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Texas Gov. Rick Perry tapped his home-state base of deep-pocketed donors to leap ahead of the Republican field in fundraising during the third quarter. Mitt Romney, meanwhile, used his sizeable warchest to build an infrastructure for the campaign fight ahead, new finance reports show.

A stark financial divide is opening up between two groups of Republican candidates for president, with the top candidates together bringing in tens of millions of dollars in their bids for the presidency and a second tier struggling to attract major donors and in some cases even crack the million-dollar mark.

Mitt Romney raised more than $14 million over the past three months for his Republican presidential campaign.

Republican candidates have been test-driving themes and previewing attack lines online for months, foreshadowing the TV ad war that's all but certain to start soon in Iowa, New Hampshire and other early voting states.

Mitt Romney leads the field vying for the Republican presidential nomination, but fewer than one in four of the party's voters back him as a surging Herman Cain gains ground, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

New Hampshire is considering moving up its Republican presidential primary to as early as December 6 as states vie for more influence in picking the party's nominee, a senior state official said on Wednesday.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reportedly ready to endorse Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination, Fox News is reporting.

After watching the ups and downs of the Republican presidential campaign from the sidelines since mid-August, Tim Pawlenty voiced second thoughts Monday about his decision to pull out of the race after a third place showing at the Ames straw poll.

A new ad presents Mitt Romney as the inspiration for President Obama’s health care reform and a flip-flopper.

Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann, beset by falling poll numbers, staff departures and reports of fundraising troubles, on Sunday vowed to continue her campaign through the New Hampshire primary, which is likely to be in early January.