Santorum wins Louisiana, flexing Southern muscle

Santorum wins Louisiana, flexing Southern muscle Washington: Rick Santorum cruised to victory in the Louisiana Republican presidential primary on Saturday but still trails Mitt Romney by a wide margin in the national delegate count for the party nomination. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, was projected to finish second. Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich was third, but immediately rejected suggestions he should drop out. Texas congressman Ron Paul ran fourth. Santorum had strong support in...
10:38 AM, Mar 25, 2012

Romney ends losing streak with Maine victory

Romney ends losing streak with Maine victory Maine: Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign for the party's presidential nomination a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. But the former Massachusetts governor's margin of victory over Texas Rep. Ron Paul was so slim it all but guaranteed scrutiny of the party's decision not to count the results of caucuses scheduled later in...
11:58 AM, Feb 12, 2012

Romney opposes peace talks with Taliban

Romney opposes peace talks with Taliban Washington: Identifying Taliban as America's enemy, leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has strongly opposed Obama Administration's decision to hold peace talks with the militant outfit which ruled Afghanistan before 9/11. "You don't negotiate with your enemy from a position of weakness as this president has done. The right course for America is to recognize we're under attack," Romney said. "We're under attack by people, whether they're al-Qaeda or other...
02:47 PM, Jan 17, 2012

US: Romney, Santorum in close race in Iowa

US: Romney, Santorum in close race in Iowa Des Moines, Iowa: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was locked in a tight race with former Sen. Rick Santorum in Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses, the opening contest in the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama. Romney, the longtime front-runner, and Santorum, whose campaign only recently gained momentum, were separated by only 19 votes with nearly 90 per cent of the state's 1,774 precincts reporting. Congressman Ron Paul...
10:55 AM, Jan 04, 2012

Indian American chucks Google job for US prez poll

Indian American chucks Google job for US prez poll Karachi: After being sacked as Pakistan skipper, Shahid Afridi could now lose captaincy of his state side Karachi to Mohammad Sami if the PCB refuses to give him the requisite permit to play in the National Twenty20 Championship. The Karachi City Cricket Association has decided that if the PCB does not allow Afridi to play in the National Twenty20 Championship, discarded Test pacer Sami will replace him as captain of...
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