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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Southwestern Idaho Republicans celebrated March 6's "Super Tuesday" presidential caucus in Ada County as the nation's biggest event of its kind this year, with more than 9,000 people descending on the Taco Bell Arena at Boise State University

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho State Republican Party convention delegates in Twin Falls likely skirted a renewed, potentially messy internal fight over their party's closed primary by recommending the issue be studied, not addressed head-on.  According to a resolution that cleared a convention committee on Friday, state leaders will be asked to scrutin

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Federal environmental regulators be warned, Idaho Republicans are hoping to put you out of work. At the state GOP convention in Twin Falls on Friday, a committee of delegates meeting at the biennial partisan e

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KTVB - A tax-protesting northern Idaho Republican representative has lost in his four-way primary. Rep. Phil Hart was defeated by challenger Ed Morse in Kootenai County's District 2 race. Morse faces Democrat Dan English in November. Hart has been fighting the state and federal government over hundreds of thousands in unpaid income taxes.

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(AP) - It could be an interesting and heated GOP convention in Twin Falls come June.  Some of the state's Republicans are saying Ron Paul backers are attempting to change the result of the presidential candidate's third-place finish in the Idaho caucus by winning enough precinct committee races in the May 15 primary so they can overturn the win by Mitt Romney and award all 32 delegates to Paul.

Ron Paul supporters hope t

Idaho's Republican Party is celebrating after its first-ever presidential caucus, and what many participants called a very successful event in terms of participation and political relevancy. Despite the event's initial success, party organizers say they'll likely make a number of changes to the caucus in preparation for the 2016 presidential race. Idaho GOP Executive Director Jonathan Parker says there were some growing pains and some kinks that need to be worked through but at the end of the night we were very pleased with the results.

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It's a historic 'first' for the Gem State as Idaho's GOP  hosts the state's 2012 Republican Presidential Caucus. Those attending will get a chance to pick Idaho's GOP front-runner from candidates Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, or former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer.

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Idaho's first Republican presidential caucus is tomorrow as GOP stalwarts choose a challenger for Democratic President Barack Obama come November.

Historically, Idaho held a May GOP presidential primary.  But the state Republican Party this year opted to move up its selection process two full months by joining nine other states holding "Super Tuesday" nominating contests.    

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It was a buffet of presidential candidates for the people of Idaho last week. Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul all touched down in the Gem State.  The three GOP candidates made their appearances in just four days, hoping to gain the vote of Idahoans. 

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A couple of big name Presidential Candidates will be visiting Idaho this week, a head of the March 6th GOP caucus.  Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney will both be making stops in the gem state. Santorum will be in Coeur d'Alene Tuesday aftern

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