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  • Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

    Conservatives fancy the idea of a long nomination fight

    Conservatives gathered in Washington this week are increasingly relishing the prospect that the Republican presidential nomination fight will extend for months, and could even lead to a brokered convention in Tampa this summer.

  • The Republican National Committee's answer to President Obama's swanky fashion-inspired campaign fundraising: the "Super Pac" flip flop. (image from Republican National Committee)

    Inside the Beltway

    Now on sale through President Obama's re-election campaign, 18 designer garments which are part of the campaign's new "Runway to Win" collection from 23 top designers. The GOP has its own suggestion for an addition — super PAC flipflops.

  • Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum signs an autograph after a speech on healthcare, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Rochester, Minn. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

    Inside the Beltway

    Is another surprise surge for Rick Santorum percolating at the polls? Voters like him personally, and they admire his tenacity and decorum on the campaign trail. "Again, why not Santorum?"

  • President Obama, in an appearance at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, details his proposal that would allow millions of "underwater" borrowers to refinance home loans.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    Obama floats latest homeowner-relief plan

    Only three months after proposing a mortgage-relief plan, President Obama went back to the drawing board Wednesday with another proposal that would allow millions of "underwater" borrowers to refinance home loans and would impose a new tax on big banks.

  • Former Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan is now chairman of American Crossroads, which raised $51 million to aid GOP candidates. (Associated Press)

    GOP super PACs outpace Democrats

    In the battle of unlimited-money political groups that will play a major role in the 2012 general election, Republican groups have stockpiled far more cash than their Democratic rivals, and a tiny group of people is set to have a dramatic influence on the electoral process.

  • A screen capture of a video of Newt Gingrich and Hillary Rodham Clinton attending a 2005 policy forum is seen here. The video was uploaded to YouTube by Andrew Kaczynski.

    Flip-flop cop: Young video researcher keeping GOP candidates honest

    Picture this: Newt Gingrich discussing national health care, arguing for wealth redistribution and an individual insurance mandate, all while sitting next to Hillary Clinton, the whole discussion caught on videotape. A sneaky, fact-fudging attack ad, unleashed by a rival presidential contender or enemy super PAC? Not exactly.

  • **FILE** Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (Associated Press)

    White House: Priebus 'desperate' for likening Obama to ship captain

    A White House spokesman Monday called Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus "desperate" for comparing President Obama to the Italian cruise ship captain who abandoned the passengers of his sinking vessel.

  • Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

    Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

  • Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

    Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

  • **FILE** Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (Associated Press)

    GOP advertisement slams Obama's economic record

    Setting a bleak table for President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night, the Republican National Committee launched a TV ad in three battleground states accusing the president of a failed economic record.

  • President Barack Obama pauses before he delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill. At left are Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

    Obama calls for taxes, investments

    Delivering a broad defense of tax increases on the wealthy to help pay America's bills and finance new investments, President Obama used his final pre-election State of the Union address Tuesday to urge Congress to act, warning that he was prepared to leave them behind if they fail.

  • Arizona Cardinals place kicker Jay Feely is among the luminaries scheduled to address the Republican Southern Leadership Conference.

    Inside the Beltway

    There are rumblings that Mitt Romney, after Thursday night, may be a no-show in the six remaining GOP debates, now scheduled for Florida, Arizona, Georgia, California and Oregon through mid-March.

  • **FILE** Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (Associated Press)

    Rebounding RNC bests Democrats in money chase

    The RNC enjoyed a fourth quarter of fundraising in 2011 that shows it is able to compete with the Democrats again.

  • RNC directs spotlight to issue of Taiwan

    Trying to give weight to an issue that party officials say has been ignored in debates and on the campaign trail, members of the Republican National Committee hope to jar candidates' attention with a resolution raising Taiwan's security as a campaign issue.

  • Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto hosts Sarah Palin and Herman Cain on Tuesday night, and says the economy-driven Republican primaries have a global audience. (image from Fox Business Network)

    Inside the Beltway

    Behold: Sarah Palin and Herman Cain will visit Fox Business Network anchorman Neil Cavuto Tuesday night to weigh in on a presidential primary drawing a global audience — where the economy trumps all and a third-party interloper may be an uncomfortable reality.

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