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September 14th, 2011
07:28 PM ET

Trump 'looking forward' to meeting Perry

Donald Trump prepares to meet presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry while also weighing an independent run for president.

RELATED STORY: Perry and Trump set to meet


Filed under: 2012 election • Donald Trump • Interviews • Rick Perry
September 14th, 2011
07:19 PM ET

Ron Paul's view on health care

Presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul faces criticism over his stance on how to treat people without health insurance. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

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Filed under: 2012 election • Brian Todd • Debates • Health Care
September 14th, 2011
07:07 PM ET

Newt Gingrich on the Tea Party Debate

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich joins CNN's Wolf Blitzer to discuss the CNN/Tea Party Republican debate.


Filed under: 2012 election • Interviews • Newt Gingtich
September 14th, 2011
06:39 PM ET

Video: the CNN/Tea Party Republican Debate

On Monday, September 12, CNN's Wolf Blitzer moderated the CNN/Tea Party Republican Debate, featuring eight GOP presidential hopefuls squaring off on a wide-variety of issues.

Below you will find the complete transcript, a highlight video, video of the debate in four parts and related stories.
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BLITZER’S BLOG: Perry sticks to his guns
September 14th, 2011
04:52 PM ET

BLITZER’S BLOG: Perry sticks to his guns

By CNN's Wolf Blitzer

(CNN) - Whether you agree or disagree with his stance, you have to give Texas Gov. Rick Perry credit for sticking to his guns on some sensitive issues that many tea party and other conservative Republican activists actively oppose.

I’m talking about his support in Texas for in-state tuition rates for children of illegal immigrants and for a mandate to provide the HPV vaccine for young girls to prevent them from developing the sexually transmitted infection that can lead to cervical cancer.
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Filed under: 2012 election • Debates • Rick Perry • Wolf Blitzer
September 14th, 2011
12:14 PM ET

NYPD officers get down and dirty

Dirty dancin' cops do the bump and grind. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

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Filed under: Jeanne Moos • New York