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GOP Senate candidate proposes 'birther' agency
Pete Hoekstra, a former Michigan congressman running for U.S. Senate, is catching flak for proposing a new federal office to check the credentials of future presidential candidates, including verification that they are "natural born" U.S. citizens - as the Constitution requires.
 
First Lady to campaign in Philadelphia
 
Booker contradicts Obama campaign on retraction
 
Obama presses Bain attacks despite D grumbles
 
GOP SuperPAC strikes with $25 million ad buy
 
Dems keep bringing the Bain pain
 
Obama ad attacks Romney as 'vampire' job killer
Tom Fitzgerald

Thomas Fitzgerald, the award-winning national politics writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, writes The Big Tent blog. He covered the 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns, as well as the Florida recount in 2000. He has covered Harrisburg for The Inquirer and was chief of its City Hall bureau. Reach Tom at 215-854-2718 or tfitzgerald@phillynews.com.

WHITE HOUSE 2012
Romney clinches nomination, but Trump overshadows
Posted 05/30/2012
Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential nomination after years of fighting, though his triumph was partially overshadowed by the celebrity businessman who helped him along the way.
Baer Growls: Wolf Trump
 
Bitter primaries undercut GOP hopes in 3 states
 
White House: Obama misspoke on 'Polish death camp'
Obama, Romney campaigns playing it safe
 
Trump overshadows Romney with 'birther' talk
Romney vows to keep U.S. military world's strongest
 
Obama vows to protect benefits for veterans
More presidential political news »
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a campaign event at the Somers Furniture warehouse in Las Vegas Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in Las Vegas (AP Photo / Mary Altaffer)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a campaign event at the Somers Furniture warehouse in Las Vegas Tuesday, May 29, 2012 in Las Vegas (AP Photo / Mary Altaffer)
DECLARED CANDIDATES
Gallery: President Obama
Gallery: Mitt Romney
Gallery: Santorum suspends campaign
Gallery: Newt Gingrich
Gallery: Ron Paul
Gallery: Gary Johnson
WASHINGTON (AP)
Bush is back: Portrait event stirs up odd politics
Keep your friends close, and your former presidents closer.
 
Bush is back: Portrait event stirs up odd politics
 
White House issues veto threat on veterans bill
 
Odd politics, presidential tradition: Bush is back
 
Split-finger or HGH? Trial debates Clemens career
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS (AP)
President Barack Obama greets audience members after he spoke at a Jewish American Heritage Month reception in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)<br />
Romney, Obama ramp up attacks on economic records
President Barack Obama's campaign is ramping up criticism of Republican Mitt Romney's record in Massachusetts, while the Republican nominee is contrasting his record in the private sector with the Obama administration's support for green energy companies.
 
Romney, Obama ramp up attacks on economic records
 
For Obama and Romney, Syria is no-win situation
 
Obama calls Romney, congratulates him on GOP nod
 
Romney campaign app carries typo in word America
A look at the GOP primaries

This map shows a state-by-state breakdown of the popular vote and number of delegates each Republican presidential candidate has won so far.

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN CALENDAR
March:
 
3: Washington state Republican caucuses
 
6: "Super Tuesday": primaries in Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia; caucuses in Alaska, Idaho, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
 
10: Kansas Republican caucuses
 
13: Alabama and Mississippi primaries; Hawaii Republican caucuses
 
17: Missouri Republican caucuses
 
19: NPR/PBS/Washington Times debate, Portland, Oregon
 
20: Illinois primary
 
24: Louisiana primary
April:
 
3: District of Columbia, Maryland, and Wisconsin primaries
 
24: Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island primaries
 
View the full 2012 campaign calendar here
SPECIAL SECTION
Local Presidential Campaign Contributions

This graphic shows contributions in local zip codes to presidential candidates from March 3 to Sept. 30, 2011.

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Wis. predicts 65 percent turnout
Wisconsin election officials are predicting a huge turnout in the state’s recall election on Tuesday, with as many as 65 percent of the voting...
 
De Borchgrave: 'I feel vindicated'
 
First lady promotes her new book
 
Meghan McCain dishes in new book
 
Weather boss quits amid allegations