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Asked the question in an interview with local radio station WILM at the Hollywood Diner, Gingrich, one of three contenders left in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, said he wouldn’t be interested in joining likely nominee Romney’s Cabinet, but added—“not because I am opposed to Mitt.” “Look, if the choice does end up being Romney versus [President] Obama, I can be very, very enthusiastic for Romney; that is a huge choice,” the former House speaker said. “But I had a very good life doing a lot of fun things: I’m a grandfather, I’ve got two grandchildren I want...

With a copy of the Constitution always in his coat pocket and a monologue about the ills of progressivism never far from his lips, Chuck DeVore is very serious about his politics. But as Glenn Beck rattled off DeVore's low ratings from liberal interest groups during an appearance on Fox News last month, the Republican Senate candidate was practically giddy. The League of Conservation Voters: 5 out of 100. The Sierra Club: 0. Planned Parenthood: 0. Beck then handed DeVore a congratulatory jar of M&M's, eliciting a guffaw from DeVore as he popped a candy into his mouth. "You intrigue...

NEWINGTON, N.H. --Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter criticized Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry on Monday for calling the United States "a sort of international pariah." ... blamed Kerry for making anti-American remarks while addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, over the weekend. Kerry said the Bush administration had isolated the United States by failing to cooperate with international efforts on global warming, AIDS, and other issues. "It was terrible for him to say that," said Hunter, noting that while the United States has come to the aid of many of the countries represented by the 2,400 business and political leaders...

California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter will formally announce his candidacy for president Thursday — less than two weeks after he took the first official step by filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to establish a presidential campaign “exploratory” committee. According to a statement released Tuesday, Hunter will make his announcement at the Marriott Renaissance Park hotel in the South Carolina city of Spartanburg — located in the state’s overwhelmingly Republican northwestern region. The breakfast event is titled “America: The Strength of Freedom,” which also is Hunter’s campaign slogan. “I will speak about a new American sunrise of opportunity, faith...