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Gingrich... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2012/01/31/newt_florida_the_very_beginning_of_a_long_process ad8ce193-7666-4285-8540-448e7f165f1f Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT American conservatives and admirers of Margaret Thatcher the world over seem to be approaching The Iron Lady, a new biopic about the former British Prime Minister, with justifiable skepticism. Hollywood isn’t... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2012/01/18/the_iron_lady_impresses_as_streep_soars f083477b-ff87-47fe-8da7-a359836f2dc8 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT MANCHESTER, NH - Rick Perry's Granite State headquarters has the feel of a typical campaign office: Red, white, and blue "Perry - President" placards line the walls, young staffers tap away incessantly on keyboards... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/10/15/behind_enemy_lines_perry_campaign_keeping_the_faith_in_new_hampshire 6f4cc71b-b6ba-4933-b5dc-195b0d8873df Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's toxic brew of fierce partisanship and eyebrow-arching statements has been alienating moderate voters and raising conservatives' ire ever since she... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/09/23/meet_the_woman_running_to_fire_debbie a80e37b4-6851-47bc-8682-424d4d1f2656 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:00 GMT RICHMOND, VA – More than 1,000 Republican activists and donors crowded into the Richmond Convention Center’s grand ballroom for a state GOP fundraiser and barbeque lunch Wednesday afternoon. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/09/14/perry_draws_big_crowd,_hammers_obama_at_virginia_luncheon 76d349a7-366b-4702-9bd2-8ec37da6bdc2 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:21:00 GMT While the presidential horserace will consume much of the political media's attention over the next year, muted Running Mate Match Game speculation is already underway. One figure that generates a disproportionate... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/08/30/perry-pawlenty_2012 1676f145-1176-451c-b3b4-6699cb23b944 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:01:00 GMT President Obama inhabits a very special world. It's a world in which his entire slate of previous statements, policy preferences, and actions is apparently wiped clean every time he delivers a new speech or... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/07/11/in_obamaland,_the_past_is_irrelevant f54dbfe6-36fc-4f4b-b003-4bda501e98cc Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:42:00 GMT JERSEY CITY, NJ - With the Statue of Liberty as a striking backdrop, former Utah Governor and US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman announced his decision to enter the 2012 presidential race on Tuesday. Huntsman, a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/06/22/urging_civility,_huntsman_announces_presidential_campaign_on_east_coast_swing 716b454b-5dd2-4dde-88dd-1ca5eb1a6387 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:30:00 GMT On March 30, 1981 at precisely 2:27 pm, six gunshots rang out just outside the VIP entrance to the Washington Hilton. Moments later, as three felled men lay bleeding on the ground outside the hotel, an armored... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/05/25/the_day_reagan_almost_died 24b342b4-7752-4325-b306-0079c90464da Wed, 25 May 2011 04:01:00 GMT President Barack Obama will visit Ground Zero on Thursday to pay his respects, meet with families of the fallen, and mark a historic American accomplishment: Tracking down and killing the leader of a group responsible... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/05/05/vindication_three_controversial_bush_policies_help_take_down_bin_laden 5b9d91f8-9e5e-4da5-9c71-9b04937b8f93 Thu, 05 May 2011 14:28:00 GMT Last fall, Republicans rode a wave of anti-Democratic public sentiment and achieved historic gains in the midterm elections. The GOP seized the House of Representatives with a net pickup of 63 seats, but fell four... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/03/14/gop_eyes_senate_majority_in_2012 0251cea9-756c-492b-8f2e-8f5c9ce64c24 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:01:00 GMT SKOKIE, IL - Hundreds of Chicagoland residents flocked to a townhall meeting on education reform last week, as school choice advocates continued a nationwide push to highlight the issue during National School Choice... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/01/31/school_reform_advocates_champion_choice 502133bf-e725-4c28-980c-bb170cacbabd Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:01:00 GMT Virginia Walden Ford's modest two-story home in northeast Washington, DC seems nondescript from the curb. Step through her front door, however, and you've entered the nerve center of DC Parents for School Choice, a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/01/24/the_fight_to_give_educational_choices_to_poor_dc_children 037295ed-c58a-4764-869c-7b61a732162a Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:01:00 GMT As I fill-in for radio host Hugh Hewitt on his nationally syndicated program this week, I had the opportunity to interview former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty about his just-released autobiography, Courage to Stand. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/01/12/a_conversation_with_gov_tim_pawlenty dbb3c1e5-63b2-407b-a0b7-7be15be6a5cf Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:08:05 GMT Senate Democrats all share a common aim: Reforming the chamber's filibuster rules and eroding Republicans' ability to impede their legislative agenda. Achieving consensus on how to accomplish that goal, however, is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2011/01/05/democrats_pursuing_a_new_nuclear_option_on_filibuster 47aa2f85-e0de-4b76-8037-fd557679ddad Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:04:10 GMT