WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas congressman Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference for the second straight year Saturday and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney finished second. Paul got 30 percent, while Romney got 23 percent of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans angling for President Barack Obama's job compared him to a one-term Democratic president and a Democratic vice president who fell short in his bid to win the presidency. Appearing before conservatives who hold huge sway in the GOP ...

WASHINGTON - The largest conservative gathering of the year began Thursday with a parade of possible Republican presidential candidates determined to show that they have what it takes to defeat President Barack Obama in 2012. More than 11,000 activists and politicians convened ...