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Chair of the Nevada Republican Party weighs in on the GOP debate
In thirteen months, last night's debate could be seen as a turning point in the race for the GOP nomination. Was Rick Perry wise to go on the attack against Mitt Romney? Did the former Massachusetts governor cement his front runner status by showing some emotion, and was Herman Cain able to remain competitive by dodging verbal bullets at this debate?
Today on American Morning, Carol Costello sits down with Amy Tarkanian, chair of the Nevada Republican Party, to get her take on which candidates stood out at last night's debate.
Did Rick Perry reenergize his campaign at last night's debate?
A newly energized Rick Perry came out swinging at last night's debate – throwing accusation after accusation at Mitt Romney. In fact, the Romney camp says Perry's goal was to "kill Mitt."
Today on American Morning, Ray Sullivan, Perry's communications director, sits down with Carol Costello to talk about the strategy behind the Texas governor performance.
Can GOP candidate Herman Cain's "9-9-9" work?
The talk of political circles these days is GOP candidate Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan. But what exactly is the plan and will it work? Is it likely that Congress would ever go for something like this?
This morning on American Morning, Carol Costello talks to Wall Street Journal Economics Writer Stephen Moore about the "9-9-9" plan, which was inspired in a book he co-authored called "Return to Prosperity."
Tony Perkins on Romney's Faith and Paul's Straw Poll Win
The "Values Voter" summit was held in Washington this past weekend. The event was sponsored by The Family Research Council, a social conservative group. The weekend got off to a rousing start Friday night when Robert Jeffress, a prominent Texas pastor, criticized Mitt Romney and his faith, calling Mormonism a "cult."
And in the Values Voter straw poll, Rep. Ron Paul came out on top with 37% of the vote.
This morning on American Morning, CNN's Carol Costello talks with Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, about Jeffress' controversial remarks and why he believes Ron Paul's straw poll win is insignificant.
Senator John Barrasso discusses Obama's jobs proposal, Occupy Wall Street protests
President Obama took on Republicans yesterday, calling on them to explain their continued opposition to his jobs bill and saying that now is not the time for political gamesmanship.
The President also said that he would be open to the Senate Democrats' 5% "millionaires surtax" proposal, which they introduced Wednesday as a way to cover the cost of the President's $447 billion jobs initiative.
Today on American Morning, Senator John Barrasso (R- Wyo.) speaks with Carol Costello to explain his opposition to the president's jobs bill and to explain how he feels about the Occupy Wall Street protests occurring around the country.
Should Obama be more like Capt. Kirk? William Shatner explains (Part 2)
William Shatner is a Hollywood icon, with a colorful career spanning some 50 years. Now, at the age of 80, he's looking back at how he got to where he is.
He has written a memoir called "Shatner Rules: Your guide to understanding the Shatner-verse and the world at large."
When CNN's Ali Velshi sat down with him this week, the talk turned to politics.
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