AKRON, Iowa (AP) - Meet Rick Perry, lifelong hunter. He 's floundered on the debate stage. He 's stumbled on immigration. But the Perry who showed up for a pheasant hunt on a chilly Iowa Saturday was perfectly, naturally at ease - and not afraid to talk ...

AMES, Iowa -- Michele Bachmann is Rick Perry's main rival now in the battle to give Republicans a viable alternative to Mitt Romney. Tim Pawlenty's campaign is on life support.Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann emerged the winner in the widely-anticipated Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday.Michele Bachmann's tent. They ...

It's tough to get inside Michele Bachmann's tent at the Ames Straw Poll. Just a few yards away from Herman Cain's headquarters, where you can walk right up and grab a slice of Godfather's Pizza, the line stretches wellwill begin in earnest in Waterloo, Iowaon Sunday, where Texas governor Rick ...

Why does Cain keep quoting her? And does he even know that he's doing it?ABC News' Susan Archer (@TheOnlyArcher) reports: AMES, IA -- Cain delighted supporters at his tent today with two gospels, one performed with Governor Huckabee. To laughter, he remarked, “How many candidates are going to(CNN) – Despite ...

By Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger Below is a column I wrote on the subject way back in April of 2007 in which I quoted the then-obscure Ron Paul. My point is not just that both I and he were way ahead of the curve on this issue.Republican candidate Ron Paul ...

The general consensus here in Iowa ahead of Saturday's straw poll is that Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, and Ron Paul – in some order – will likely compose the top three this weekend, a trio with starkly different styles – and one need look no furtherAbout 30 members of the ...

By Pete Kasperowicz - 08/12/11 01:40 PM ET Presidential candidate Ron Paul (R-Texas) argued in Iowa today that while many are calling for bipartisanship to help resolve the fiscal crisis, bipartisanship is precisely what caused federal governmentAbout 30 members of the Ron Paul family - sons, daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and ...

Rick Santorum accused the “mullahcracy” in Iran of trampling on the rights of women and homosexuals Thursday night during the Fox News' Republican presidential debate in Iowa. The former senator is an outspoken opponentThe official site of Alan Colmes-liberal commentator, syndicated radio talk show host and Fox News Channel political ...

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney can afford to be charitable. The richest remaining candidate in the Republican presidential field has a net worth somewhere north of $200 million. With a fortune amassed as a venture capitalist at his firm, Bain Capital,It's been quite a week for Mitt Romney.On the campaign trail ...

Ron Paul's senior campaign advisor Doug Wead said he was pleased with his candidate's debate performance. “Nobody laid a glove on Ron Paul, and that was important,” he said following tonight's debate. “Pawlenty and Bachmann fought each other;Tonight the Republican contenders for the GOP Presidential nomination debated in Iowa in ...