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Perry on Obama's birthplace: Just kidding

This just in: Rick Perry says he thinks President Obama is an American citizen. Perry told a pair of Florida interviewers today that he has no doubt Obama was born in Hawaii and that he was only kidding around when he raised the so-called birther issue this week.

Senh: In his defense, he does sound like he was kidding, but the media blew it up. He said it was a non-issue, and that it was "a distraction."

Rick Perry's tax plan panned by conservatives and liberals alike

The reviews are coming in on Rick Perry’s flat tax plan—and even some conservatives are giving it a thumbs-down.

Republican Perry proposes flat tax, corporate tax cut

Republican Rick Perry outlined a broad economic proposal on Monday to let Americans pay a flat 20 percent income tax rate and allow corporations to bring profits home from abroad at a discount.

Senh: Rick Perry's tax plan is the 20/20 plan, I guess. We'll wait for the number crunchers to see who this plan benefits - the haves or the have-nots. With the lower tax rate, will the federal government lose money with this plan? UPDATE: Looks like the reviews are in, and it's not pretty. It's panned by both parties.

Bachmann's N.H. staff explains mass exit

Five former staffers on GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's New Hampshire campaign team issued a joint statement today explaining the reasons for their mass departure, blaming it on tensions between them and the national staff.

Senh: Seems like the only times that Michele Bachmann is on the news nowadays is when members of her campaign staff leaves. And now there's some controversy regarding that.

After Being Burned in ’08, Republicans Embrace Twitter Hard for ’12

After the Obama campaign’s masterful use of social media in 2008, House Republicans have adopted Twitter as their karaoke microphone against the White House bullhorn.

Senh: I've noticed this on Wopular too. I've seen pro-Republican articles retweeted more often than their rival party's. Democrats don't seem to care, at least on this site. I think they were being a bit too complacent.

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Perry endorsed by Forbes as Sununu backs Romney

Today it's about dueling GOP presidential endorsements as Rick Perry touts the backing he's getting from Steve Forbes and Mitt Romney boasts support from former New Hampshire governor John Sununu.

Senh: So who has more influence - a billionaire or a governor?

Bachmann Confirms Two N.H. Staff Members Quit

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign on Saturday said that two of its staff members in New Hampshire have quit, partially confirming local reports that all of the Minnesota Republican’s staffers in the first-in-the-nation primary state had resigned.

Senh: It seems like there's report of people jumping ship every week. Maybe it's time for Michele Bachmann to start preparing for the book deals and speaking arrangements.

On visit to New Hampshire, Romney had kind words for Perry, not so much for Obama - CBS News

Mitt Romney extended an olive branch towards one of his leading GOP rivals and continued to attack President Obama's Iraq policy on Saturday, as he made an appearance in a state he's counting on to launch him towards the Republican presidential nomination.

Senh: Now that Mitt Romney's front-runner again, he's focusing his efforts on Barack Obama rather than his fellow Republicans.

Nevada moves GOP caucus to Feb. 4 to end stand-off

The GOP presidential nominating calendar is becoming clearer now that Nevada has agreed to move its caucuses to Feb. 4.

Perry: Obama is endangering troops

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry accused President Obama Saturday of endangering U.S. troops by announcing plans to end the nation's military role in Iraq by Christmas. "The last thing you want to do is put those men and women's lives in peril, and I think that's what the president's done by making a political statement to his base that he's going to be out of Iraq by a date certain," Perry said.

Senh: Oh c'mon. Just leave it. The war is over. Our troops are coming home. Just give Obama some credit for ending the Iraq War. Just gotta turn every positive into a negative.

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