s GOP primary, the 17-year-old is one election away from becoming the youngest state lawmaker in West Virginia history. (AP Photo/The Herald-Mail, Ric Dugan)

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The Republican Party voted Friday on a rule that could bar a presidential candidate from participating in any party-approved debate for the rest of the primary campaign season, if he or she participates in any unsanctioned debates, as determined by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and a 13-member panel. (Associated Press)

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has long wanted to break what he called the broadcast networks' stranglehold over who gets to ask the questions at nationally televised GOP nomination debates: network reporters whom Republicans view as liberal, or questioners who are not as hostile to conservative philosophy. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Raul Labrador, Idaho Republican, said the GOP will loosen penalties on illegal immigrants if Democrats will increase visas for high-tech workers. (Associated Press)

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From left field: Sid Dinsdale could find an opening between the bitterly split front-runners in the GOP race for Senate, which will be decided Tuesday.

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Republican candidate for governor of Massachusetts Mark Fisher, left, hugs Julie Cummings, of East Wareham, Mass., at the conclusion of a news conference at a hotel Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Boston. Fisher spoke to reporters about issues on the Republican party's offer to allow him on the primary election ballot if he agrees to put off a lawsuit challenging the disputed results of the GOP state convention. Cummings was a delegate at the GOP state convention. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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**FILE** Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said in an interview Tuesday that the primary reason he left the Republican Party is because of its "intolerable" racism. (Fusion)