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Republican Rick Perry came under heavy fire on Social Security, jobs and his Texas record in a heated U.S. presidential debate on Monday as rivals tried to halt the front-runner's momentum.

A veteran GOP operative with ties to Sarah Palin says it might be "too late" for the former Alaska governor to jump into the presidential race. Fred Malek, co-chairman of John McCain's national finance committee in 2008, told ABC News today that he believes the GOP presidential field is set. Palin, McCain's running mate, has said she'll make a decision by the end of the month.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is going to endorse Rick Perry for president, CNN is reporting.

A super PAC trying to help Texas Rep. Ron Paul is out with a new video deriding Rick Perry and Mitt Romney as "plastic men" and slamming the ...

Vanquished Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty endorsed contender Mitt Romney on Monday, calling the former Massachusetts governor the candidate who "possesses the unique qualifications to confront our severe economic predicament."

Take a breather, Iowa and New Hampshire. Florida is about to get into the Republican presidential race - big-time. Florida is about to get into the Republican presidential race big time, starting with a televised debate Monday in Tampa and ending with an early primary in 2012 that conceivably could wrap up the nomination.

Republican Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign fell just as quickly as it rose. Now, she's looking to Iowa - at the expense of other early voting states - to get back on track....

The 2012 race for the White House begins in earnest Wednesday with the first of three Republican presidential debates scheduled for this month, with others slated before the end of the year.

Aided by strong tea party support, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has surged in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, pushing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney into second place and significantly diminishing the once-rising star of Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry wouldn't say today whether he's going to participate in the GOP presidential debate tomorrow, citing the "fluid" situation ...