Republican Debate News--4.21.12

Food stamp debate could doom farm bill WEAU-TV 13 Reporter: AP WASHINGTON - The Senate has begun laying the groundwork for a half-trillion-dollar farm and food bill that would end unconditional subsidies to farmers, but House Republicans' resolve to cut its biggest component - food stamps - by $13 ... See all stories on this topic »

3 GOP hopefuls debate in race for Congressional District 4 Tucson Citizen ... 2012, under Arizona Republic News PRESCOTT – The three Republicans running for Congress in a hotly contested northwestern Arizona district primary attacked each other's records as fiscal conservatives Friday in the candidates' first debate. US Rep. See all stories on this topic »

Concern in GOP Over State Focus on Social Issues New York Times ... in many Republican-controlled legislatures last year. But this year, with the nation heading into the heart of a presidential race and voters consumed by the country's economic woes, much of the debate in statehouses has centered on social issues. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Republican Contenders Face Off In Sole Debate KPTM-TV OMAHA(KPTM)--Four contenders in the Congressional Republican race met face to face Friday morning in the first and only debate of the primary. Three of the candidates are looking to unseat Lee Terry, who is currently serving his 7th term in the House ... See all stories on this topic »

Mississippi Immigration Bill Dies, But Debate Rages On Fox News Mississippi lawmakers have a few weeks left in the state's 2012 legislative session, but the debate about immigration is done -- at least until next year. A proposed Alabama-style immigration bill failed to pass the state's Senate earlier this month, ... See all stories on this topic »

On campus, debate over civil rights and rape WDRB Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On Friday, the former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay was the last person sentenced...More >> AP National News ... See all stories on this topic »

Pelosi highlights Dem push for Republicans to act on student loan rates The Hill The comments are the latest salvo in the intensifying partisan debate over whether to extend a popular, five-year-old student loan benefit. Republicans say the country simply can't afford the $6 billion tab, while Democrats counter that the country ... See all stories on this topic »

Rubio Wants GOP DREAM Act in Place in Time for Fall College Semester Fox News He acknowledged that Republicans must make greater strides to repair their image among Hispanics, but said his DREAM Act idea was not an election-year ploy. During GOP primary debates, Romney flatly said that as president, he would veto the DREAM Act ... See all stories on this topic »

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Republican Debate: Senate Candidates Shays, McMahon Draw ... NORWICH — RepublicanU.S. Senatecontenders Christopher Shays and Linda McMahon have been sniping at each other for months through press releases ... features.rr.com/article/0dyq6or8He6IZ?q=republican+OR...