Republican Debate News--4.11.12

Longest serving Senate Republican fighting to keep seat CNN (blog) Dick Lugar faced off in a campaign debate. That streak ends Wednesday night when the most senior Republican member of the Senate shares the stage with his conservative GOP challenger, Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, at a debate in ... See all stories on this topic »
Tonight's GOP Senate debate offers opportunities for Lugar, Mourdock Indianapolis Star The debate also will be televised nationally on C-SPAN. The stakes will be high for Sen. Richard Lugar and state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in tonight's US Senate debate, the only one they will have before the May 8 Republican primary election. See all stories on this topic »
The Nation: Santorum Moved The GOP Primary Right NPR His incessant fear-mongering on the campaign trail and in Republican debates — like his bizarre assertion that the United States faces a socialist/Islamist/terrorist threat from Latin America — has helped the GOP find its voice on foreign policy. See all stories on this topic »
Lugar, Mourdock debate tonight WTHR Tonight, the Republican race for US Senate will be in the national spotlight as long-time incumbent Richard Lugar will debate challenger and current Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock in the upcoming primary. The debate is scheduled for 7:00 pm in the ... See all stories on this topic »
Echoes of evolution debate return to Tennessee Fox News The Republican governor declined to veto the bill, because he doesn't believe the legislation changes scientific standards currently taught in Tennessee schools, nor does it accomplish anything that isn't already acceptable in schools. See all stories on this topic » Fox News
Creationism discussions are now OK in Tennesse schools Los Angeles Times ... in public school classrooms in Tennessee will now be permitted under a bill that passed the Republican-controlled state Legislature despite opposition from the state's Republican governor. The measure will allow classroom debates over evolution, ... See all stories on this topic »
Time is now for Lugar and Mourdock to debate Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Organizers were sure to allow time for rebuttals in tonight's debate between candidates for the Republican nomination for a US Senate seat. "Considering how heated this has been, I would think that the time will be used for rebuttals," Max Jones, ... See all stories on this topic »
Rouzer, Pantano trade heated barbs at Johnston GOP debate News & Observer Republican congressional candidates for the 7th District touted vastly different credentials Monday night in a Johnston County GOP debate. NC Sen. David Rouzer spoke of his legislative experience cutting budgets, while opponent Ilario Pantano tried to ... See all stories on this topic »
Gingrich says he would campaign for Romney 'enthusiastically' The Hill The former Speaker noted that he's remaining in the race to help "continue to shape the debate" for the Republican Party. It's a further signal that while he isn't ready to entirely abandon his bid for the presidency, the former House Speaker seems to ... See all stories on this topic »
Food For Thought: Hawaii's GMO Debate KITV Honolulu Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he is suspending his Republican presidential campaign after a weekend of "prayer and thought," effectively ceding the GOP nomination to Mitt Romney. The former Pennsylvania senator made his announcement following ... See all stories on this topic »