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Sensing an opening, Romney is stepping up his Iowa campaign and talking about winning the state after months of taking a more low-key approach. He probably will return to Iowa in November and hold a conference call with thousands of Iowa GOP caucus-goers.

Five former staffers on GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's New Hampshire campaign team issued a joint statement today explaining the reasons for their mass departure, blaming it on tensions between them and the national staff.

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign on Saturday said that two of its staff members in New Hampshire have quit, partially confirming local reports that all of the Minnesota Republican’s staffers in the first-in-the-nation primary state had resigned.

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.

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is losing her pollster and senior adviser in a staff exodus that raises questions about the viability of her White House bid and her campaign finances.

The Republican contenders for the presidential nomination aimed their fire Thursday night at front-runner Rick Perry while several second-tier candidates tried to gain traction in the GOP field as they faced off at a debate in Orlando, Fla.

The presidential hopeful, during an opening night appearance at the California Republican Party convention, says her party 'will make Barack Obama a one-term president.' The last time a GOP nominee took California in a general election was in 1988. GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann on Friday predicted California would side with Republicans in 2012, a distinct improbability given voting registration trends and recent history in the Golden State.

Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann, whose gaffes have made her a favorite punching bag for Jay Leno and other late-night comedians, paid Leno a visit Friday. In her first appearance on "The Tonight Show," Bachmann tried to show her lighter side — even making a joke about Christian anti-gay therapy, but Leno challenged her on gay rights, the HPV vaccine, her opposition to raising the federal debt ceiling and other conservative positions.

Minnesota professors offer up $11,000 reward for medical information regarding child Bachmann alleges suffered mental retardation from receiving HPV vaccine.

Aided by strong tea party support, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has surged in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, pushing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney into second place and significantly diminishing the once-rising star of Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.), according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.