Republican Party

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CNBC analyst Rick Santelli is an ideal running mate for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, according to Jeff Kahn, co-founder of Draft Santelli for President 2012. (CNBC)

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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)

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Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania embraces his wife, Karen, after announcing Tuesday that he is suspending his GOP candidacy for president. He cited the priority of a seriously ill child in his large family as a key reason for dropping out before the April 24 Pennsylvania primary. (Associated Press)

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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, surrounded by his family, announces on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pa., that he is suspending his GOP presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney campaigns Thursday in Tunkhannock, Pa. The former Massachusetts governor said he expects to "pick up a lot of delegates" in the Keystone State. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney takes his turn speaking to the American Society of News Editors on Wednesday, a day after President Obama told his side of the story. (Associated Press)

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The newly formed group Project Liberty believes Mitt Romney's struggle to spark GOP enthusiasm is the result of unrealistic expectations. (Associated Press)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right), front-runner for the GOP presidential nod, seen here Dec. 1 with former President George H.W. Bush in Houston, will get Mr. Bush's formal endorsement Thursday. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich talks with Patricia Harrison, business coordinator for the General Assembly, during a tour Tuesday of the State House in Annapolis. (David Hill/The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, waves a Etch-A-Sketch while criticizing the policies of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a rally in Shreveport, La., Friday, March 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a GOP presidential hopeful, addresses an audience during a campaign stop at an American Legion post in Arbutus, Md., on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

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GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich ended February with more debt than cash and raised only $2.6 million, campaign-finance reports show. (Lake Charles (La.) American Press via Associated Press)

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Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II refused to say for whom he voted in the March 6 Virginia GOP presidential primary. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney admires a souvenir Tuesday in Livonia, Mich. It was from his father's Michigan gubernatorial campaign in the 1960s that was being worn by one of his own volunteers who also worked on his father's campaign. (Associated Press)

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry (right) speaks at a GOP presidential campaign fundraiser at the Mason City Country Club in Mason City, Iowa, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A veteran sitting onstage behind Rep. Ron Paul, a GOP presidential candidate, raises a fist of support as Mr. Paul delivers a speech highlighting veterans at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)