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14 hours ago - By Holly Ramer, AP Writer

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain tried to engage voters Saturday in the faraway turmoil in Pakistan, arguing the United States needs a president with his experience to deal with international crises. Complete Story...

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Dec 27 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer

THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Dec 27 - By Liz Sidoti, AP Writer

Seeking victories in two states, Mitt Romney launched new hard-hitting ads against his top Republican presidential rivals Friday, criticizing Mike Huckabee on foreign policy and spending in an Iowa commercial while assailing John McCain on taxes and immigration in a spot for New Hampshire.

Dec 27 - By Glen Johnson, AP Writer

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney delivered his closing argument to New Hampshire voters Thursday, then headed west to seek a victory in the Iowa caucuses that would allow him to return with a winner's momentum.

Dec 27 - By Glen Johnson, AP Writer

Mitt Romney, the businessman-turned-politician, is employing his retail skills as he tries to close the sale in early voting Iowa and New Hampshire.

Dec 26 - By David Espo, AP Special Correspondent

The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

Dec 26 - By Philip Elliott, AP Writer

John Edwards tried to shore up his New Hampshire support Wednesday with promises of fighting the establishment, changing Washington — and even speaking with a Southern accent.

Dec 26 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer

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Dec 23 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer

THE RACE: The presidential race for the Republican, Democratic nominations in New Hampshire.

Dec 22 - By Glen Johnson, AP Writer

Taking aim at a rallying John McCain, New Hampshire front-runner Mitt Romney said Saturday that his GOP presidential rival had failed "Reagan 101" by twice opposing President Bush's tax cuts.

Dec 21 - By Ben Dobbin, AP Business Writer

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Saturday he's glad to be back campaigning in New Hampshire after canceling some events because of illness.

Dec 19 - By Libby Quaid, AP Writer

As the holidays interrupt campaigning for the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, will any candidate be the Grinch who works through Christmas?

Dec 19 - By Philip Elliott, AP Writer

Republican John McCain on Wednesday asked for an investigation of thousands of calls to New Hampshire voters disparaging him and supporting rival Mike Huckabee.

Dec 19 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer

THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire.

Dec 18 - By Holly Ramer, AP Writer

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Tuesday that he wants to keep the Iraq war front and center in the final weeks before the New Hampshire primary.

Dec 18 - By Jennifer Loven, AP Writer

Democrat John Edwards is going populist on TV and yoking himself to celebrities in person as he hunts for a winning formula in next month's New Hampshire primary.

Dec 17 - By Liz Sidoti, AP Writer

The increased attention Rudy Giuliani has been giving to New Hampshire doesn't seem to be paying off. The Republican still trails in the first-in-the-nation primary and also faces likely defeats in other early voting states.

Dec 16 - By Associated Press

Republican John McCain is having quite a moment. He's rising in the polls. He's got major newspaper endorsements in Iowa and New Hampshire. And now he's getting help with this state's legions of independent voters from Joe Lieberman, the contrarian who was Democrat Al Gore's running mate in 2000.

Dec 16 - By Glen Johnson, AP Writer

Sen. John McCain, trying to build momentum toward a reprise of his 2000 New Hampshire primary victory, is piling up high-profile endorsements, including one from another political maverick, Sen. Joseph Lieberman.

Dec 15 - By Associated Press

The Des Moines Register's editorial board is endorsing Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Jan. 3 presidential caucuses, contending they top the field in competence and readiness to lead in a time of dissension at home and distrust and peril abroad.

Dec 15 - By Libby Quaid, AP Writer

With three weeks left before the New Hampshire primary, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is still trying to introduce himself to Granite State voters.

Dec 15 - By Jim Davenport, AP Writer

White House hopeful John McCain on Saturday called on Republican rival Mike Huckabee to end push polling in New Hampshire tied to his presidential campaign's supporters, but Huckabee denied any involvement.

Dec 14 - By Tom Curry, MSNBC

DES MOINES, Iowa - “It was worse than a crime, it was a blunder.”

Dec 12 - By Beverley Wang, AP Writer

Same-sex couples plan to celebrate New Hampshire's new civil unions law by holding a group ceremony the minute the law takes effect Jan. 1, organizers said Wednesday.