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Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 23rd, 2011 4:34 am by HL
President Obama arrives in Ireland
President Barack Obama opens a European tour with a quick dash through Ireland on Monday. The president and first lady were scheduled to start their trip meeting with Ireland’s political leaders. (May 23)
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Read full article >> With Daniels out, GOP presidential field takes clearer shape
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’s decision not to run for president in 2012, while deflating the hopes of many in the Republican establishment, has helped solidify what has been a fluid GOP field and brings more clarity to the challenges ahead for each of the leading contenders.
Daniels, who had been deliberating for more than a year, made his announcement around midnight Saturday. He joined a growing list of potential candidates who looked at the race and decided to take a pass.
GOP strategists say that the removal of Daniels as a factor has made it even more obvious that the contest is becoming one between presumed front-runner Mitt Romney and a pack of underdogs hoping to emerge as the alternative to the former Massachusetts governor.
