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Ron Paul

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during press conference in Arlington, Virginia, on May 2, 2012. Gingrich dropped his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, but pledged to take up the role of 'active citizen.' His withdrawal leaves only Ron Paul, a Texas congressman who represents the libertarian wing of the party, in the race against presumptive nominee Mitt Romney.

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  • Ron Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'

    Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney   Read more »

  • Romney wins GOP primaries in Connecticut, RI

    209 delegates at stake in Tuesday's primaries. Romney started the day with 698 delegates, compared with 260 for Santorum, 137 for Newt Gingrich and 75 for Ron Paul .Romney needs 1,144 to formally gain the nomination this summer at the party's convention.   Read more »

  • NY among 5 states to host GOP primaries

    -- Mitt Romney will be trying to all but cinch the Republican presidential nomination while Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul try to keep their campaigns alive Tuesday when New York and four other states hold GOP primaries.Polls will be open in Nassau and Suffolk   Read more »

  • Puerto Rico votes; GOP candidates battle elsewhere

    from afar as they looked ahead to Tuesday's primary in Illinois and Louisiana's contest on Saturday. GOP rivals Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul both remained in contention, too, but seemed overshadowed by the Romney-Santorum rivalry."This is a primary process where   Read more »

  • Santorum wins Kansas Republican caucuses

    of Kansas' precincts showed Santorum with 53 percent support, Romney with 17 percent, Gingrich with 16 percent, and Ron Paul with 13 percent.Romney was showing strength In Wyoming, where some counties caucused earlier in the week, Romney had five of the 12   Read more »

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About Ron Paul

Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 14th congressional district, which includes Galveston, since 1997, and a three-time candidate for President of the United States, as a Libertarian in 1988 and as a Republican in 2008 and 2012. He is an outspoken critic of American foreign and monetary policies, including the Military–industrial complex and the Federal Reserve, and is known for advocating certain libertarian positions and opposing his own party on certain issues.

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