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Heated GOP Debate Heavy on Catchphrases, Light on Policy

by Amy Kaufman Last night’s Republican presidential debate revealed the new and contentious campaign style for the seven GOP participants.   The CNN event was highly emotional as the presidential hopefuls swapped personal attacks on tax policy, immigration and health care.  As expected, the newly coined front-runner Herman Cain (R-GA) was under immediate fire as fellow […]

Rick Perry: Comeback Kid?

By Henry Schleifer 10%. Those are the odds that the bettors at Intrade are giving Rick Perry to win the Republican Party’s nomination for President. Considering Perry’s precipitous fall in the polls over this last month, many think these odds are warranted. However, I think they are underselling the Texans’ chance to win the nod […]