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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign.

WASHINGTON - The pack of little-known Republican presidential candidates grew larger this week, raising this unasked question: Do any of them believe they have a serious chance of winning the nomination and the presidency in a political process that usually rewards high-profile figures who are widely known among the broad base of their party? There are exceptions to this rule, but more often than not, people with White House ambitions who have beaten the competition and won the highest office in the land had been working toward it for a long time. Consider Ronald Reagan who devoted years to the...

My local newspaper has a daily poll. This is today's Please Freep this poll! http://www.dailyherald.com/ Who should be the Republicans' presidential nominee?

In response to this wonderful article, I am laying out how Duncan Hunter is the ONLY candidate to fulfill these 10 criteria. 1. Duncan Hunter has never fallen sway to political correctness. He has regularly been the Congressman going against the crowd, standing up for what’s best for the people, not for the increasingly moderate to liberal elite. He has never backed down on abortion, promising to send any judicial nominations through a litmus test to see if they can look at a sonargram and see the life of a human, before appointing them. When Ronald Reagan ran for president,...

Fred Thompson should run for President Here's why...Fred Thompson is a true American statesman and has the experience that matters. Fred is a real conservative. From tax cuts, to cleaning up government, to his vital role in the confirmation of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Fred Thompson has a record of fighting for conservative values. Fred has the knowledge and expertise on the issues that matter most in today's world. Fred Thompson, like Ronald Reagan, has the ability to bring conservative principles to the Oval Office, communicate to Americans, and bring our Nation together

VIRGINIA BEACH — Republicans reeling from U.S. Rep. Edward L. Schrock's decision not to seek a third term picked a state delegate from Norfolk today to replace him on the Nov. 2 ballot. The Second Congressional District Republican Committee voted by secret ballot to nominate Del. Thelma Drake, a real estate agent, to take on Democrat lawyer David B. Ashe. Schrock, 63, a married retired Navy captain who did two tours of duty in Vietnam and was popular among conservatives, cited unspecified "allegations" for his surprise decision to retire Monday. A Web log has published claims since Aug. 19 that...